Archive for the ‘Internet News’ Category
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Do you use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browser to surf the internet?
If so, you may be in for a shocker. A Flaw discovered by security researchers exposes Chrome and Firefox to clickjacking. Clickjacking is a process where hackers trick web users into revealing confidential information through having them ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Hackers and cybercriminals are always on the outlook for new ways to gain traffic and commit crimes for monitory gain
Security researchers have found where Google Video Search Results were used to trick users into visiting malware sites that spread the W32/AutoTDSS.BNA!worm infection through adult web sites. This new campaign relays ...
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
It has been estimated that 10 million people are now infected with the Conficker Worm which is also known as Downadup, Kido and Conficker.
The Conficker or Downadup worm is basically a nasty virus infection that can easily spread from computer to computer through USB devices, mainly USB flash drives. USB ...
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Phishing and spam campaigns are on the increase and it seems more and more legitimate sites such as iOffer.com have become targets for these attacks.
A new discovery including the iOffer site which is known to by sell and trade items online has been one of the latest sites caught up ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
A website has been set up to trick people into believing that they can obtain information on getting in on Government loans or Grant programs in part of the stimulus package by sending $2.95 shipping and handling.
This website, Obamastimulusprogram.com, seems to be a serious misunderstanding where a service is offered ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
We explain the importance of keeping your software up-to-date to prevent worm infections such as Conficker.c worm.
A computer worm that was known to attack Windows PCs was discovered a while back where Microsoft released a patch to prevent infection. It has been noticed by security researchers that this worm attack ...
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Tubeplayer.ver.6.exe Malware File Found on multiple Fake Downloader Sites Spreading Trojan-Downloader.Renos and Trojan.Fakealert
A discovery has been made from many fake downloader sites where they spread the malware file that appears to be tubeplayer.ver.6.exe which may install Trojans. The Trojans that these sites may install were identified as being in the ...
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