Fake MS Pages In Spam, Google Calendar Targeted In Phish

• Phishers Target Google Calendar
• Fake Microsoft Page Alerts [June 30]

ICANN Changes Won't Hinder Domain Tasting, New Rogue, Bond trailer

Latest Security & News Info

• Changes By ICANN Won't Hinder Domain Tasting
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
• New Bond Movie Trailer-Release Date

AVG Linkscanner Toolbar Removal, made Easy!

Claus Valca over at Grand stream Dreams has gotten a tip from one of his readers that with the latest update to AVG the Linkscanner option is now much easier to remove from previous versions. Even tho they still say they won't be changing default install.

Good to see how much value they put into user feedback. As long as it don't affect the bottom line, they can make changes. I'm not surprised.

Anyway, Claus has a smokin' detailed tutorial on how to get the Linkscanner toolbar removed and credit him for the length of time he obviously spent doing it. It rocks!

AVG Linkscanner Toolbar Removal Tutorial

A-V F\Ps w\SpywareBlaster, Teen Botnet Creator Pleads Guilty, New Rogue Security Aps and New Rogue Banner Ads

• A-V False\Positives w\SpywareBlaster [June 28]
• 19-yr old 'fast flux' botnet pioneer agrees to plead guilty
• Zlob\SmitFraud\\Rogue Variants Here [June 28]
• More Blogspot Malware [UPDATED June 28]
• Rogue Banner Ads [Recent Banner Ads -June 28]

AVG\LinkScanner & Web Stats, New Rogues, IE7 Vuln, Mars Lander

Latest Security & News Info

• AVG\LinkScanner Still Messing Web Stats
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
• IE 7 Frame Handling Vuln
• Mars Lander: Finds 'Friendly Soil'

ICANN Phish, New ISP Anti-spam Recommendations, Online Service For Blind, Study Says Flashy Ads Don't Work(DUH!)

Latest Security & News Info

• ICANN Hit By Phishing Attack
• Group Proposes New Anti-Spam Tactics To ISPs
• 24 Season 7 Tidbits
• Online Service Helps Blind Surf
• DUH: Study Claims Flashy Sites Annoy Surfers

Latest Forum Links June 24-25

Latest Security & News Info

• Storm Worm Updates
• Web Of Trust: Can You Trust It?
• Possible Zero Day For IE6
• RBN: More Fake Sites Serving Malware
• Malicious Spam Triples In One Week
• F-Secure: Malware Growth Highest Ever
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
• Stopbadware Report: China Leads Malware Sites




Recent Forum Discussions

• Malware Survey From Stopbadware
• MS Confirms Windows 7 Ship Date
• The End Is Near: XP June 30
• Ice Found On Mars?

Web of Trust, Can You Trust It?

Web Of Trust: How Trustful Is It?

This site and software is similar in its workings as SiteAdvisor and SiteHound. With some major exceptions tho. Many of which are alarming IMHO.

Check it out and vote on the poll too.

Latest Forum Links June 23

• Underground Multitasking in Action
• New internet domain names in 2009: ICANN

George Carlin Passes, New Clif Notes, MS Security Intel Report, Security Software Testings Procedures

• RIP: George Carlin
• [clif_notes] Clif Notes Newsletter
• MS Security Intelligence Report (July through Decembember)
• Quantity Vs. Quality In Security Software Testing

VundoFix Now Available

!VundoFix bug Fixed, Tool Now Available

WinPatrol USB Wristband

WinPatrol USB Wristband

After the creation of a stand alone version of WinPatrol it became obvious that users wanted to have their own flash memory based tool kit. I also thought it would be cool to have a WinPatrol brand flash memory stick so I created the WinPatrol USB Wristband.I couldn’t get one for myself without ordering a large batch so I’m making the wristbands available in the BillP Studios online store. Wristbands are currently available for $24.95
plus shipping until the supply runs out.

Some Weekend Reading June 21

• ‘Sensing’ more about Windows 7 [June 21]
• F1 Race Schedule\Results [French GP Qualifying -June 21]
• Happy Birthday TeMerc

Friday, June 20th News and Info

Latest Security & News Info

• Fake Celeb Sites Push Malware
• Phishing Campaign On Facebook
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
• Storm Worm Pushing Canadian Med Spam
• Rogue Malware Banner Update
• Microsoft Security Fix Clobbers 2 Million Password Stealers

Recent Forum Discussions

• German Mag 'Reviews' Windows 7
• Filling Out Forms: Still Dangerous

VundoFix Tool Pulled!!

!Vundofix bug - Kills WINDOWS ...[Tool Pulled]

Users are urged not to use any existing copies.

XP 'Downgrades, But For Who?...Group Monitors Child Porn, Ad Firm Tracking Users

• Group out front of online child-pornography battle
• Dell:XP 'Downgrades' Limited By MS(?)
• Groups: Ad Firm Used By ISPs Spies on Users

China Domains Surpass .net In Total

• Internet domain names for China surpasses ".net"

Topics Of Interest Today, DARPA Fun and Weather Changing?

