For all of you World Cup Soccer fans: Researchers from Symantec are reporting on an ongoing targeted malware campaign using a FIFA World Cup 2010 theme, in an attempt to trick end users into executing a malicious PDF file, exploiting a recently patched flaw in Adobe Reader.More details on the campaign:The attackers have downloaded Greenlife’s [...]
Filed under: Instructional, PC Security, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
I was thinking about using them. With the ease of identity theft, there must be something that can be used…Common sense? The FTC complaint alleged that the firm’s identity theft protection and data security claims were false.By Thomas ClaburnInformationWeekMarch 10, 2010 11:19 AMThe Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced that identity theft protection company LifeLock [...]
Filed under: Instructional, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
These are some scary technical times we live in. Yes, it’s very nice that everything is available with a click of the mouse button, but do you really know where that click is taking you? Scammers are taking advantage of every hot news story out. Do a search for an issue and the results may [...]
Filed under: Instructional, PC Security, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Twice this week I’ve had people ask me that if they connect to a neighbor’s unsecured wi-fi if it is possible that their neighbor could gain access to their files or information. I told them that since they were actually joining that neighbor’s network, than under certain circumstances, yes their information could be accessed. I [...]
Filed under: Instructional, Internet Items, PC Security | Leave a Comment »
I see it all of the time. People driving next to me looking down at their phones while texting. If they knew about this site, they’d be able to send texts verbally to anyone on their contact list. I came across Dial2Do the other day. I’m signing up for the 30 day trial period and [...]
Filed under: Instructional, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Microsoft is warning users that a Trojan is masquerading as the company’s popular free Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) package. The alert came from Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Malware Protection Center (MMPC) on Wednesday. “One of the oldest tricks used by rogue antivirus products is to use a similar name as, or have a similar look and [...]
Filed under: Instructional, PC Security | 4 Comments »
Cool Google Search Tip: Google has a feature that brings your search results to life with a dynamic stream of real-time content from across the web. Now, immediately after conducting a search, you can see live updates from people on popular sites like Twitter and FriendFeed, as well as headlines from news and blog posts [...]
Filed under: Instructional, Internet Items, PC Tips and Tools | Leave a Comment »
