Monthly Archives: March 2010
4.4 percent in China have no AV – that might not be too bad
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March 31, 2010
The number for the rest of the world might be 26 percent There is a story making headlines on the computer security news sources today about estimates that 4.4 percent of Chinese Internet users have no anti-virus software, up from …
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Ah yes. FBI agent Brad Martins with the “global scam Fither in CA 93535”
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Good God! A 419 scam email from someone in grade school! From: FBI AGENT [mailto:hal-eduserv@att.net]Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:34 AMSubject: FBI AGENT Hello honest people……… We got your contact from our Microsoft data-base system. This is to inform you …
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Google: beware spyware from Vietnam
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Spyware/DDoS malware combo Google’s security team member Neel Mehta has blogged about yet one more spyware attack on Google users from Asia. This time forces in Vietnam apparently are trying to spy on and stifle dissent from those opposed to …
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Apple issues mega patch for Mac OS X
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Apple has issued Security Update 2010-002 (Mac OS X v10.6.3) that fixes 100 enumerated vulnerabilities in:– Mac OS X 10.5– Mac OS X 10.6– Mac OS X Server 10.5– Mac OS X Server 10.6 The 400 MB+ download takes a …
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Forbes: "It’s all just Malware now"
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It seems I prompted an exploration of infection related search terms in Google Trends over on the Forbes.com Firewall blog. “Malware” is becoming a sort of catch-all term for end-users, slowly replacing the various types of Ad/Mal/Spyware classifications. Article here – worth …
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Running executables in PDF: it’s a feature
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Didier Stevens, security professional and blogger, has found a “feature” in the PDF file format that makes it possible to package an executable in a PDF file which will run in Foxit PDF reader or run in Adobe Reader with …
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Always, Always do the right thing for your customers!
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I love this piece of inspiration. I used to have it on my wall when I ran a fast growing IT Support Company. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man …
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MS out-of-band patch TODAY
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March 30, 2010
MS10–018If you’re using Internet Explorer versions 6 or 7 it wouldn’t be a good idea to miss this one. “Actively exploited” for drive by down loads from malicious web sites sums it up. There’s something in it for IE8 as …
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Be wary of Steam password stealers
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There are a couple of programs in circulation at the moment designed to steal Steam account login credentials. People can have a lot of money invested in Steam purchases (if you purchase PC games online Steam is probably the best …
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Australian Internet censorship row warms up
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There seems to be an established procedure used by government officials who want to censor Internet traffic: begin requiring Google and ISPs to filter pornography then sneak in filtering of the politically sensitive material of your choice. Maybe we should …
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