• DARPA: Shape-shifting robot squeezes onto military radar
• Jet Stream Shifting

Zlob Variants, Trojan Toolkit, IP traficc To Double, Windows 7

Latest Security & News Info

• Instant Trojan Toolkit Found
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
  
  

  Recent Forum Discussions

  • IP Traffic To Double Every 2 Years
  • Info On Windows 7 'Sensors'
  
  

Browser Wars Godd For Security, Storm Worm Pushing Canadian Meds Spam

• Browser wars changing security game
• Storm Worm Updates [Canadian Med Spam-June 17]

US FTC Acts, 26% Increase In Site Growth & Ed Bott Vista Tips

• US FTC Halts Domain Name Registration Scam
• Global web sites grow 26 per cent
• EdBott: Top 10 Vista Tweaks, Parts 1 & 2

SmitFraud\Zlob Update, Spyware Bill Loophole?

Latest Security & News Info

• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants
• Experts: Spyware Bill Needs More Work
• !Vundofix bug - Kills WINDOWS folder on Asian systems!
  

Sorm Worm Update 6-17

Latest Security & News Info

• Storm Worm Pushing Stocks

Monday News June 16

• Anonymous Domain Sales: A Spammer's Delight
• Stan Winston, Spec FX Monster Creator Dead....

Monday News June 16

Latest Security & News Info

• Malicious Doorways Redirect To Malware
  

  Recent Forum Discussions

  • Greedy Vendors w\ 'extras' Preticked
    

Weekend Links June 16

• Sandi joins Truste
• AVG\LinkScanner Tech Buggers Web Stats
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob\Rogue Variants Here [June 15]
• New 'super-paper' is stronger than cast iron

Fathers Day, WinPatrol PLUS Special

Fathers Day, WinPatrol PLUS Special

Latest Forum Links Friday The 13th

Latest Security & News Info

• Rogue Malware Banner Update
• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob Variants



Recent Forum Discussions

• Flying Saucer..From Florida
• FTC: Hit Malware Guys Where It Hurts
• AVG False\Positive W\SpywareBlaster

20,000 Posts, We Want Broadband More Than HDTV

• Study: consumers lust after high-speed broadband, not HDTV
• 20,000 posts coming ....it's gone!! June 12, 2008

Latest Forum Links June 12

Latest Security & News Info

• May Malware Miscellany
• New System Info Collection Tool
  

New Version: SpywareBlaster!

New Version: SpywareBlaster 4.1

Zlob\DNS Changer News & Spyware Bill

Latest Security & News Info

1. Zlob\DNS Changer Steals Router Passwords
   
2. Experts: Spyware Bill Needs More Work
   

Latest News June 11

Latest Security & News Info

• ImageShack Typosquatted
• Rogue Malware Banner Update
• Storm Worm Connected To Pharmacies

Latest News June 11

Latest Security & News Info

• UK Top Cops Warn On ECrime Rise
• Rogue Malware Banner Update
• Major Security Sites Possible Phish Launch Points
• Bug Exposed In Web Security Standards


Recent Forum Discussions

• Hints Of 'Time' Before Big Bang
• New Pic Of User Workstation
• Cyber Gang Hits South African Gov't
• Internet Companies & ISP To Block Kiddie Pr0n

New Vundo Files Aplenty!

Read More Here

Now THAT'S a lot of spam!!

Firefighter Gets 37K Spam Emails....In One Day!!

SmitFraud Fix & SDFix Tools Updated Today

SmitFraudFix Updated
SDFix Updated

Users cautioned not to use these tools unsupervised

Some Weekend Reading June 8

XP SP3 Latest Info -[Router-Rebooting Issues June 7]]
Rogue Banner Ads [New 'survey' malvert June 7]
MS Security Bulletin Advance Notifications

DARPA Working On 'Fracture Putty' For Broken Bones
Adding custom buttons to the Explorer command bar
Ironman [Ironman 2 Tidbits June7]
Follow TeMerc On Twitter
Post a pic of your workstation\PC area.

Latest News June 5

Latest Security & News Info

• State Of Web: Under Siege
• Bit Defender Top 10 May
• Latest SmitFraud Variants
• Blackhat SEO Redirects To Malware & Rogues
• Paul Thurrott On XP Demise

Early News June 5

Latest Security & News Info

• Researchers Have New Weapon Against Worms


• Web Users Fear 'Media Intrusion'

Latest News June 4

Latest Security & News Info

• Phishers Target LinkedIn
• McAfee Lists Bad Domains
• Spammers Used Hosted Services


Recent Forum Discussions



• Learning To Love UAC
• Australian Porn Ring Busted
• How The Web Was Won

Latest News June 3

• Latest SmitFraud\Zlob\Rogue Variants Here [June 3]
• XP SP3 includes vulnerable Flash Player
• Internet Explorer 8 [Beta 2 Coming Aug- June 3]
• Spammers use hosted services to send unwanted mail
• Beware of Error Messages At Bank Sites
• Storm Worm Updates [DNS Servers Back Up- May 30]
• Guest access to forum search facility
• Alex, I'll Take Famous Quotes For Pwnage
• Rogue Anti-Spyware List Update [May 30]
• Third-party advertisers tracking users in Google ad network
• Ed Bott: How Microsoft Should Fix Vista UAC

Returning To Regular Blogging This Week....

Last week Jr was home with no summer activities. This week they started so I'll be back to blogging regular again. And updaing the main site.

Altho, with the complete lack of activity in the forums, I doubt anyone missed me.