Latest News & Info From Forums Dec 31

Latest Security & News Info

• Friendster Phish Making Rounds
• AVG Anti-Spyware Discontinued
• Google Calendar Phish Scam
• Web Browser Flaw Exposes Secure Sites
• Fake X-Mas eCards.....Again
• MS Cleans Rogues Off 400K PCs
• Innovative Marketing Found In Contempt
• 1 Million Ways To Infect Your PC
• US Still Leader Of Malware Sources
• Bug Found In Online Scanner
• Net Takes Over Newspaper As Source
• Castle Cops Shuts Down

AVG Offers Goodie For Update Screw Up

AVG Offers Free License Or Upgrade For Update Snafu

Rogue Spam Service Examined, Stobadware Infection Stats, BitDefender Report, AVG Update, IE 8 Beta, Chinese Censorship

Latest Security & News Info

• Whitelisting Gaining Popularity: Pros & Cons
• Stopbadware Updates Infection Stats
• Dissecting Spam Service
• BitDefender E-Threat Landscape Report
• AVG Users-UPDATE!




Recent Forum Discussions

• IE 8 Beta Testers Wanted
• Cancer Detection w\Simple Blood Test?
• Some Freeware Updates
• China Censoring Net Access For Olympics

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

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

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

AVG 8 Free Review & Toolbar Removal Tips

Excellent review of AVG 8 and more importantly, IMHO, instructions to remove the forced install LinkScanner toolbar and other annoyances. I'm not even linking to the forum for this, just directly to the blog I found it on.
AVG 8 Free Edition Review & Toolbar Removal Tips

AVG Adds Default Toolbar On New Suite!!!

AVG Updates Suite, But Blows It By Default Install Of Toolbar??!!

Feb 27 - Forum Links

• Latest Security & News Info Feb 27
  Massive Embedded Malware Attack
  Update: Rogue Banner Ads

• Recent Forum Discussions Feb 27
  Utah To Ask ISPs To Be 'Rated'
  AVG Upgrading Popular Suite

Friday Forum Roundup

Was a busy day and I didn't have time to post these as they were added to the forum so here's the round up.

A security and privacy researcher informs as to the effectiveness of crowd rating phish sites. His discovery may well shock you at how easy the system can be 'gamed'.

PG is out once again, donning his 'Godamm Batman' attire to show a script kiddie how easily they get 0wnd. Always a good read.

Anti-virus vendor AVG has subpoenaed major software and Internet companies to gain counterfeiters info and none of these companies have complied.

And some guys got busted over on MySpace for mass spamming so you know it won't be a very good X-Mas for those guys...I know a tear welled up in my eye too....NOT!!

Then the good folks at eWeek share with us a researchers reverse engineering of malware that showed how very complex and professional it is in it's distribution.

Finally we have some launch dates for F-1 cars in '08 and the hpHosts competition comes to an end.

New Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

The good folks at AVG Grisoft have just updated the free version of their popular free anti-virus program. Details & download link