Security Tips for Mobile Business
by Frank Jovine on 05/09/2012 in Security, Security Info & Tips
Convenience and added efficiency are just some of the things that a mobile business can give you. However, even if it does look quite attractive to become a “mobile entrepreneur”, a great portion of your capability to do business on the go actually lies on the fact that it requires several modern computer and communication [...]
Full StoryHow to Remove Internet Security 2010 Rogue Software
by Frank Jovine on 06/04/2010 in Fake Antivirus, Security
Internet Security 2010 is a rogue (fake) internet security suit that gives false reports of threats on the computer. Once a user downloads this application, they’re prompted to purchase the full license in order to remove the false infection. Name: Internet Security 2010 Publisher: Internet Security 2010 Website: defendvirus.com Risk Impact: Medium Systems Affected: Windows [...]
Full StoryFake Bank of America Website
by Frank Jovine on 06/03/2010 in Scams & Hoaxes, Security
If you receive an email from Bank of America, be certain that it’s the legitimate website. The website below is a fraud and it’s a copy of the legitimate Bank of America (https://www.bankofamerica.com/index.jsp). The fake Bank of America website is http://www.b-of-america.co.cc. The criminal behind this was sloppy when he copied the legitimate site. The real [...]
Full StorySUPERAntiSpyware Now Supports True Native 64 Bit
by Frank Jovine on 06/02/2010 in Antivirus Software, Security
This is a significant release that includes some new features and technological advances that you’ll appreciate over the older version. SUPERAntiSpyware has really put some superb development into this new release. Version 4.38.1004 includes a blended 32/64-bit installer and true NATIVE 64-bit support. The 64-bit support is the result of careful development and will allow SUPERAntiSpyware [...]
Full StoryUPS Email Delivers Malware
by Frank Jovine on 06/01/2010 in Scams & Hoaxes, Security
There’s an email spam campaign that looks like it’s from UPS (United Parcel Service). The email claims that a package sent by the recipient could not be delivered. The messages instruct the recipient to open an attachment to print out an invoice. The emails are not from UPS and there’s no such package as mentioned [...]
Full StoryFBI File Charges Against Scareware Authors
by Frank Jovine on 05/31/2010 in Fake Antivirus, Security
Three men who made more than $100 million selling scareware have been charged by the FBI. They sold their fake antivirus programs in over 60 countries. The programs they sold that we published articles about are; ”Malware Alarm“, “Antivirus 2008” and “VirusRemover 2008“. Scareware has been on the rise since 2008 and it continues to [...]
Full StoryJustin Bieber Popularity Energizes Cyber Criminals
by Frank Jovine on 05/28/2010 in Security, Security Info & Tips
The young and popular Justin Bieber is a great story, but for computer criminals, it’s easy bait to lure in young victims. These criminals will use Justin Bieber’s popularity in hopes that his young audience will be fooled into downloading malicious software or visiting harmful sites where the criminals will try to obtain personal information [...]
Full StoryHow to Detect if a Website is Dangerous
by Frank Jovine on 05/27/2010 in Online Security Tools, Security
URLVoid.com is a brand new online service launched on May 21, 2010. This service was developed by NoVirusThanks Company. The service allows users to enter website addresses to detect if a website is dangerous. URLVoid analyzes URLs in a very similar way to VirusTotal by querying several URL databases. It then gives a reputation score [...]
Full StoryBeware of Fake Lijit Website
by Frank Jovine on 05/25/2010 in Scams & Hoaxes, Security
Lijit has recently discovered a malicious site that’s attempting to mimic Lijit.com and collect publisher login information. This site uses a domain very close to Lijit’s domain, but without the dot (.) after the www. The domain of the fake website is wwwligit.com and not www.lijit.com. I pretty sneaky tactic to fool a user into believing [...]
Full StorySexy Facebook Beach Babes come with Malware
by Frank Jovine on 05/25/2010 in Scams & Hoaxes, Security, Virus Threats
There’s a rogue application on Facebook that is posting links on Facebook Walls that supposedly open a video showing “Distracting Beach Babes“. In fact, clicking the bogus “video” links can install the rogue app, send copies of the Malware messages to the Wall’s of the Facebook user’s friends and download Malware to the user’s computer. [...]
Full StoryVacation Cruise Phishing Emails
by Frank Jovine on 05/24/2010 in Scams & Hoaxes, Security
If you are looking to take a cruise this year, watch out for Phishing emails offering outrageous deals. I received a deal from a respected and well known cruise line, at least that’s what I thought. The email was not from a well known company, but from a criminal trying to steal your money. The [...]
Full StoryGoogle Search Results Causing Traffic Drops
by Frank Jovine on 05/21/2010 in Google, SEOHave you noticed in the last two weeks or so that traffic from Google has dropped off significantly? If you have, don’t worry you are not the only one. I reached out to one of my SEO Pros to see what his take was on the situation. He reported the following; “I’m seeing some slight [...]
Full StoryAndroid Froyo Introduced at Google I/O
by Frank Jovine on 05/20/2010 in GadgetsThings are certainly hopping at the Google I/O conference with news pouring out like a leaky dam. Google has made two introductions: Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) and Google TV. But this post is only about the intro to Android Froyo. Android Froyo Features from ZDNet’s Sam Diaz: The new mobile OS is faster and more [...]
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