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Is this scam email? YES!
The following is various spam emails that we received within the last days, it sent using spoofed email address. If you receive one of this email, don't open, don't …
SCAM ALERT: “You Have (1) New Message alert!” from PayPal
Today, we've received another phishing email purporting to be from PayPal with spoofed email address. Scam subject: You Have (1) New Message alert! Scam …
Security Breach Allow Hackers to Acquire IP Addresses of Skype Users
A popular instant chat software Skype was found to have big flaw in user security, which allow hackers to acquire IP addresses of users and eventually their …
Cloud Database: The Future Database Solution
Cloud is defined as database or data storage space available to number of computers connected to internet or local network. These databases can either be placed on …
Social Networking Website Badoo Hits Hundred Million
Over the past few years, internet has flooded with social networks, blogs and content management systems. Now there are numerous social networking sites and …
Embarcadero Finally Release Delphi 64-bit
Delphi is a cross platform IDE (integrated development environment) used to create user applications, which are compatible with number of platforms such as Microsoft …
Celebrity Names Used for Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks are one of the most concerned issues on the internet and are of great risk to privacy. These are not only risk to networks about are also threat to …
Angry Birds: Why This Game is Very Popular?
The term Angry Birds reminds of video games from early 90s and many people may be surprised to know what is Angry Birds? It is basically a video game designed for …
Predictions Made by Supercomputer
A supercomputer named SGI Altix that is also known as Nautilus based at the University of Tennessee was fed with millions of articles dating back to middle of 20th …
Craigslist Targeted: Killers Reaching Innocents
Craigslist is an online network comprising of employers, business owners and service providers, advertising services and selling things. There are sections for jobs, …
Latest News from Antivirus Community Blog
MIDI exploit in the wild
Symantec Security Response is aware of in-the-wild malware exploiting the Microsoft Windows Media Player 'winmm.dll' MIDI File Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow …
Facebook sues alleged clickjacking firm
Facebook has launched a lawsuit against the owners of Adscend Media, alleging that they developed and encouraged others to spread spam using a variety of tactics - …
Poll reveals widespread concern over Facebook Timeline
Whether you like it or not, Facebook is making its new profile format - known as the Timeline - compulsory. In the next few weeks, every Facebook account will be …
Latest News from Security Bloggers
Thus spoke the Beninese: scammers hijacking Facebook chat
Wasn't it to my surprise when a friend's son hit me up yesterday on Facebook chat. We don't usually chat so I was curious as to what was going on.Although he 1st …
“INTUIT INC” malicious spam and {int_link} fail
A new version of a familiar spam that is meant to have a malicious payload: Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2012 20:43:03 +0100 From: …
Some malware sites to block 26/1/12
Some more malware sites to block, being used in current spam runs to distribute the blackhole exploit kit. Block the domains and IPs if you can. Eonix, …
NACHA Spam / chillechart.com and chillepay.com
More fake NACHA spam leading to malware, this time the malicious payload is at chillechart.com on 96.126.96.123 (Linode, New Jersey). Date: …
BS Microsoft adCenter phishing
We've had loads of phishing directed at Google Adwords customers. Today we present the equivalent phishing attack directed at Microsoft adCenter users. The …
Social Media
Facebook Files Suit Against Clickjacking Scammer
In a blog post yesterday, Facebook announced that they, along with the Washington State Attorney's Office have filed lawsuits against Adscend Media, LLC. Adscend …
Why you should NOT install ‘Fun & Entertaining’ Facebook applications
We often have readers ask us questions about specific Facebook applications. Some apps generate an enormous amount of spam and can annoy the heck out of your …
TOP 10 MOST POPULAR VIDEOS – Facebook Scam
Scam Signature Messages:TOP 10 -MOST POPULAR VIDEOSAlternate Message(s):TOP 10 - BEST VIDEOS 2011TOP 10 - MOST POPULAR VIDEOSTOP 10 - BEST VIDEOS 2012TOP 10 - MOST …
OMG in 2012 I will [random act] find out what will happen to you in 2012 NOW => – Facebook Scam
Scam Signature Message:OMG in 2012 I will [random act] find out what will happen to you in 2012 NOW =>Scam Type: Rogue Application, Survey …
Red Lobster Gift Card – Facebook Scam
Scam Signature Message:Red Lobster Gift CardScam Type: Bogus OfferTrending: January 2012Why it's a Scam:Clicking the wall post link takes you to the following …
Tech
Use iPads to Create Fascinating Effects on Halloween
Mark Rober is a Mechanical Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and He had been working on Mars Rover to conduct research on Mars for living organisms. But …
Embarcadero Finally Release Delphi 64-bit
Delphi is a cross platform IDE (integrated development environment) used to create user applications, which are compatible with number of platforms such as Microsoft …
Angry Birds: Why This Game is Very Popular?
The term Angry Birds reminds of video games from early 90s and many people may be surprised to know what is Angry Birds? It is basically a video game designed for …
Amazon’s New Tablet Kindle Fire
A popular eCommerce store Amazon is expected to release its new tablet by the name of Kindle Fire. The new Kindle Fire is based on Android operating system and has …
Things to Look for When Purchasing Web Hosting
Over the past few years website designing has dramatically become much easier and web development platforms have played major role. It allowed users to design …
.XXX Domains with Celebrity Names = Banned
There are almost countless websites on the internet and people are running out of domain names. In order to coup with this problem hosting companies are developing …
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs Resigns
Steve Jobs is an inventor and inspiration for tech enthusiasts, and he is now the Chairman of the company he co-founded in a garage. He resigns as CEO (chief …
Zynga sued for patent infringment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A games company is accusing Zynga of infringing its patents and asking that it shut down its most popular games for the Facebook social …
YouTube sensation Rebecca Black bullied at school, starts homeschooling
If you haven't seen Rebecca Black's video Friday then you might be in the minority of internet users. Her official YouTube video received 167 million views, and she …
Anonymous Facebook Shutdown vs. Governmental Shutdown of Facebook
COMMENTARY | This week, the British Prime Minster suggested social media access should be cut off for anyone suspected of using it for evil purposes and Anonymous …
