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Storm Worm not done yet

Despite the article at computerword.com April 22, 2008 reporting that Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) had made Storm pretty insignificant, the botnets appear to be preparing for another attack, possibly targeting around Mother’s Day...

Published Sun, May 4 2008 16:31 by tashi

Filed under: Security
Time Flies

Now in my third year as a Consumer Security MVP, the time has flown since I started this blog with the best intentions to be prolific. My first post on this blog, Life on the Forums "They may win the battle but not the war." A phrase that comes...

Published Fri, May 2 2008 21:39 by tashi

Filed under: this and that, MVP
Debate with rogue antispyware maker

I have been following a discussion of iedefender at CastleCops which is five pages long so far. The topic started with: "Attached below is a copy of IEdefender (hxxp://www.iedefender.com/) a new rogue software." To which the vendor replied:...

Published Sun, Nov 4 2007 13:55 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Rogues, Malware
DirectRevenue-Best Offers, shuts down

Posted on DirectRevenue's home page and giving no reason for the sudden closure. "Best Offers and Direct Revenue have ceased operations. To service legacy consumers we are maintaining this page of uninstall instructions, an uninstall software...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2007 14:25 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Malware, Spyware, Adware
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, third volume

From the Webpage portal: "The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) provides an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2007 21:12 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Microsoft
VirusRay, latest Zlob rogue anti-spyware program

The Zlob Trojan Downloader typically poses as audio or video codecs, required to be installed on your computer so you can watch or listen to certain media. VirusRay is just the latest infection that downloads and installs rogue anti-spyware programs and...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2007 13:53 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Rogues, Malware, Spyware
Internet Explorer 7 Re-Release for Windows XP

Good news. "Today, we updated the installation experience to make IE7 available to as many Windows users as possible. As of today, IE7 will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation, and will be available to all Windows XP users. If...

Published Thu, Oct 4 2007 12:54 by tashi

Filed under: News , Microsoft , XP, IE7
Windows Live Translator Beta

Microsoft’s Live Translator, in Beta and powered by Systran, has been quietly released. I received a few 500 Internal Server errors, and not all the translations worked all the time, but it is early days yet. Like other translator tools, Live Translator...

Published Sun, Sep 9 2007 23:02 by tashi

Filed under: Microsoft , Live, Translator
Zango Drops Lawsuit

Zango Drops Lawsuit Against PC Tools "Adware company Zango has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against security software company PC Tools, which Zango accused of illegally removing its software from users’ PCs without their express permission....

Published Tue, Aug 28 2007 17:24 by tashi

Filed under: News , Zango
Tafiti - Silverlight Application

Microsoft has launched Tafiti, http://www.tafiti.com/ a search engine built on Microsoft® Silverlight. http://silverlight.net/ This is not your usual search interface and has rich visualizations. Check it out.

Published Wed, Aug 22 2007 0:19 by tashi

Filed under: Microsoft , Tafiti, Silverlight
Microsoft August 2007 Bulletin Release Advance Notification

Scheduled August bulletin release day, August 14, 2007. The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) "Next Tuesday, we’re currently planning to release nine security bulletins: Six Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows with a...

Published Thu, Aug 9 2007 15:35 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Microsoft , Updates
Warning to WordPress & Joomla theme users

Weblog Tools Collection posted an alert regarding a site called Templatebrowser dot com, which provides direct downloads to public blog themes. Apprantly the themes have been modified to include an additional functions.php file, calling home after a theme...

Published Sun, Aug 5 2007 11:19 by tashi

Filed under: News , Security
Ben Edelman Charges Zango is in Violation of FTC Agreement

Among the allegations: "Widespread Zango “ActiveX” Installations without Unavoidable, Prominent Disclosure of Material Terms (XP SP1 and Earlier). Details. Widespread Zango Banner-Based Installations without Unavoidable, Prominent Disclosure of Material...

Published Tue, Jul 31 2007 23:02 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Zango, Adware
Firefox v2.0.0.6 released

From an administrator account, start Firefox > Help > Check for Updates. Or download: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html "Release Date: July 30, 2007 Security Update: The following security issues have been fixed: MFSA 2007-27 Unescaped...

Published Mon, Jul 30 2007 23:08 by tashi

Filed under: News , Security , Vulnerabilities
TRUSTe finds Rogue Distributor Exploiting Security Flaws

TRUSTe Blog: RelevantKnowledge Removed from TDP White List for Three Months "After notification by several sources, TRUSTe investigated a distributor installing comScore’s RelevantKnowledge on consumer machines through a security exploit." "The...

Published Sun, Jul 22 2007 23:04 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Rogues
Critical Vulnerabilities in FireFox, Thunderbird and Opera

Secunia Advisory SA26095 Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities: http://secunia.com/advisories/26095/ Description: "Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing and cross...

Published Thu, Jul 19 2007 12:06 by tashi

Filed under: News , Security , Vulnerabilities
Storm Worm Attacks

The subject matter varies in the attempt to get people to download the bad exe file. Sample: "Virus Activity Detected! Dear Customer, Our robot has detected an abnormal activity from your IP adress on sending e-mails. Probably it is connected with...

Published Mon, Jul 9 2007 10:06 by tashi

Filed under: News , Spam-Phish, Security , Malware
Spam Trojan Uses Generated Yahoo and Hotmail Accounts

Security company BitDefender reports a new threat, dubbed Trojan.Spammer.HotLan.A, using automatically generated Yahoo and Hotmail accounts to send out spam email. “There are only about 500 or so new accounts being created every hour,” commented head...

Published Mon, Jul 9 2007 1:25 by tashi

Filed under: News , Spam-Phish, Security
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2007

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) "Next Tuesday, we’re currently planning to release six security bulletins: · Three Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows with a Maximum Severity rating of Critical. These updates will...

Published Thu, Jul 5 2007 19:52 by tashi

Filed under: Security , Microsoft
Windows Vista Family Discount Program Ends June 30th

Vista Team Blog "We’ve been pleased with the response to the program, which has enabled thousands of multi-computer families to upgrade more than one PC in their home to Windows Vista." You can still take advantage of this offer until 11:59...

Published Thu, Jun 28 2007 22:29 by tashi

Filed under: News , Vista, Microsoft

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Storm Worm not done yet

Time Flies

Debate with rogue antispyware maker

DirectRevenue-Best Offers, shuts down

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, third volume

VirusRay, latest Zlob rogue anti-spyware program

Internet Explorer 7 Re-Release for Windows XP

Windows Live Translator Beta

Zango Drops Lawsuit

Tafiti - Silverlight Application

Microsoft August 2007 Bulletin Release Advance Notification

Warning to WordPress & Joomla theme users

Ben Edelman Charges Zango is in Violation of FTC Agreement

Firefox v2.0.0.6 released

TRUSTe finds Rogue Distributor Exploiting Security Flaws

Critical Vulnerabilities in FireFox, Thunderbird and Opera

Storm Worm Attacks

Spam Trojan Uses Generated Yahoo and Hotmail Accounts

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2007

Windows Vista Family Discount Program Ends June 30th