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Now you see me, now you dont; Virtual credit cards. |
| 1/24/2010 6:51:32 AM |
Before buying from potentially unscrupulous merchants, call up your credit card company and ask for a virtual credit card number. The disposable numbers expire after a single use, preventing merchants from signing you up for added or recurring charges. Virtual numbers are... Read More |
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This is one crazy virus story... true! |
| 12/7/2009 7:17:46 AM |
Ok I was sitting at my friends computer working on it because I thought that the printer had gone out. So I unplugged the printer, plugged it back in, nothing. I checked the driver, nothing. Reinstalled the driver, and it started to work again! Easy job done in 20 min.. so I thought..
We went and started playing halo 3 and got lost in that for about an hour. We left the... Read More |
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Why is my computer running funny? |
| 11/20/2009 6:29:51 AM |
Computer Virus Symptoms and Solutions
If your computer is infected with a malicious computer virus, it may begin to show a series of Computer Virus symptoms that indicate that a virus is present. Computer viruses can be very harmful and damaging to your computer system, root files, and various program files. A computer virus can also increase the risk of hacker threats and... Read More |
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How did this end up on my computer! |
| 11/9/2009 5:55:41 AM |
Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen. Pedophiles can exploit virus-infected... Read More |
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Windows Vista catches its first cold ! |
| 10/10/2009 5:45:49 AM |
Windows Vista Virus Date: August 05, 2005
Source: PC WORLD
By: Robert McMillan
An Austrian hacker has earned the dubious distinction of writing what are thought to be the first known viruses for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. Written in July, the viruses take advantage of a new command shell, code-named Monad, that is included in the Windows Vista beta code.
The... Read More |
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You can run but you cant hide from conficker! |
| 9/22/2009 4:47:38 AM |
Posted on September 8, 2009
Filed Under Malware, Online Security News, Trojans, Worms | Leave a Comment 
Hello Friends, Have you had of the latest Conficker’s massive infestation? The damaging and popular downadup worm – Conficker – has been reported to have done its malicious attacks in hospital operations. It’s finally made its way into Hospital... Read More |
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Have you learned your ABC's yet? |
| 9/14/2009 11:21:19 AM |
ABC (computer virus)ABC| Common name | ABC |
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| Technical name | ABC |
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| Aliases | ABC-2378, ABC.2378, ABC.2905, with variants ABC-2918, ABC-2918B |
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| Family | N/A |
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| Classification | Virus |
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| Type | DOS |
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| Subtype | COM and EXE corrupter, other nuisance behaviors |
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| Isolation | 1992 |
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| Point of isolation | Unknown |
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| Point of Origin | USSR |
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| Author(s) | Unknown |
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ABC, discovered in October 1992, is a memory-resident, file-infecting computer virus which... Read More |
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Apple provides virus protection in Snow Leopard upgrade |
| 8/31/2009 4:51:46 PM |
Apple provides virus protection in Snow Leopard upgrade Faith is not enough Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 10:47 AFTER YEARS of harassing Microsoft in advertising campaigns claiming that OS X was invulnerable to computer viruses, Apple has finally admitted that Snow Leper can be humbled by malware. For years Mac fanboys have been telling the world plus dog how the... Read More |
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Worst case virus scenarios |
| 8/7/2009 4:15:29 AM |
Worst Case Virus Scenarios07.15.02 
by John C. Dvorak The computer experts who frequent this site all think they are immune from virus attacks. I always carefully look at the extensions of their messages. I can spot the earmarks of a virus in the mail. I know what to avoid. I also have a couple of scenarios that could spell doom for people who think they are immune. Outbox... Read More |
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How spyware works |
| 7/27/2009 6:24:26 AM |
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Gumblar- Latest e-Threat of the month |
| 7/23/2009 5:48:37 AM |
Posted on July 9, 2009
Filed Under Malware, Online Security News, PC Security, Trojans, Worms | 1 Comment 
Hello Friend, There’s a new malware on the web that is wrecking havoc in every way possible. This drive-by-download exploit is called, Gumblar. The latest manner of attack known from Gumblar is when doing searches on Google, it redirects... Read More |
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What’s a Trojan Horse virus? |
| 7/20/2009 5:01:23 AM |
What’s a Trojan Horse virus?Wednesday May 31, 2006 Trojan Horse virus
What’s a Trojan Horse virus?
A Trojan Horse is an email virus usually released by an email attachment. If opened, it will scour your hard drive for any personal and financial information such as your social security, account, and PIN numbers. Once it has collected your info, it is sent to a thief’s... Read More |
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Computer Virus Loaded State Worker's Laptop With Porn |
| 7/10/2009 6:09:52 AM |
Computer Virus Loaded State Worker's Laptop With Porn by Humphrey Cheung
Boston (MA) - A former Massachusetts state worker has been vindicated of child pornography charges after investigators said a computer virus was responsible for automatically downloading dozens of illegal pictures. Michael Fiola, formerly of the Department of Industrial Accidents, was fired in 2007... Read More |
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Security blame games |
| 6/29/2009 9:16:10 PM |
September 05, 2003 Security blame gamesWorm epidemics inspire more scorn for MicrosoftBy Jon Udell | InfoWorld With the Sobig.F worm on the wane and its successor presumed to be waiting in the wings, fingers are pointing angrily at Redmond. "People sometimes ask me why I loathe and detest Microsoft with such a visceral passion," wrote packet-radio pioneer and security... Read More |
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