Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Halloween is Here!
Boo! Happy Halloween everyone. (Are ya scared yet?) Before going out Trick or Treating, be sure to watch this silly yet instructional video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY Have a good Halloween and weekend, Syd addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fmypcsecurityblog.com%2F416%2Fhalloween-is-here%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Halloween+is+Here%21′; addthis_pub = ”; Share and Enjoy:
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
That Facebook Worm is Back
A malicious program has resurfaced, that attempts to do an end run around Facebook security filters. The crooks are hosting videos that look like YouTube videos on sites like Google Reader and Picasa. Then they use Facebook accounts to encourage users to visit the sites and see the videos. The links appear safe because they [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
The Latest Email Scam
Security company Trend Micro is warning about an email scam making the rounds of your inboxes. The emails appear to be airline invoices. A boarding pass is also included. The message says your credit card has been charged, usually for almost $1,000. A zip file is attached. Out of annoyance or curiosity, you may be [...]
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
A Fix for the XP SP3 Update
Three weeks ago, security company Symantec issued a free tool to repair computers that were damaged by that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update a few months ago. Users running Norton software lost their Internet connection, among other snafus. This affected both landline and wireless hookups. Now Microsoft has also come up with a [...]
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Your Keyboard is Spilling Your Secrets
When I first saw this I thought, you have got to be kidding. Just how many ways are there to spy on you and steal your information? A great many, it seems. Two doctorate students in Switzerland used four different methods to capture what was typed on a keyboard. The idea is to detect the [...]
