New Spam-Just Open It to Get infected

Drive-By Spam Infects Those Who Open Email -- No Attachment

McAfee Bug Helps Spammers

McAfee software lets scammers hijack PCs to send spam

Ton of News Links

Long time no blog. Sorry folks, will try to get more posted more frequently
Rogues:BlockDefense & AVCare[Aug. 29]
Zango using fake codec to install
Jessica Biel most 'dangerous' celeb in cyberspace
Botnet traffic bounds back 90% within 48 hrs of ISP shutdown
The Internet After Dark (Part 1)
57,000 Web sites Compromised in Mass Attack,
Eastern European Cyber Criminals Target U.S. Businesses
A study of the Ilomo / Clampi botnet
Laptop Delivery Note Contains Malware
Induc Virus Turns Delphi Compiler into Attack Tool
July 2009 Malicious Links: 14 Hotspots
Symantec identifies 'Dirtiest Web Sites of Summer'
DNS 'Blacklist' Unveiled
comScore: Google users search more, very loyal
Most malware dies within 24 hours
"Domain tasters" bitter as new fees put an end to their game
Yet more blackhat SEO from the Internet Service Team and ...
Freeze.com/screensaver.com/shameful-pictures.com
Spam Fools 55K Idiots Per Month
Gumblar Botnet Reawakens and Starts Pumping Out Spam
File Under: No....REALLY? And this is new news why?

Lates News & Info Aug 1st

Twishing in China (aka the Twitter phishing campaign)
Following the Money: Rogue Anti-virus Software
SupportOnClick: Phoned by Malwarebytes? BigPond? Anyone else
McAfee Q2 Report: All Bout Botnets & Spam
Ads Follow Web Users, and Get Much More Personal
Trojans Total Half of BitDefender’s Top 10 E-Threats for Jul
Spam Volumes Shoot Up 141%
Massive, Sophisticated Trojan Targeting Top Businesses
Microsoft to open stores in Arizona, California, two retail
REALLY? Fake A-V On Rise- DUH
New attack resurrects previously patched security bugs
YaHoo!, LiveJournal & Google Groups Abused by Spammers
A Diverse Portfolio of Fake Security Software - Part 23

Lates News & Info

Rogues: Home Antivirus 2010[July 19]
Microsoft sues alleged IM spammers, phishers
Lessons from Twitter's security breach
Experts:Flood of 'Canadian Pharmacy' spam to Russian botnets
From Ukraine w\ Bogus Twitter, LinkedIn and Scribd Accounts
Michael Jackson Phishing Scam, featuring Comodo
Rustock Botnet Behind Rise in Spam
Spammers Abusing URL Shortening Services
Dissecting Koobface Worm's Twitter Campaign
Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits
Microsoft Security Advisory (973472)
New Version Release: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Lates News & Info July 1

Rogues: AVProtection2009 [June30]
Get all your e-mail in one place!
Seven Deadly Sins of Social Networking Security
June 2009 web security, spam, viruses & phishing highlights
Botnets Account For 83% of Spam

Latest News & Info June 27

Rogues: Secret Service[June 26]
Courts to Zango: Kaspersky In The Right
Malware in the Mail (Email that is!)
Fake Twitter, LinkedIn, and ScribD pages lead to Fake AV
Spam Crisis in China
Relaunched Google Search Service Fingers Malware-Spreading A

Latest News & Info From Forums April 27

'Swin Flu' Related Spam & SEOs Already Being Campaigned
Lab Breakthrough Brings Instant-On Computers Closer
Rogues:Advanced Spyware Detector & ErrorEasy [Apr 24]
Conficker begins to attack PCs: Then Self Destructs?
Email Alert: IRC Trojan disguised as Yahoo Messenger Beta 9.
Secret No More: Revealing Windows XP Mode for Windows 7
Official Windows 7 Release Candidate Information
Worm Solves Gmail's CAPTCHA, Creates Fake E-Mail Accounts

