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ZIMUSE VIRUS – HOW TO REMOVE IT.

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:41:05 +0000

Recently discovered malware masquerading as an IQ test combines virus, rootkit and worm — malicious code for one fatal formula BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions, posted a removal tool for a new e-threat that combines the destructive behavior of a virus with the spreading mechanisms of a worm. The two known variants [...]

OPERATION AURORA- The Attack from China

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:07:32 +0000

McAfee Labs has disclosed on their security blog that “it is working around the clock’ and ‘diving deep’ to unravel the latest attack which it has dubbed “Aurora” that hit multiple companies and was publicly disclosed by Google on Tuesday. The latest malware exploits a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The organisation says it has [...]

What is Cloud Computing?

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:56:43 +0000

Wikipedia puts it this way: Cloud computing is Internet- (“cloud-”) based development and use of computer technology (“computing“).In concept, it is a paradigm shift whereby details are abstracted from the users who no longer need knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure “in the cloud” that supports them. Cloud computing describes a new supplement, [...]

Facebook Financial Scam Trojan

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:08 +0000

Following the recent fake Facebook password-reset e-mail scam, another scam aimed at tricking facebook users to reveal their passwords and downloading a Trojan that steals financial data has surfaced. According to Fred Touchette, a senior security analyst at AppRiver, the scam works like this; A legitimate-looking Facebook notice asks people to provide information to help the social network [...]

Beware! Facebook Reset-Password email is an attack!

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:29 +0000

Indications have emerged that the emails purpotedly sent by Facebook to members to reset their passwords following identified threats on their accounts is in fact an attack. According to Anti-Virus industry experts, the malicious executable is linked to the Bredolab botnet, which has been linked to massive spam runs and identity-theft related attacks. The email uses fake [...]

ATM FRAUD. Criminals now install skimming devices to steal your data.

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:16:12 +0000

This is a wake up call to ATM service providers in Nigeria and Africa in general. Cybercriminals and Offline gangs are now using skimming devices to steal ATM card details of individuals and using it to milk such victims dry without such individuals knowing. See the video man gets busted by police installing ’skimming’ device to ATM Many [...]

Chat-in-the-middle fraud!. The latest scamming scheme

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:52:41 +0000

A web security expert, Dancho Danchev writes in his popular blog on Zdnet that “a new ‘Chat-in-the-Middle’ fraud tactic was recently discovered by the RSA FraudAction Research Lab, according to which the phishing site intercepted is using the hosting services of a well known managed cybercrime network, with the campaign itself in an apparent test [...]

Google + reCAPTCHA ! A Great Combination.

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:23:19 +0000

Indications emerged yesterday that Google is set to acquire the anti-bot codes serving company based at Carnegie Mellon University. This is the company that produces the common scrawlly codes that people see on login screens from digitized books. (see image below) This deal according to experts is a very smart purchase by Google and ‘gives the [...]

Ransomware! What is it?, How can you avoid it?

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:46:32 +0000

What is ransomware? Ransomware is simply a malicious code or program authored by individuals (hackers, crackers or other evil minded persons) aimed specifically to hold a person or infected system to ransom. How does it work? Ransomware can be authored and cloaked to look like a genuine piece of software or application, in fact most often come in [...]

What is sql injection?

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:56:49 +0000

What is sql injection? SQL Injection is a hacking technique which attempts to pass SQL commands through a web application for execution against a backend database. This defninition may ‘stumpf’ my non-technical readers. What it simply means is that a hacker tries to insert a code (SQL = structured query language, a language used in database development) [...]