Common Malware Enumeration initiative
Well, this is a good idea and a long time coming, I’m sure everyone has been confused at some time in the past with viruses and their names, variants, etc. The Common Malware Enumeration initiative is...
View ArticleNowadays Financial Reasons are Tops for Malware
It used to be malware, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, etc, were mainly used to garner attention or to expose exploits missed by software creators. Not today, today, 70% of malware is used for...
View ArticleKids, Cartoons and Adware
Are screensavers really a problem? Asks a siteadvisor blog entry, and according to their results, they are, big time. We counted 318 children?s television programs currently airing on English language...
View ArticleW32.Kmeth Removal Tool
Seeing quite a few searches on the site for a W32.Kmeth removal tool. X-Cleaner will remove the Kmeth worm. It is one of the best spyware removal tools on the internet, it is updated constantly, and,...
View ArticleAuthentium Circumvents the PatchGuard Kernel Protection
I’ve posted before about how security companies are up in arms about the new Windows PatchGuard protection from Microsoft that can block any application from accessing, or “hooking” Vista’s kernel...
View ArticleAvoid Windows Vista Cracks
Just read this article called Windows Vista crack is actually a Trojan, which talks about a new crack making the rounds trying to take advantage of users trying to use pirated copies of Windows Vista....
View ArticleWindows Vista and Malware
How does Windows Vista stand up to the current crop of malware and crapware coming from the Internet? Pretty good if you ask Jim Allchin, in a recent post he talks about a comparison that Sophos did....
View ArticleWeb Server Software Breakdown: Malware Distribution
A great write-up on the Google Online Security Blog about the percentage of each web server platform that is distributing malware or hosting browser exploits that lead to drive-by-downloads. We...
View ArticleAntiVirus 2008 Infections Getting Pretty Sneaky
The other day I had a user call me to let me know their PC was getting an error message and that her co-worker had tried to fix it for her but couldn’t. The computer was off when I got there and when...
View ArticleMore on Antivirus XP 2008
Had another user who had been infected by the Antivirus XP 2008 malware, I noticed they had both hit the same website at least once, myspacecdn.com, I haven’t checked it yet as I don’t have a machine...
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