More Storm "Headlines"
Tuesday July 29, 2008
Trojaned spam keeps on coming. New subject lines include:
Boy eats fried rat, pictures
Obama admits extra-marital affair
Son Stabbed to Death, Mother Injured
Madonna admits Timberlake affair
Shark attack off Australia, 2 dead
Car accidents. ... Read More
A Storm of Scary Email
Thursday July 24, 2008
The Storm trojan earned its nickname after it spammed an email with the incendiary subject line "230 dead as storm batters Europe". That email, sent in January 2007, coincided with ... Read More
Postcard from Hallmark Hoax
Wednesday July 23, 2008
The Postcard from Hallmark hoax includes a link to a Snopes article which is worded in such a way that it appears the hoax warning is legitimate. It isn't. While ... Read More
Secunia Software Inspector
Friday July 18, 2008
Chances are, there are dozens of security vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited on your system. And it's not just broken Windows you need to be concerned with. Adobe Flash, Acrobat ... Read More
Antivirus for Gamers
Monday July 14, 2008
Avid online gamers will do pretty much anything to minimize lag and ensure stable game performanance. This includes shutting down antivirus scanners or firewalls if it interferes with gameplay. Fortunately, ... Read More
Secunia Software Inspector
Wednesday July 9, 2008
Chances are, there are dozens of security vulnerabilities waiting to be exploited on your system. And it's not just broken Windows you need to be concerned with. Adobe Flash, Acrobat ... Read More
HIPS vs. Behavior Blocking: Which is Right for You?
Monday July 7, 2008
HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System) monitors each activity a program attempts and (depending on configuration) prompts the user for action or responds based on pre-defined criteria. Conversely, a behavior blocker ... Read More
How to Disable IFrames in Internet Explorer
Wednesday July 2, 2008
Malicious iframes planted on compromised websites pose big problems for Web surfers. Fortunately, Internet Explorer v6 and above includes a feature that can help protect against malicious iframes. But use ... Read More
Don't Forget to Block Prefetch
Wednesday July 2, 2008
A few million users have installed the newest version of Firefox. By default, there's an interplay between Google and Firefox that can cause the first site returned in search results ... Read More

