Donna's SecurityFlash - All Comments

re: IObit denies stealing of MBAM database

===Anonimo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:40 GMT

esta claro IOBIT roubaram ou um dos funcionario pregisoso fez.

Eu proprio fiz o teste no meu PC e deu positivo

re: Malware SPAM: Congratulations!! You have won todays Macbook Air winner.zip

Basil (aka gr277) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:46:31 GMT

....But I have not entered any competition!!

It never fails to amazed me, how galable people are!!

re: Google launches privacy Dashboard service. What does Google know about me?

Basil (aka gr277) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:28:51 GMT

Thank you Donna....Very interesting.

I just visited my Google Dashboard, and I see that it lists my Postal Code. This means that my house can be pinpointed within an accuracy of 3 or 4 houses on the same street.

This is the only part of the record that would concern me.

They also list some of the web sites I have visited but not all.

re: Heads-up about IObit and MBAM issue

donna — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:26:34 GMT

That is great news, Corrine! It's always nice to see cooperation from sites like them (where end-users often visit to download programs to try or use). Thanks, Corrine {{Hugs}}

re: Heads-up about IObit and MBAM issue

Corrine — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:23:23 GMT

Softpedia also removed IObit from their download site. See news.softpedia.com/.../Malwarebytes-IObit-Stole-Our-Signatures-Database-125928.shtml

re: Heads-up about IObit and MBAM issue

Max — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:03:29 GMT

It looks and sounds like that the tired old AV companies have really got their nickers in a twist about a 'new kid on the block' who is offering a better product for free...

I have installed iobit360 on several of my computers and none of the 'bad things' claimed by the other AV 'companies' has happened to any of my computers. My subjective tests of iobit360 compared to the other 'offerings' is that it runs a damned site better than any of those other offerings.

As to the claims about 'intelectual property theft' that remains to be proved by those making the claim.

I would suggest they should 'validate' their claim by making it official and legal before a judge instead of whining about it on the 'net.

re: IOBit Steals Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property

jpav — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:48:01 GMT

I think it's planed by MBAM to defame and clean his compitetor

re: IOBit Steals Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property

IOBit_is_clueless — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:43:50 GMT

It's funny how IOBit is trying to defend themselves. First they say some annon user submited a infected file to them that is flagged by both IOBits and MBAM with same name. The BIG question they can't or refuse to answer is how did that user get the file because MBAM didn't even release it and no such file exist in the wild???? Then they, IOBits change their tune and say that MBAM themselves submitted the file annonymously to IOBits to trap them. Sure seems to me that IOBits got caught with the perverbial "hand in the cookie jar" and now the lid to the cookie jar has slammed down on the hand and IOBits is feverishly trying anything to refute the allegations.

Personally, how can any consumer even have one ounce of faith in a sucurity company's own admission that they just blindly enter into their own database signatures from annonymously submitted samples without first anylyzing it themselves. As a consumer, I would want to be as far away from that kind of crapware as possible.

re: Apple sneaks malware protection into Snow Leopard

mike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:39:14 GMT

I’ve heard there are some wildlife groups trying to get Apple to do more stuff with the actual S.L.’s lol. I don’t know- people are saying it’s good PR for Apple- they should jump on that.

IObit is denies stealing of MBAM database

Donna's SecurityFlash — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:57:17 GMT

IObit was found to steal Malwarebytes Anti-Malware's database . MBAM team is smart enough to

re: CoU Maintenance on Saturday

gr277 (aka Basil) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:44 GMT

Good luck Peter.....Although it is only for one day, I am going to miss it!!

re: Dutch ISPs Sign Anti-Botnet Treaty

Chih-Cherng Chin (Daily Botnet Statistics) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:46 GMT

The biggest problem of botnets is the unawareness of victimized users whose computers being part of botnets, there is no doubt about it. As someone who has collected botnet IPs and tried to notify the ISPs in charge for several months, I believe the second biggest problem is the lack of effective notification system. While I send mail containing botnet IPs to ISPs (as found in WHOIS database) daily, sometimes my notification mail gets bounced ("user unknown" or "mailbox over quota"). Or I can't find abuse contact of some IP blocks (incomplete WHOIS data). To combat botnets, we need a open notification system which is well maintained. In my opinion, WHOIS can be such a system, but all involved parties need to make sure their WHOIS data are current, regularly read notification mail, and act upon them.

re: 'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:21:10 GMT

www.avertlabs.com/.../mcafee-labs-goes-after-evilmaid

re: Diskeeper 2010 will take care of 85% of fragmentation before it even happens

Robert — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:39:20 GMT

I'd like to see some truly independent analysis of the efficiency claims.

re: Not good: ClamWin Free AV released a build with Ask Toolbar

Sherpya — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:38:46 GMT

just two words:

I don't like crusades.

- Java bundles yahoo toolbar, please uninstall it

- Symantec stuff bundles ask toolbar, please uninstall it (perhaps a good idea :D)

- CCleaner bundles yahoo toolbar, please uninstall it

- PDF Creator bundles yahoo toolbar iirc, please uninstall it

- Skype bundles its toolbar, please uninstall

- Google stuff bundles google toolbar, there is a difference except google is better as search engine?

- other examples?

re: Botnet Reported Loose in Fortune 100

Securitt — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:21:12 GMT

This is no surprise.

When they start beginning to pay for lax security then they will react..

Too bad big corporate cannot be pre-emptive!

re: Free License of Windows 7 to its Beta testers. That's good!

donna — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:52:16 GMT

Hi TKelley,

Login to your Microsoft Connect account and you should see information how to get your license key. If it's not there and you are active beta-tester, you should contact Windows 7 Team via MS Connect site.

re: Free License of Windows 7 to its Beta testers. That's good!

TKelley — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:32:57 GMT

Because I participated as a windows 7 beta/rc tester should I continue to expect to receive a free license of windows 7? I have received no communication from Microsoft... Back in June I was told that I could purchase the new Windows 7 by October for $59. I have been unable to locate any information of the same.

re: Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?

Removing WGA notification — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:16:54 GMT

So which is which? Is it a spyware or a legitimate tool?

In my stand I think its their right to make full advantage of having it in their OS. To have the latest updates verifying is the best way to know whether the OS you are using is Genuine or not.

re: Fake anti-virus attack on Twitter

Mark — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:41:07 GMT

Thank for the info. Never thought those bastards could start using Twitter.