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February 17, 2008
Symantec, the world’s #1 Security Software company said in a recent Internet Security Threat Report that home users or “the everyday Internet user” made up the most highly targeted sector, accouting for nearly 93% of all computer virus and malware targets.
Norton Security Scan will be included in the latest version of “Google Pack,” a free collection of essential software from Google and other companies which includes the latest antivirus, anti malware and anti spyware tools, which make it easy for users to protect and enhance their PCs.
With Norton Security Scan, users have an easy-to-use tool that scans their PC specifically for viruses and spyware. In addition to the scan feature, the Google Pack version of Norton Security Scan removes all existing viruses, trojans and worms found on a user’s PC and provides them with helpful tips on how they can further improve their PC security.
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“Offering Norton Security Scan through the Google Pack is the perfect way to reach the everyday Internet home user,” said Rowan Trollope, vice president, engineering, consumer business unit, Symantec. “Our goal is to provide Internet users everywhere with a powerful and easy-to-use tool to help them evaluate, understand threats that may reside on their PCs and subsequently remove these threats quickly and efficiently.”
At the click of a button, users who download Norton Security Scan can either run a full scan of their system or run a QuickScan, which is a fast scan of the areas of their computer that are most likely to be targeted by viruses. Norton Security Scan automatically receives regular detection updates, so it can effectively detect the latest virus and spyware threats. In addition, the tool features an easy-to-use interface which simplifies the process of scheduling weekly or on-demand scans. Norton Security Scan provides the complete and thorough scan and removal capabilities available with Norton’s award winning Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security.
Demonstrated Need for PC Security
Google is responding to a demonstrated need. According to Symantec’s most recent Internet Security Threat Report, home users or “the everyday Internet user” made up the most highly targeted sector, accounting for 93 percent of all targeted attacks.
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Phishing attacks on US Universities
February 6, 2008
We’ve had a few reports of Universities/Colleges being hit with some very targeted emails trying to get the userid and password of students. The email is usually along these lines.
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Subject VERIFY YOUR xxxxxx EMAIL ACCOUNT NOW
Dear xxxxx Email Account Owner,
This message is from xxxxx messaging center to all xxxxx email account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused xxxxx email account to create more space for new accounts.
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so that we will know that it’s a present used account.
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January 7, 2008
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The Internet is a powerful tool that has revolutionized virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we socialize. Today, there are an estimated 200 online social networking sites, the most popular being MySpace and Facebook. But while it can be fun and convenient to keep up with old friends and make new ones online, sharing too much personal information on these sites can be risky. This is especially true for young people, who may not realize that the information they post online could end up in the hands of harassers, cyberbullies, scam artists, child predators and other unscrupulous people.
Uppsala Hacker convicted of hacking Universities and Cisco Systems
November 26, 2007
A 19 year old Swedish teenager also known as the “Uppsala Hacker” was today convicted on seven counts for hacking into 3 Swedish Universities … Linköping University, Umea University and Uppsala University as well as the Swedish National Supercomputer Center in Linkoping. In a separate instance, the FBI is requesting Swedish authorities to press charges against him for hacking into Cisco Systems and stealing source code.
About three years ago, Swedish Universities were under a wave of intrusions. Around the same time in May 2004, Cisco servers were breached and source code was posted online. The FBI suspects it is the same hacker. A Swedish investigation resulted in the arrest of the then 16 year old “Uppsala Hacker”. The intrusions stopped after his arrest.
The hacker has since admitted to being the author of the tools that were using for the hacking attempts. However, he claims that other people had access to the tools and that he is not responsible for the crimes.
If you liked this article, click here to buy me a beer!The Teen is now planning to appeal in the Swedish Supreme Court. “They have destroyed my life before I’m even a grown-up,” he told Computer Sweden.
Remove Zedo and URL.cpvfeed.com
November 4, 2007
There is an increase in the number of spyware attacks especially those which are “Powered by Zedo” ad popups. Usually they coexist with Internet Explorer where you get lots of popups which tracks your browsing history and shows advertiser sites or just flash ads which are highly annoying.
