Nowadays, many people use removable storage such as USB Drives, DVD/CDs, etc. Most of these, especially CD and DVDs have autorun files in the root directory, namely [autorun.inf].
They were originally created to benefit us, the end users by starting up and allowing us to use the removable storage from interactive menus, or used to startup [...]
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Posted in Antispyware, Antivirus, Articles, Browser addon, Browser addons, Browser extension, Freeware, Internet, Internet & related Utils, Safety on Internet, Security, Software, Surfing on Nov 24th, 2009
I have previously reviewed WOT (Web of Trust), a browser addon that identifies sites that are malicious by sheer power of the public. This time it’s AVG LinkScanner, which is completely different.
AVG LS does not rely on a blacklist of any sort, but it does an ultra-fast scan of the webpage you’re trying to browse. [...]
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There are a lot of dangers in P2P file sharing. Firstly, your confidential documents might get spread over the internet easily; Secondly, most P2P songs, movies, games, etc. are illegal. The ThreatFire Research Blog collarborates more on the topic of Limewire in a July 09 article.
http://blog.threatfire.com/2009/07/p2p-file-sharing-and-limewire.html
In another “duh!” moment, it was discussed that government workers [...]
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Alright, so now many people use Facebook to connect to their friend, colleagues, classmates, etc. However, there are times when you receive email that tells you to confirm your facebook login credentials. Beware of malicious content on Facebook…
Case 1. Phishing attacks on your email address provided to Facebook
Lately there have been a lot of phishing [...]
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Posted in Adobe, Adobe Javascript, Adobe Reader, Antispyware, Antivirus, Articles, Javascript, PDF, Security, trojan on Oct 15th, 2009
Although Adobe released a few major security updates on “Patch Tuesday” (13/10), they did not manage to fix a critical security flaw. This flaw allows hackers to use Adobe Javascript to open a backdoor to your computer and allow hackers to execute virus/spyware, etc.
There is a trojan currently circulating the internet, TROJ_PIDIEF.UO, that embeds hidden [...]
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Posted in Antispyware, Articles, Freeware, MBAM, Malwarebytes, Software, Updates, announcements, freebies, promos on Oct 11th, 2009
Freeware Elite previously held a draw regarding 6 free licenses of Malwarebytes’ AntiMalware Professional. 11 people entered the draw, and I put the list of names in the List Randomizer, and here are the results.
The people who win are the first six on the list.
Marty
skyflakes
ven59g
mathboyx215
Saket
octavian
The lucky winners will receive an email from me regarding license [...]
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Although I might be a bit late, I just have to post this today – the great and useful Browser Extension Web of Trust, previously only available for IE and Firefox, is now available to Google’s new browser Chrome.
Web of Trust lets people rate the trustworthiness of Web sites and see how others have rated [...]
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Adobe plans to resolve this issue as part of the upcoming Adobe Reader and Acrobat quarterly security update, scheduled for release on October 13. Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3 customers with DEP enabled on Windows Vista will be protected from this exploit. Disabling JavaScript also mitigates against this specific exploit, although a variant that does [...]
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Posted in 4 free, Antispyware, Articles, Malwarebytes, Security, Shareware, Software, SuperAntispyware pro free full version, Websites, antimalware, draw, free Malwarebyte's Antimalware full version for free, free full versions, freebies, list randomizer, shareware promo on Sep 19th, 2009
Malwarebyte’s antimalware software is one of the most effective and most recommended tools in removing rogue security software and any other forms of malware. The only downside of the free version is that it does not provide real-time scanning. So you might want to buy the full version, but here’s a chance for you to [...]
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Posted in Antispyware, ComboFix, Freeware, Security, Software, System Tools, antimalware, brute spyware removal, malware, spyware, spyware removal, spyware removal tools, spyware scanner on Sep 15th, 2009
ComboFix is a program that executes a complex command line script that scans your PC for malware. Usual Antivirus programs and antispyware programs can monitor your system for incoming spyware, but they might miss something.
ComboFix will never fail to remove malware, because it’s database contains all known methods of destroying ALL MANNERS of spyware/malware. It [...]
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