11/12/2008
Major Spam / Scam Source Killed
Good news in the world of anti-spam and anti-virus today: the Washington Post's security blog, the aptly named "Security Fix," announced today that thanks to their data gathering spree, what appears to be a major spam / scam ring hosted by www.McColo.com has been shut down! Just how much spam... Read more
10/21/2008
A Robot Network Seeks to Enlist Your Computer
30 seconds. That's about how long it took for one of Microsoft's test computers to be infected when their in-house cybercrime investigators connected it to the Internet. Typically, when used in such a scenario investigators like those at Microsoft setup the machines without any patches, services packs, or antivirus software.... Read more
10/19/2008
Fake AntiVirus Spreads Fear
30 Million Users Infected by Phony Antivirus SoftwareA new report about fake antivirus software says that 30 million Internet users have fallen prey to the latest wave of computer viruses. This new wave essentially uses the same tactics virus creators have always employed: fear. What typically happens is: the user... Read more