Latest News & Info Mar 25

• Latest Security & News Info
  Rogue Banner Ad Updates
  Shockwave Used In Malicious Script

• Recent Forum Discussions
  Scots Newsletter Firewall Review
  Can TRUSTe Be TRUSTed?
  Vista SP1 - MS Offering Free Support

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!

Forum News Round Up

Experts Map Out Future Of Malware
WinFixer Kicked To Curb
Updates To Rogue Banner Ads
US AG To Get Bills Heard
When Keywords Go Wrong
Flashing Home Routers
Trend Micro: Remove All Other Security Software
COMODO Firewall Offers No Outbound Protection
YIM Now Includes Symantec Scanning

Zone Alarm & Ask.com Toolbar, Money For Them, Annoyance For You

Well Zone Alarm has decided to try and make a few buck off unknowing users.

Following Webroot's lead, they've added a 'spyblocker'\toolbar. Of course the install option is already ticked for your convenience, isn't that nice of them? Ummm...no thanks ZA.

And by pre-ticking that lil box, it almost guarantees many installs, thereby leading to mucho money for ZA and of course Ask.com a well. Vent your
anger here....

Two Good Reads: Google Security Efforts & Firewall Testing

Google has recently rolled out a security blog and released a technical paper and now the just bought out an anti-malware company as well. And one of their employees wrote a cool app for webmasters to check and see if their sites have
malicious code. Read & Discuss Here

And I stumbled upon a neat write up showing a bunch of firewall testing tools to see how secure you really are. Read & Discuss Here

Digg links for both on respective page.