Playing games is not only fun, it can also be educational. Some folks at Carnegie Mellon University have taken the rather dry subject of phishing and turned it into an ... Read More

Except in the case of rootkit-enabled malware, it's often possible to remove an infection (at least the active components) by removing their startup points. Here'a a list of some of ... Read More

Traditional antivirus works via a blacklist approach, identifying known bad files and responding accordingly. The reverse of that approach, whitelisting, identifies all known good items. Crucial to the success of ... Read More

Getting a "Page cannot be displayed" or "Cannot find server" error message? The cause may be the result of a corrupt Winsock or missing Licensed Service Provider (LSP) brought on ... Read More

Amol Sarwate, director of Qualys' vulnerability research lab has penned an interesting article, "Hot or not: AJAX vulnerabilities", which discusses the security risks brought on by the increased adoption of ... Read More

Dmitry Gryaznov of McAfee AVERT Labs notes that the malicious greeting cards and NFL tracker scams have now morphed into offers of free games. Dmitry has posted a complete walkthrough ... Read More

When it comes to Internet Explorer, it seems everyone wants a piece of it. While legitimate toolbars and other browser helper objects (BHOs) are fine, some aren't so legit - ... Read More

IM worms exploit trust relationships - you think you're chatting with your friend, but in reality the worm has taken over and is sending messages from their infected PC. To ... Read More

I don't follow sports, but I can guess that football season must be gearing up just by the sudden influx of spam claiming to offer an NFL tracker. Instead of ... Read More

It's almost as certain as death and taxes - the 'it' being the constant recycling of the age old conspiracy theory surrounding antivirus vendors. The (very) tired story usually takes ... Read More

Today's rootkits can make it difficult for even up-to-date antivirus software to detect certain malware. Just as you (should) scan your system for viruses on a routine basis, it's also ... Read More

Scammers are taking advantage of looming tax deadlines for extended filers. A recent example of the classic IRS tax refund phishing scam follows: After the last annual calculations of your fiscal ... Read More

The Financial Times is reporting that "The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department". The tracks ... Read More