Archive for April, 2007
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Enigma & 411-spyware.com Update
If you are a regular reader of this blog you may remember my take on forum spammers relating to Enigma. Well they have now released their own say on it: Enigma's Press Release Update - 28th of April 2007; - Discussions have taken place at Spywa
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We’ve come a long way! A time to reflect
As part of our year anniversary I thought it would be nice to reflect on the looks we have had for this blog, diving into our short history. I am probably my own worst critic at times and I am a known fiddler. If I see something that I think can be
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Julie Amero sentencing rescheduled to the 18th of May
I don't know whether to eat my hat or be happy with this as it's going on for what seems forever. The Julie Amero case has been rescheduled to May 18th, next month. But enough of me read about it here. And discuss it here in more detail.
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Contest Reminder – To all contest winners & our readers!
This week marks the last week of contests here at security cadets and the last chance to win fantastic prizes. We've already had a great response to the contests which have been won by new and current forum members. And remember to check if you ha
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New rogue about – Malware Stopper & Malware Panacea
Originally reported at Sunbelt we can confirm a new Spysheriff, PestTrap, (Click to enlarge) So add malware-stopper.com & malwarepanacea.com to any blacklist you use. The whois for these just shows the following: whois: malware st
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WinPatrol 2007, Build 3
Bill Pytolvany announced WinPatrol 2007, Build 3 today with the following feature additions and bug fixes: Added new "Open As..." option to Delay Startup program options Fixed bug moving Startup Folder programs to Delayed Start. Programs will
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CyberDefender: Early Deceit
One of our Visiting Experts first found out about CyberDefender due to a contest at CastleCops celebrating their 5th anniversary. One of the first things that made our VE suspicious about it however, is that the "free" version contains adverts. No
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Google to buy DoubleClick
....Gahhhhh! It seems Google are to buy doubleclick for a reported $3.1 billion according to Cnet News.com. "It has been our vision to make Internet advertising better--less intrusive, more effective and more useful," Sergey Brin, Google co-found
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411-spyware.com – The new forum spammers?
It appears to be and to be very annoying that 411-spyware.com or gangs are spamming forums! It hasn't just affected us but other known forums on the net. The spammers tend to push a program that is claiming to remove the latest rogues like SpyLock
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RNM page created
Back towards the end of last year I created a post where you could report new malware. However now I've created a single page for it. So if you used our post on the net. Update the bookmark to our new malware reporting page : http://www.securit
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Ultimate Fixer, a Rogue to fix all your system woes. Not!
Ultimate Fixer, brought to you by the makers of Ultimate Cleaner and Ultimate Defender; Nous-Tech Solutions Limited. This newest Rogue Application finds it's way onto your system via a "Fake" Codec, in this case Video Access, and most probably isn
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1st Anniversary – Security Cadets is 1 year old!
...The time has finally come. We are officially one year old! Because of that we will have all kinds of fun-ness happening in our forums for you to get involved with! We will have games, things to win and just general fun. I'd first like to tha
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Adware Company Continually Revises Wikipedia Entry
Adware company Zango have been caught constantly revising their wikipedia page, editing out anything that might interfere with their "positive spin". References to the FTC ruling against them, research pointing out non consenting installs...and a lam
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Chinese Adware Bundle with a Government Related Surprise
A Trojan has been found that installs a huge amount of Adware,and places a button in Internet Explorer that opens up a website related to a non-profit group that takes orders by the Chinese Government's "Ministry of Information Industry", along with
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ANI file exploit to be fixed!
I failed to blog about this exploit in recent days due to the heavy load I am under here and preparations for next week. Microsoft seem to be releasing an early patch soon for the ANI file exploit. CNET News report about it here. Has this affected
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Botnet Live Presentation from this years RSA 2007
This is a must listen and watch. I never managed to make the trip across the pond to this years RSA due to lack of funds. But this hour presentation by Chris Boyd and Wayne Porter (both from FaceTime) certainly opened my eyes and possible future area
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