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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 279 days ago
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It's election year in the United States, everyone must be aware of that by now. We've just observed a Trojan being spammed out utilizing a candidate's name, Hillary Clinton, as bait. The email asks you to click a link to download an interview with her. The email circulating has the following subject line: Subject: Hillary Clinton Full Video !!! The body of the email looks like this: The link looks to be coming from http://www.google.com/pagead/iclk?sa=3Dl&ai=3DRwGGv&num=3D96249&a=durl=http://canotajet read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 267 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: when blocking porn enough comments Discuss  
Last year, Security Fix looked at a free service that helps parents and other network administrators block adult Web sites for all of the PCs they control, without installing any software. Now, the company and community that built that service has expanded it to allow administrators to filter a wide range of online content, from hate speech sites and social networking forums to sites promoting drugs and alcohol. The service comes from OpenDNS, the company...Please click on the title to continue reading thi read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 254 days ago
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A long-time trusted source recently alerted me that some inappropriate advertisements were running on Neopets.com, a Web site full of addictive Macromedia Flash games aimed at pre-teens. Surprisingly, the curators of Neopets.com -- major media conglomerate Viacom -- are disavowing responsibility for the racy ads, saying they did not exist on their network and instead were the result of adware or spyware on my source's computer. Included is a screenshot taken of one of the...Please click on the title to con read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 251 days ago
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http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/features/0,1000002000,39365959,00.htmBy Sally WhittleZDNet.co.uk12 March 2008When it comes to business-to-business theft of information, experts agree — it's best to assume it will happen to your companyCorporate espionage is defined as the theft of commercially valuable information. This may be the secret formulation of a new product, but equally it could be the names and salaries of senior executives or simply the date of your next marketing initiative.This type of c read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 214 days ago
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In seeking to further monetize Web site traffic on their networks, a number of major Internet service providers may be inadvertently exposing their customers to a greater risk of online attack from identity thieves, according to research released today. Many ISPs have already adopted the controversial practice of serving advertisements when a customer tries to browse to a Web site that does not exist. But a growing number of providers also are serving ad-filled pages...Please click on the title to continue read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 82 days ago
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I must admit that I was puzzled for a second when I saw an email with a suicide note as subject line in my spam inbox. I wondered what product they might try to sell with that note or which drive-by download site might be hidden behind it. So, I opened it. The email was actually written like a real suicide note. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 70 days ago
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64-bit Windows is becoming more common and will eventually be the norm. Such transitions never go as smoothly as you'd like. - Everyone, even Microsoft, is openly talking about Windows 7. I thinkthat there will be a 32-bit edition of Windows 7, but I also think itmay be the last such version of Windows, And I wouldn't be surprised ifMicrosoft takes steps in it to encourage adoption of 64-bit Windows,moving us furthe... read more »
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