Archive for May, 2008
Lost in Translation (II)
As promised, here you can see some pictures. This is the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, where the meeting is taking place:This is me inside the hotel:This is the Tokyo Tower, a 250-meter-high tower from which you can see the whole city:Finally, I recommend you to visit Japan, it’s an unforgettable experience:Well, this is all for [...]
Lost In Translation
Today it has just begun the 2nd Counter eCrime Operations Summit (CeCOS II), taking place in Tokyo. It is really exciting to meet so many people that are working to fight against the eCrime, sharing information and trying to build a safer "eWorld". The meeting is organized by the AntiPhishing Working Group.Even though all the [...]
Fake Security Center
PandaLabs has detected the Adware/XP-Shield which passes itself off as the Windows Security Center.This malware, which is installed after running the XPShieldSetup.exe file, creates a shortcut in the Desktop and in Start menu. This fake security center simulates an analysis of the computer which warns us that our system is infected. In order to [...]