Tag: spam

Windows XP Infections Coming by Email

December 28, 2007 by Jason

Spammers are always willing to do anything it’s possible to create huge lists of valid addresses in order to be able to launch new attacks. They are even selling huge lists of emails to other spammers who intend to send unsolicited messages to all the contacts. The latest trend seems to be infecting people’s computers with a and steal their addresses. WORM_ZHELATI.AIR was discovered by vendor Trend Micro, which wrote that it affected most flavors including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. Although it has a low damage potential and a low distribution potential, the can reach your by or straight from a malicious website visited by the user. Read More»

Simple Tips for a Safe Christmas

December 25, 2007 by Jason

has always been one of the top concerns for us no matter if we’re talking about viruses, , Trojan horses, credit card fraud or hack attacks. They’re all dangerous and capable of causing important damages or financial losses, so it’s extremely important to apply the most powerful measures as soon as possible. Christmas is not only that time of the year when you finally get the chance to spend some time with family and friends, but it’s also one of the busiest periods when it comes to . Although we’re all expecting Santa and his nice gifts, don’t be too surprised if you get only Viagra, watches and drugs as messages have always been so generous. Read More»

Yahoo eMail Upgrade Hits Snarl

March 05, 2007 by Jason

WHOOPS! Whilst attempting to enhance its service yesterday, ! Broke it completely. “While we were working on an improvement to our delivery systems, delivery was inadvertently suspended for some members of some groups,” admits the company.

“Unfortunately, while messages posted to affected groups during this time were saved to group archives, the messages cannot now be delivered via .” But the answer is simple, say ! Boffins. “You may want to suggest that your members resend any messages they had sent between yesterday afternoon and this morning, if they want to ensure they are read by other members.” Read More»

Rooting Out Zombies

January 29, 2007 by Jason

If you are a regular visitor to these pages you should know all about the current of zombification. For those of you that missed it, this is when a PC is and used with other PCs to spread and viruses. Some experts reckon that as much as 80 percent of could be coming from zombie PCs, working together in so-called ‘botnets’. Read More»