Latest News & Info From Forums - Feb 27

Latest Security & News Info

• Spoofed Delta Airlines emails contain trojan
• Bad Actors - Starline Web Services [Pt 1 thru 4- Feb
• Rogue Facebook Application Uses Fake Terms of Service Alert
• Beijing's Top Internet Spy Arrested
• Password Stealer hides as Bank of America video malware
• What's In Your Wallet....Errrrr.... I Mean RSS Reader?

Latest News & Info From Forums - Jan 4

Latest Security & News Info

• "Your email has been updated' PayPal Phish
• hpHosts Need Volunteers!
• Phishing Scam On Twitter
• Share Your RSS Feeds

Latest News & Info

Sorry kids, but I've been busy with the new software upgrade, tweaking things here and there along with MysteryFCM, who has been an invaluable help. If not for him I'd be struggling over at phpBB forum support.

Here are the latest links from the forum, no commentary today tho.

• Latest Security & News Info Jan 25-29
  Fake IRS Scams
  Hackers Rig Google Searches
  Malware & Manufacturing
  New Rogue Anti-Spyware App
  Update: Rogue Banner Ads [Jan28]
  Official Top 10 Webhacks
  COMODO Outbound Protection Issues
  PG Finds DIY MySpace Phish
  Zango On Snopes!
  Western Union Spam Trojans
  UPDATE: Blogspot Malware
  Panda Weekly Malware Report

• Recent Forum Discussions Jan 25-29
  Google Unveils New Search Tips
  Jetpack Dreams Come True
  Renewed Concerns Over 'Digital Pearl Harbor'
  New Freeware Strips Vista To Bare OS
  Poll: What's In Your RSS Reader?
  New Admin: MysteryFCM
  Interview w\Phish Undercover Spies
  Lavasoft Considering Ask.com Toolbar
  New Forum: Birthday Celebrations
  Stamford Wallace: FEDS Looking For $$$
  MS: Vista Is More Secure, Please Buy It!

Threads From The Weekend

The site will reach well over 1 million hits this month....thanks!
Monthly Site Stats [UPDATED Jan 27 '08]

New software installed, tweaking things now, read about some of the new additions
Forum Software Upgrade This Weekend..Jan 25-27

A poll to see what sort of links you have in your RSS feed reader
What's In Your Wallet....Errrrr.... I Mean RSS Reader?

BillP fights piracy to keep his PLUS users always connected.
WinPatrol: Online Activation is the Future

And it looks like another security vendor may bundle something no one ever wants with their free software.
Lavasoft confirms negotiations to bundle Ask Toolbar

Links In The forum Dec 11

It would appear something that's been being talked about has finally come about, malware using RSS feeds to push files to users. Took them long enough, we've been hearing about the possibility for a couple of years, I've got two links related in this latest thread

A phishing campaign that's been going on for a month at least gets some updated info, and of course the home sites are in China, the new play ground for scumbags, go figure

The rogues list from Malwarebytes gets some new additions this last week or so

For a little chuck at the expense of MS, some people have come up with what may or may not be Windows error messages