Latest News & Info From Forums April 9

A Diverse Portfolio of Fake Security Software - Part 18
F-Secure Q1 2009 Security Threat Summary
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 6
Confounded by Conficker: not so Dozy
Fake Microsoft Email Alert Delivers Malware
Latest rogue:Antivirus XP Pro 2009 & Virus Sweeper[Apr9]
RBN Updates: [Site Block Lists-Apr 9]
Blackhat SEO and Rogue AntiVirus
MS Security Bulletin Advance Notifications [Apr 9]

ThisWweeks Latest News Feb 19

Latest Security & News Info

• New Sality With a Twist
• LinkedIn Targeted By Pharma Spammers
• Srizbi Spam/Hosting Services
• Innovative Marketing FTC Developments
• Bad Actors-Starline Web Services
• AOL Users Exploited By Phishers
• Search giants join to tidy up Web addresses
• Windows 7 RC This Month
• Net traffic report: P2P, porn down; games and Flash up

Latest News & Info From Forums - Jan 25

Latest Security & News Info

• Fake Classmates.com Email w\Malware
• Windows 7 KB Shortcuts
• Interview w\Malware Fighter Paul Ferguson
• 1 Billion People Use The Net
• IE 8 RC Release Next week

Latest News & Info From Forums - Jan 14

Latest Security & News Info

• Is Waledac The New Storm?
• Scammers Target FIFA World Cup
• Fake eTicket Emails Targeting Northwest Airlines
• Browser Bug Allows Phishing Without Email
• Directi At Heart Of Malware-Again!
• Patch Yer Windoz-Worm Spreading
• Ben Edelman: Deceptive Ads On YaHoo!
• Vista Users: Beware Ideacom Driver Update

Latest News & Info From Forums - Jan 7

Latest Security & News Info

• War Against CAPTCHA Needs New Approaches
• mlb.com Pushing Malware
  

Recent Forum Discussions

• Playing Tetris Is Good For You
• Windows Live Hotmail To Get POP Access?
• MS To Offer Free Windows 7 Upgrades?

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

Vista Install Update

Ok, so far so good. Vista is running fine and I'm working on personalizations and tweaks.

If there's one thing that bugs me is that I cannot seem to figure out how to keep the cool Vista start button\black menu and change the Windows color. The oh-so-pretty blue just don't cut it. If you know where I can either find that tweak or download some freebie, drop me a comment or reply in the forums.

My news reader, Great News works great from the XP partition.

I've gotten my MailWasherPro all set up but I still need to work out what I'm doing wrong with Outlook. Steven provided me some steps to open it from the Vista drive but I can't seem to get it just right yet.

I also need to see if that can be done with Expression Blend.

I've installed Online Armour Firewall, so we'll see how that works. For av I'll likely go with one of the freebies, not sure which one yet tho.

So today will be spent working out those things and other settings. Thanksfully Jr has a playdate with a pal after school, so I'll have a good amount of time to do all this.

Latest News & Info From The Forums-Dec 8

Latest Security & News Info

• More Fake Microsoft Spam
• Google Testing ActiveX Alternative

Latest News & Info From The Forums-Dec 8

Latest Security & News Info

• More Fake Bank Demo Spam
• SpamBot From McColo Shutdown Reborn
• Spammers Sidestep SMTP
• Russian Mafia Biggest Cyber Syndicate
• Most Common Attack Vectors
• New Forum Anti-Spam Code Topics

Latest News & Info From The Forums-Nov 25

Latest Security & News Info

• Y2K & The Digital Apocolypes
• Localizing Cyber Crime-Part Two
• US Gov't To Encrypt Root DNS Hosts
• Rustock & Its Spam Is Back
• Pharma Extorsionists Really Did It!
• Top TLDs Abused By Phishers
• MS Helps Battle Bogus Emails

Latest News & Info From The Forums-Nov 13

Latest Security & News Info

• Orkut Malicious Spam
• Spyware Doctor f\ps In Latest Update
• Huge International Drug Peddlers Raid

Latest News & Info From The Forums-Oct 7

Latest Security & News Info

• Two Europeans Busted For DDOS Attacks
• New Spam Campaign Uses Read Receipts
• Diverse Portfolio Of Rogues Pt 8
• iPhone Security Problems