News today that the internet bad guys looking to infect your computer with spyware and other nasties are using fake celebrity websites to accomplish their goals. At different times, searches for celebrities like Paris Hilton or Britney Spears have been dangerous, as the number of fake websites that will infect your PC if you visit [...]
Reports are filtering in that hackers are selling custom versions of a new trojan called Limbo 2, and they are guaranteeing the trojans ability to infect and to remain undetected. Apparently those with a criminal mind can purchase a custom version of the trojan which they then use to infect computers with a “payload”, usually [...]
Another improvement for internet security is slowly spreading and will hopefully be adopted by major banks and e-commerce vendors in Australia soon. Extended Validation SSL Certificates take your security a big step forward when dealing with internet banking and other sites. A normal SSL Certificate just gives you the “padlock” showing that you are encrypting [...]
I’ve become aware of an interesting new authentication doo hicky from Sweden, of all places. The YubiKey is a USB dongle that extends the concept of the security token many clients are already familiar with. Generally, you would have a security token if you use internet banking (and if you don’t have one, ring your [...]
Just a quick note to let our clients know that Windows XP SP3 is set to be released this week. Now would be a great time to book your Windows XP computer in for a routine service, and we can update it with the latest service pack at the same time. Keeping your computer up [...]
I just read a very interesting post over at Ars Technica that talks about one of the new features found in Windows Vista – User Account Control. Apparently this is the number one reason people hate Windows Vista. First of all, I find this very very funny. Security experts and pundits have for years been [...]
Just thought I’d share the fact with everyone out there that my inbox was flooding with 1400 emails this morning; I normally get a bit of spam, but I usually get so few that I can just quickly delete them all first thing in the morning. Today, I have, as I said, 1400. Most of [...]
After yesterdays article about credential stealing trojans, I thought I would mention to our readers and clients that many banks are now offering security tokens to help secure your internet banking. Scammers use “phishing” to steal your internet banking login; They do this by emailing you a very authentic looking email asking you to urgently [...]
I spent my weekend battling some sort of new virus/trojan that had infected a couple of clients last week. Symptoms include the computer resetting spontaneously, and failing to bring up your task bar and desktop icons when you log in. You may also get a system error related to winlogin.exe From what I have found, [...]
A new trojan has been discovered, called BotVoice.A. This nasty piece of work locks up your PC after it infects it, so that you cannot run any programs or interact with the computer in any way. This has the effect of making it impossible for you to do anything about the infection, as you cannot [...]