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Interested in a life of cybercrime?  All it takes is $50.  Researchers at security firm Finjan have discovered that a site called “Golden Cash” is doing a bustling business in the buying and selling of infected computers.  A small botnet of 1,000 malware infested PCs goes for just $50.  That’s… Continue Reading »

Harvard University and Consumer Reports have joined together to create a web community dedicated to providing information and support to consumers regarding malware, spyware, adware, and malicious websites. The site, a joint effort of Harvard’s Berkman Center and Consumer Reports’ Webwatch, is called BadwareBusters.org.  The site administrators say they want… Continue Reading »

Just about all of us have probably been hit at one time or another by a virus, trojan, or ended up with that dreaded blue screen of death.  It’s certainly not fun when it happens.  These days, simply running Norton in the background often just isn’t enough.  Thankfully, there are… Continue Reading »

The author of the infamous ransomware virus has finally been identified.  The virus began hitting computers in July and used a Trojan called Delf.ctk which encrypted all the files on the infected computer, rendering them inaccessible, then demanded victims call a 900 number and pay $35 to get them back. … Continue Reading »

Security experts are warning users to be on the alert for a new hacking technique involving fake blogs.  Hackers have begun exploiting Google’s Trends Lab, which lists the days most searched topics.  They use this information to create real news stories which they then place on a fake blog in… Continue Reading »

Microsoft has joined Washington state in a lawsuit against scammers who use “scareware” to sell useless and often malicious software.  The vendors, who will not be identified until Monday, are being charged under the state’s Computer Spyware Act.  So called “scareware” is the name given to those programs that advertise… Continue Reading »

Our personal choice for low-cost, well actually free Windows anti-virus has been AVG for a long time now, which as you can imagine is directly related to the price. There are lots of great alternatives and I cannot or will not attempt to tell you which is the best, however… Continue Reading »

Are you proud of everything on your office computer? Are those items you might not be so eager to display really hidden from the view and scrutiny of others? Alas, for the answer is now unequivocally “no.” Your office PC, thanks to Microsoft’s new Big Brother-style software, may now be… Continue Reading »

James Bond had Q to make all his spy gear function and fashionable.  It seems one company has figured out the functional part.  Meet the Ajoka Buckle Cam, which slips around your waist and transforms itself from a mundane belt holding up your pants into a full color, sound-enabled digital… Continue Reading »

For the hunter and/or assassin (or both) on your gift list, you might want to consider the very cool Night Scope Illuminator from Xenonics. This company is known exclusively for the development and production of advanced, lightweight and ultra-high intensity illumination products that serve the military, law enforcement, public safety… Continue Reading »