Tag Archives: Malware
Beware of Victoria’s Secret Survey Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Victoria’s Secret, claiming that if you take the online survey your next purchase at Victoria’s Secret is absolutely FREE* (up to $1,000). This sounds too good to be true, and it is. This is a scam to get recipients to click on the link embedded in the email. [...]
Full StoryEaster E-Cards Serving Up Trojans
The holidays are a time when cyber crooks hunt for victims by distributing Trojans and or Malware in hopes that users will click on links inside an email to read their greeting card. The links in these emails will take users to malicious web sites that install Trojans and or Malware on the user’s computer. [...]
Full StoryFacebook Password Changed Email Comes with Malware
There’s an email purporting to be from Facebook, claims that the users password was changed due to security reasons. This attack was originally reported by the security firm Sophos. The email messages come in a variety of subject lines including “Facebook Service”, “Facebook Support”, “Your password has been changed”, and “Your account is blocked.” The [...]
Full StoryBeware of Fake Online Casino
The site is a fake and a fraud. This is one gamble I would not take, not even with play money. The site, goldrushonline.info claims to offer a $777 bonus for signing up. This fake casino website is listed in Blacklist. Trustworthiness, vendor reliability, privacy and child safety of this site is very poor. (More [...]
Full StoryWhy You Should Turn Off Microsoft Auto Updates
If you were one of the unlucky users who installed the last security update (MS10-015) you may be experiencing Windows XP crashes. You can read more about this issue from our article posted on February 12, 2010 here. How to turn off Microsoft Auto Updates: Go to Start/Control Panel/Automatic Updates and select Turn off Automatic [...]
Full StoryAvoid this Deceptive TV Commercial and Website
Their TV ads are deceptive and they try to fool users in believing that their product can speed up your PC. The commercial is called Finally Fast and the website is FinallyFastPC.com. They have been airing their TV commercial for almost a year. I am sure you have seen this commercial and noticed how bad [...]
Full StorySocial Networks Under Attack
Here we go again! Just over a week ago there have been many Acai Berry tweets being sent throughout Twitter from bogus accounts. These Twitter messages are promoting a free trial of an acai berry dietary supplement. Security experts say that social-networking spam is particularly effective because it can’t be filtered at the corporate firewall [...]
Full StorySpammers Cashing in on Swine Flu
Worried about Swine Flu? If so, don’t let your fear and anxiety dupe you into clicking dubious links in emails. Spammers are increasingly using Swine Flu in subject lines and messages to take advantage of people’s fears of the rapidly-spreading Influenza strain, according to McAfee’s Advert Labs Blog. Prior to last weekend, Swine Flu spam [...]
Full StoryBeware of this Misleading Application
MalwareDoctor has been reported by Symantec as a misleading application. There has been an alarming increase of misleading applications being sold on the internet. We recommend that you purchase antivirus programs from well known sources such as Symantec, TrendMicro, McAfee or Computer Associates. If you recently downloaded this application we have included removal instructions below. [...]
Full StoryWhen You Think its Safe its Not!
I always surf the web with my trusted WOT add-on for Firefox, it warns me when a site is rated dangerous. What would you think if we told you that Google’s developer site was serving up more than cool content? I am sure you would feel safe on any site that is part of the [...]
Full StoryBeware of Hallmark E-Card
According to CA (Computer Associates) beware of any Hallmark E-Cards in your inbox. It may seem safe and genuine sent from a family or friend, but this malware can cause havoc to your computer. We recommend that you keep a watchful eye out for deceptive Christmas ‘promotions’ or e-cards. From CA: Using the happy subject [...]
Full StoryFirefox Users Beware of New Malware
Make sure your antivirus definitions are updated as many vendors will have an update for this malware quickly. Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users. The malware, which BitDefender dubbed “Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A” sits in Firefox’s add-ons folder, said Viorel Canja, the [...]
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