Filed in archive Malware
by Sue Walsh on March 07, 2008
Microsoft has announced it will release 4 critical patches on March 11th. All will address remote execution flaws found in Office: The first bulletin is rated critical for Microsoft Office Excel 2000...
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As I mentioned in my previous blog post that I would discuss other harvesting techniques used by spammers, one popular among them is Directory Harvesting Attacks or DHA. So what is DHA? Wikipedia:-A...
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Filed in archive Spam
by Sue Walsh on March 06, 2008
Dameon over at the VOIP blog has an interesting post about spam via IM on Skype. Users receive an IM from some with a sexy name and picture asks to be added to your contact list. Of course it...
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Every now and then I read interesting articles about anti spam products available in the market and most of the vendors claim they have 99% spam email filtering accuracy, most of the time they are...
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Creating a spam free environment is a panacea; however the best approach of blocking spam may also be the most annoying to the end users affected by it. A number of anti spam vendors use several...
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Filed in archive Malware
by Sue Walsh on March 02, 2008
The latest Trojan to hit the net is capable of removing rootkits from already compromised PCs, but then installs it's own nearly undetectable backdoor. Named the Pandex Trojan, it stops existing...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on March 01, 2008
The Virginia Supreme Court upheld the country's first felony conviction for spamming, ruling that spamming is not considered protected speech. Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, N.C was convicted under...
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Bluetooth is a very common feature on mobile phones today. Unfortunately, some implementations have flaws, making it possible for an unauthorized device to connect to your phone. This video...
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