by Alex Eckelberry | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Recent reports of “imported hardware entering the US with hidden malware” are grossly exaggerated.Occasionally, a virus creeps into some piece of hardware or software, but that’s because of shoddy manufacturing or just honest mistakes (it’s for this reason that every...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jul 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Browser specific scams have mostly been seen in the realm of rogue AV attacks, but here’s one (located at update-center(dot)myftp(dot)org) that checks out your browsing credentials then sends you to one of the below locations for a fake flash update:IE8:...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jul 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Looks like we have another one for the “things that probably shouldn’t be on Tumblr” pile. This is a blank profile located at simpleonlinecareerlibrarydv(dot)tumblr(dot)com:Click to EnlargeHowever, should you arrive at the following link,...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jul 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Follow-up from our blog yesterday: The Search option is now no longer available on the Microsoft Safety and Security center. The searches themselves are still there, just checking on Google. Nevertheless, I have every reason to believe that Microsoft will...
by Alex Eckelberry | Jul 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Update: Looks like we’re all clear — the searches have been cleaned-up..The Microsoft Safety and Security Center has become a hot bed of porn redirects, and sleazy porn sites invariably lead to malware. And there’s an interesting twist to how...
