Designed to repair and correct errors caused by adware/spyware, Spyware Adware Alert SE 2008.1 v1.19.4 scans computer for hidden parasites and removes them permanently to tweak PC for optimal performance. Windows®-based solution scans RAM, registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components. This also helps promote privacy while surfing …
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This post was written by Ted on July 4, 2009
Defender is a free product from Microsoft that protects Windows computers from Adware and Spyware. It operates quickly (5 minute scan on my PC), uses little system resources and has…
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This post was written by Ted on June 19, 2009
MR. MODEM My computer is running slower than normal. Besides adding more memory, is there anything else I can do to increase performance? Adding memory is generally the single best thing you can do to speed things up, but when a computer begins to get a bit sluggish over time, there may be several causes, including an infestation of spyware, adware or other malware. If your system checks out as …
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This post was written by Ted on June 13, 2009
The demand that the development of web 2.0 has placed on browsers to become more interactive and act as a portal rather than just a viewing platform is opening up new vulnerabilities to unsuspecting users, Itzik Kotler, team leader of the Security Operation Center at Radware, has warned.
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This post was written by Ted on June 11, 2009
For the past week, cyber criminals have been targeting Twitter users by creating thousands of messages (tweets) embedded with words involving trending topics and malicious URLs. If the URLs were accessed, the victims would arrive at a rogueware website designed to trick them into thinking that their computer is infected, therefore justifying the need to purchase the fake software offered. Since the initial discovery, we have been keeping a close eye on this attack, but the malicious tweets continue. From June 2nd – 3rd we noticed over 3,000 of these malicious tweets (actually, the number is a lot higher than 3k because we only tracked the main abuse site and excluded the shortened URL’s from the initial search). On June 6th the main site was taken offline and the attack shifted from Adware/PrivacyCenter to the Adware/FastScan. Current targeted phrases: WordPress 2, Fallon, Top Chef, Tila Tequila Live, AT&T, Limp Bizkit, Sytycd, iPhone, Adam Lambert, Wipeout, Holocaust Museum, Miss California, Claim your Facebook, Squarespace, Lakers, NBA Finals, Zack Morris, addict, video, trailer. Current Scareware site: File: Setup_build6_27.exe (MD5: efe9ddbea8bd71fdfee44d44811e4695 ) Installer: Adware/FastAntivirus At the moment, we have identified over 20 accounts and 1200+ tweets still targeting the trending topics on Twitter. The criminals are using various URL shortening services and the Twitter staff is making an effort to suspend the accounts, but as soon as they do, another account is created by the cyber criminals. Here is what that data looks like visualized. Update: As of 1:00 AM 6/11/09 we have identified an additional 21active accounts spreading malicious links. ( new accounts not included in the visualization below) Blue = Twitter Account Purple = Malicious URL Red = Tweet Zoom in: The ease of carrying out this type of attack leaves us to believe that this will not go away anytime soon. We’re all going to have to work together in taking these threats down and the good news, in this case, is that I have already received a response from the abuse team at TinyURL and they have responded by killing the redirections on their end. Now all we need is for everyone else to start working together and we’ll be able to help take these dangerous accounts down sooner!
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This post was written by Ted on June 11, 2009
