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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 »

Over the long holiday weekend Facebook began having serious issues.  News feeds stopped updating and displayed entries that were days old.  Popular apps like Farkle started loading slowly or returning errors.  Uploaded pics didn’t always display and the site as a whole started running slowly and returning random “endpoint” errors. … 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 »

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 »

Since the Conficker worm has been garnering all of the attention lately, its copycat version has remained virtually unnoticed.  However, the Neeris worm is taking advantage of the same flaws that has spread Conficker to so many PCs worldwide.  Neeris has been around since 2005, but the authors have released… Continue Reading »

While many are in a tizzy over the Conficker worm and it’s rumored April 1st attack, experts say most have nothing to worry about, and that the hype around it is likely to do more harm than the worm itself, which is simply scheduled to contact its control servers and… Continue Reading »

Stories are starting to fly around the Internet about the latest worm attacking Windows PCs.  Why is this one gaining such mass attention?  Because of the mystery surrounding it.  The Conficker worm has supposedly already infected millions of PCs around the world and it has plenty of people worried what… 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 »

Software provider Computer Associates has issued an early warning to computer users the world over to be wary when opening E-cards this Valentine’s season.  The Win32/Waledac trojan is enjoying new life as a nasty download that will be soon spamming its way into your inbox, disguised as a Valentine’s Day… Continue Reading »