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Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008

Verizon, Telecom Italia, and Brasil Telecom top the botnet charts in Q2 of 2008I proposed a solution a while back.Any ISP can see who is compromised. That's obvious from the accurate stats you have. My idea, simply put, enforce all zombied machines to a proxy. This proxy...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Verizon Telecom Italia, Verizon Telecom, Zombied, Brasil Telecom, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

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DNS cache poisoning attacks exploited in the wild

DNS cache poisoning attacks exploited in the wildMy W2k server and SuSE 10.2...server were easily patched through their respective automatic updates. The patching was so easy that anyone running a DNS server that hasn't patched already is an idiot.Is https still safe?I'm imagining that https connections are still safe. In...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Referral URL, Server-name, Whois, DNS, Whois Server, IP address, DNS cache poisoning attack, IP

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Trojan exploiting unpatched Mac OS X vulnerability in the wild

Trojan exploiting unpatched Mac OS X vulnerability in the wildAny Software can be exploitedThis is just another situation that proves that any software can be exploited if someone wants to devote the time to do so. So to everyone that thinks that Mac OS is so much more...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, ARD, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Know Phish, Go Phish?

Know Phish, Go Phish?I sometimes follow themand then fill them in with "nastyisms". A while back, I used to fill them in with "valid" information I made up with a known bad card to cause them a lot of work only to be blocked, but found out that even...

Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, SECURITY, phishing, spam

Discussion threads 2007-09-24

Facebook's spam machine

I want to premise this post by saying that, of all the social networking sites, Facebook is probably my favorite. I like its clean and functional user interface, and in particular, the -- once controversial -- 'mini feed' which aggregates you and your friends' Facebook activity. The site's explosive growth...

Tags: Social Networks, Facebook

Blog posts 2007-07-30

FBI remotely installs spyware to trace bomb threat

FBI remotely installs spyware to trace bomb threatNow HERE'S a reason to buy a Mac or use Linux!"Another is that the FBI has found or paid someone to uncover unknown vulnerabilities in Windows or Windows-based security software that would permit CIPAV to be installed."Say what you want.... This is wrong....

Tags: Federal government, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, NOW HERE, Olympia, FBI, computer, Original Story, spyware

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

Securing the PC

Securing the PCUselessPretty much a useless article and a waste of timeIn other words start over...Not a bad idea but good luck... Might as well go all the way and architect the whole thing from the ground up.hardware redesignThe problem is that we're fighting software with software. We're...

Tags: Desktops, SECURITY, PC, software

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

How lucrative is pump-and-dump spam?

How lucrative is pump-and-dump spam?Maybe go after the ZombiesIf your computer is Zombied, it can be tracked down, and your ISP absolutely blocks your computer until it is "fixed". For Zombied machine's elsewhere in the world, could not the worlds backbone apply the same filtering. Become a Zombie,...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, MS-Windoze, MacOS X, Apple Mac OS, Linux, virus

Discussion threads 2007-03-09

A good outbound firewall in Windows Vista wouldn't replace the need for layered security

A good outbound firewall in Windows Vista wouldn't replace the need for layered securityt_mohajir has a pointThe average user is bad enough. The below average user of which there are lots and lots is eithera) terrified by their computer, orb) is invicible (in THEIR humble opinion!), orc) permanently baffled, ord)...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), t_mohajir, firewall, legitimate component, outbound firewall, rogue, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-02-07

Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws

Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flawsZombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flawsWhy did they even bother to write this tool? It will have no effect. Both Symantec and Windows have been patched for months. Plus both do automatic updates so there is no burden on...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Patches, Ohio University, Microsoft Windows, antivirus, Windows antivirus flaw, Windows Antivirus, zombie tool make, tool make, flaw, tool

Discussion threads 2006-11-29

Stopping fraud by blackballing PCs

Stopping fraud by blackballing PCsEasy workaroundSame as most other things (such as C.R.A.P. installed without your knowledge, ala Sony) - Don't run as admin. Code, what code?another root kit?I agree with earlier respondent. I would be looking for a root kit smasher or whatever. Can't site just keep a machine...

Tags: Litigation, PCI, fraud, PC, IP, IP address

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Linux zombies show platforms don't matter

Linux zombies show platforms don't matterStop whining :-)When you expose your words under a byline on the Internet you are going to get critics. You're also going to get unreasonable critics. Some of these critics are going to overstate their case. However, guess what? You've been known to overstate your...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Linux zomby, operating system, attack, zombie

Discussion threads 2006-04-14

Microsoft's ad pitch underpins Net moves

Microsoft's ad pitch underpins Net movesMicrosoft's committing suicideQuote: "Today, it's keyword," said Joanne Bradford, Microsoft's chief media revenue officer. "We believe in the future it will be about display ads, video and all that is advertising."Now that's funny. Those video ads are so annoying that almost everybody I know are...

Tags: Loverock Davidson, Windows Live Experience, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., video advertisement

Discussion threads 2005-11-11

Fix SMTP and leave port 25 alone for the sake of spam

Fix SMTP and leave port 25 alone for the sake of spamSome points to clarify about Larry's articleHiI manage the antispam operations at Outblaze (we run mail for lycos, mail.com and a bunch of other sites - ~ 40 million users)Here are a few counterpoints to what you wrote ->...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Network technology, spam, Internet Service Provider, mailserver, SMTP, e-mail, server, SPF, IP

Discussion threads 2005-04-17

Microsoft hits play on entertainment group

Microsoft hits play on entertainment groupMore help or hell from MS?What part am I missing? New hardware and software inserted in the consumers bumm in the future? I got my 16x9 hdtv, media pc, tivio, iPod and the internet so I don't need any more help. Over the next 10...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, X-Box, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., entertainment

Discussion threads 2004-07-19