Scareware on the rise

From Roger’s Security Blog, the following is worth bearing in mind, particularly with the scammers preparing to steal money from well-meaning people who are fooled into thinking they’re making donations to a good cause (e.g., to help those affected by Hurricane Gustav): We have regular ConfCalls with our security support to exchange trends and issues [...]

Malicious Software Removal Tool – Key Findings for July to Dec 2007

You can download the full report, Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (July through December 2007) – Key Findings Summary, but here are some figures for Australia for July to December 2007. webDotWiz’s attention was drawn to this report from a blog entry by Sandi, Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (July through December 2007) – Key Findings Summary [...]

Update the Adobe Flash player (to version 9.0.124.0)

As of writing, you are strongly urged to update the Flash player to the latest version (9.0.124.0) to better protect yourself from malvertisements. Courtesy of Sandi: Please update Flash A security update has been released – details here:http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html You can install the update via this URL:http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash Make sure the version installed on your computer after [...]

Do not click on this advertisement!

Courtesy of Sandi’s blog (Spyware Sucks at http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/) Here is a screenshot: If you click on the advertisement you may end up at a web site hosting Exploit.HTML.IframeBof and Trojan-Downloader.JS.Multi.av. We can safely view the target web page by using a web sniffer.  When we do that we discover that a couple of lines of [...]

Oxfam impersonated by Errorsafe pimps – Spyware Sucks

Sandi (at http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/) has been tracking down and exposing malicious Flash ads for months now and this Oxfam impersonation is one of the worst cases she’s come across so this post is in support of her efforts. The link to her latest post is below. Other posts from her blog include the following: Adobe Flash [...]

Installing Windows Live OneCare – webDotWiz’s experience

So you’ve got a rough idea of what to expect when you install Windows Live OneCare, here are some of the steps the install wizard will go through. Reminder: if you tried out OneCare for the free 90-day period, you’ll probably get an email with an invite to install the new, full version at the [...]

Windows Live OneCare now available for Australia (at a discount) – get it

The release of Windows Live OneCare has been publicly advertised as January 30 but it’s available now – get it – at a discounted price until February 12. Those who tried out the earlier version using the 90-day trial period (it wasn’t possible to buy it in Australia so those of us who tried it [...]

Windows Live OneCare now available

Windows Live OneCare is now available as a retail product. You can start off, however, with a free 90 day trial and later pay for the service. Note payment for Live OneCare is for up to three computers under the same account (i.e., Windows Live ID). webDotWiz has decided to try out the service via [...]

Live Safety Centre goes global

The Windows Live Safety Center at http://safety.live.com is a free online antivirus and anti-spyware scanning service to rid your computer of nasties. The team has just announced that it’s now available in 43 languages with more to come. By the way, if you’re using Live Messenger, check the Activities menu tab because you may find [...]

Talking about OneCare now certified by ICSA and WCL

WindowsLive OneCare is a full service to protect your computer and when the full service begins, it will become very attractive, both in features and price, for individuals and organisations. Reports indicate OneCare offers excellent protection against viruses and malware and keeps your computer tuned for best performance.   Quote OneCare now certified by ICSA [...]