Even popup blockers such as the Google Toolbar is unable to stop these popups. I even tried blocking the advertisement websites in Internet Explorer. Nothing.
Now, there is a great article on how to remove zedo and url.cpvfeed.com popups on the security site root777.com.
Check it out and remove your computer of the “powered by zedo” and url.cpvfeed.com popups
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October 8, 2007
IDENTITY THEFT
What is identity theft?
How it happens?
What to do if it happens to you?
How to prevent it?WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT?
Identity theft occurs when a person’s identity is stolen for the purpose of opening credit accounts, stealing money from existing accounts, applying for loans, even renting apartments or committing crimes.Victims of identify theft often aren’t aware that they’ve been targeted until they find unknown charges on their bank or credit card statements, are called by a collections agency or are denied credit.
HOW IDENTITY THEFT HAPPENS
Here are some of the most common ways identity thieves can gain access to your information. They:• Steal wallets and purses containing your identification, credit and bank cards
• Steal your mail, including bank and credit card statements, phone bills and tax information
• Complete a “change of address form” to divert your mail to another location
• Steal or illegally purchase personal information you share on the Internet
• Call you claiming to be a well know reputable company, asking for personal information.
• Send you an email, which appears to be from a reputable company, asking to respond or go to a web site and provide your personal information. This practice is know as “phishing” (pronounced “fishing”)
• Set up bogus web sites that look like familiar legitimate sites and ask you to provide personal information. This practice is known as “spoofing”.
How to Protect yourself from Identity TheftThis guide will help you take action to protect yourself against identity theft. If you’ve already been victimized, this guide will provide information about restoring your credit profile and minimize the potential for any future occurrences of identify theft.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU’VE BECOME A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT?
1. Contact one of the three credit bureaus to request that an initial 90-day fraud alert be added to your personal file. By requesting a 90-day fraud alert, anyone seeking credit in your name will have to have their identity verified. The credit bureau you contact will forward the fraud alert to the remaining two credit bureaus automatically. Once you place the fraud alert in your file you are entitled to a free credit report.The information for each of the three bureaus is as follows:
Equifax
(800) 525-6285
Post Office Box 740241
Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
http://www.equifax.comExperian
(888) 397-3742
Post Office Box 9532
Allen, TX 75013
http://www.experian.comTransUnion
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(800) 680-7289
Fraud Victim Assistance Division
Post Office Box 6790
Fullerton, CA 92834-6790
http://www.transunion.comMonster.com Resume Database Hacked, information Stolen
September 3, 2007
You may not be surprised to know that of all the hacking attempts made on companies, the companies which hold and maintain large databases of information such as those of credit card companies, banks etc are online targets for hackers and opportunistic criminals who attempt to extract information from such databases. One such company which maintains such large databases of information is Monster, the largest and most popular Job portal on the Internet.
At Monster, they keep information of Job applicants and this information includes Name, current address, phone number, information about employers, past employment history(which can give away location of previous addresses) and other confidential information, all very appetizing for Internet Trolls and malicious hackers.
Recent reports coming out from Monster suggests that the Monster resume database was hacked into and information such as names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of job seekers with resumes posted on Monster including MonsterTRAK were stolen and illegally downloaded. Apparently there was a rogue server within the Monster Network which was used for downloading all this information from job seekers.
While the company claims to have conducted its own investigation, it still cannot say for sure which individual job seekers have their information stolen.
How can Hackers use this confidential information?
When your personal information has been stolen from the monster.com resume database, you can be a prime target for a phishing email. You may get an email stating that there are issues with your account and need immediate attention. You might be asked to click on a malicious/spoofed website. Worse yet, you may get a phishing email saying that you have obtained a job with the company you applied for and you need to click on a spoofed site which might ask you to enter more personal information or download some malicious software.
An example of such an email could be one show below. Notice the spelling mistakes
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