Archive for the 'Security' Category

Computer parasites are evil. No one likes them and almost everyone can share terrible experience related to some malware attack. But can malware tactics be employed to do something useful and harmless?
Most of malware is not really complicated; however it is capable of spreading through computers using software vulnerabilities and other methods. Could these tactics […]

Having anti-virus on computer was really helpful several years ago, but when new types of computer infections emerged, anti-virus became not as powerful tool as it used to be. Some experts even start questioning the methods most anti-virus application uses to located and delete threats. Computer viruses are not welcome on a machine; however, is […]

How can we distinguish whether a program is anti spyware or a rogue anti spyware? As many corrupt tools are advertised in very sophisticated ways, they may look legal and the line between rogue and legitimate software becomes invisible for inexperienced eye.
Corrupt tools urge to pay for spyware removal; legitimate tools do the same. Paid […]

The phrase saying that “no one is safe on the internet” might be true. Even if security tools you use are effective and updated, and your browsing habits don’t cover risky or illegal stuff, there’s still a possibility to get infected with some nasty computer parasite. People are computer educated these days; they are not […]

There are plenty of malicious websites today. Some of them install trojans and other malware once you visit them and others pretend to be legitimate websites that sell security tools. Both types of websites are harmful: either your computer is infected secretly or you spend money for software that is useless. If only those fraudulent […]

Blocking the unwanted content in your HOSTS file may sound challenging, but the truth is that even an inexperienced user can do it in just a few of seconds.
Locating HOSTS file
First, you have to find the HOSTS file in your system. These are the usual locations:
Windows 95/98/ME = C:\Windows
Windows NT/2K/XP = C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc
"C:" is what usually […]

Microsoft first two patches this year are to ship today. As these are the first of undoubtedly many (Microsoft issued 69 security bulletins in 2007) to come, one of those rated “critical” (Microsoft’s highest severity rating), is for all versions, including the newest Windows Vista. The second issue (rated “important”) affects Windows 2K, XP and […]

Previously unknown RealPlayer exploitation was discovered last week. So far, it can be told that unpatched vulnerability affects the latest versions of RealPlayer and RealPlayer 11 BETA, although older versions may also be vulnerable. Furthermore, an ActiveX object in the RealPlayer component ierpplug.dll is affected. This is not the first case of exploitation of this […]

One of the methods of phishing your personal information is to direct you to a spoofed site, that looks exactly how it's supposed to, but the appearance is just a trick to lead you to a site designed specifically to collect your personal info. Firefox released an add-on that will help identify sites that have […]

You hear about scams that lurk online every day. When you see as many articles about successful phishing attempts as this year, you may think that whole online scam thing is exaggerated. Some people even think that phishing has nothing to do with their lifes as no one is interested in their personal information. Both […]