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Although so many people get movies streamed right to them a host of different ways, occasionally, some do still venture forth into that old brick and mortar building called a video store.  So, there you are, it’s a Friday night and you go to your local Blockbuster, grab a movie,… Continue Reading »

Comcast has announced a new program that will alert customers when suspicious activity is detected coming from their computers.  The alerts will pop up on the homepage and be triggered by such things a sudden and sharp spike in traffic coming from a customer’s IP, known bot behavior and customer… Continue Reading »

Experts are warning of a new Trojan that is so sophisticated it’s being called “ferocious.”  The Clampi Trojan has infected up to 1 million computers and is stealing massive amounts of financial data.  The Trojan’s botnet is so huge and the Trojan itself so cloaked in encryption it’s nearly impossible… Continue Reading »

Today let’s take a look at botnets.  This is the tool of choice for spammers everywhere.  A botnet is a collection of computers, known as zombies, that have been infected by malware.  The malware enables the criminal in charge of the group, also known as the bot master, to control… Continue Reading »

When a video of popular ESPN reporter Erin Andrews walking around nude in her hotel room hit the net, it became a hot topic.  The video, taken through the peephole of the room without her knowledge, was searched for by thousands.  Scammers noticed this and naturally scrambled to take advantage… Continue Reading »

A new malware attack exploiting the upcoming and highly anticipated new Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is hitting the net.  Using black hat SEO and malicious posts in blog comments, the scammers try to trick fans into clicking on the link, which claims they can watch… Continue Reading »

Twitter is under attack by yet another worm.  This one is spreading via a Twitter message claiming to be an invite from your friends and asking that you check the attachment for more info.  The attachment contains the Ackantta.B worm which is capable of taking over any machine it infects.… Continue Reading »

This week let’s take a look at what’s happening in the news.  It seems malware is everywhere!  Our first report comes from England where it’s been discovered that hundreds of government run websites have been hacked.  Anyone visiting them is redirected to either a porn site or a shady pharmacy… Continue Reading »

Well, the Conficker worm is still alive and well and out there on the move.  Though some thought it was just an April Fool’s joke, the fact that it is still here, still coming up with new mutations, kind of dispels that theory. Just last week, Symantec detected the latest… Continue Reading »

As I talked about recently, we all know that Facebook, along with most social networking sites in general, is growing in popularity in a major way as of late.  And with an increase in users comes an increase in the interest of those wanting to target those users maliciously.  So… Continue Reading »