Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Nasty Videos on YouTube
A Japanese bulletin board has posted 4,900 videos on YouTube, presumably using automated software tools. Each contains links to a Web page that will download malware onto your computer. It is suggested that you will see pornographic content. Instead the malware pretends to scan your PC. Of course, it detects non-existent viruses, and urges you [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
When You Really Gotta Go
OK, this has nothing to do with computer security. But I just could not resist telling you about this wonderful new Web site put up by Dan Florio. It is great to see the spirit of enterprise and innovation is alive and well in the human species. Dan has solved a long-standing and critical problem [...]
No Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Vista SP2 is Now Available
Vista Service Pack 2 is now in general release. It is supposedly the final service pack for the much-criticized operating system. You can get it from the Microsoft Download Center, or wait for Automatic Updates to send it to you. That could take a couple of months, according to Microsoft, since delivery of SP2 is [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Swine Flu is Still Spreading – On The Web
The threat of swine flu infection has receded somewhat. But on the Internet, the risk of infection is still high. Hundreds of domains have been registered with the words “swineflu” in them. Many sites have popped up offering information, pamphlets, masks, gloves, etc. Some of these sites can be risky, or even dangerous. If you [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Office 2000 is on the Way Out
Microsoft is reminding us that all support for the Office 2000 suite of programs will end on July 14, 2009. The Office Update site will also disappear at the end of July. Users of other Office versions can just go to the Microsoft Update site to get their updates and patches. Office 2000 was launched [...]
