Archive for October, 2007
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IE Defender – Not defending you at all!
Once again another fraudware application reaches the public. This time going by the name "IE Defender". The infection behind this is a "Browser Helper Object" which is installed in your Internet Explorer. This one hijacks your searches. The result
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DirectRevenue to “shut down”
"Shut down" in every sense that hopefully will happen. Taken from their website, you can clearly see the words. Words that hopefully mean something. I have major doubts this is the last we will see from the people behind Direct Revenue, but then I
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Did Zango buy SmartShopper for TRUSTe certification?
You know I could go into detail about this and give you guys a never-ending-rant, but I won't. Alex from SunBelt pretty much sums it up well. "Our research leads us to believe that one major reason may be as a way for Zango to get an imprimatur of c
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VirusRay – Not giving you a Ray of hope
We and several experts have discovered a new rogue in the wild. This one going by the name of VirusRay. Site: www(dot)virusray(dot)com This one appears to self install like previous rogues and looks very much like AntiVirGear, VirusProtectP
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Get involved and make a difference!
It's not often I post sites news on our home page. Mainly because we are going about our business nicely in a good manner and I never feel the need to do so. However, let's make an exception! I very much consider this support site a community base
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Why free help forums are still the best of the best!
Lately I have been monitoring the search engines very closely for several reasons. I've been monitoring them so close, I think I'm getting scared and obsessive! The mass line of rogue programs we get this day is pretty scary. You'd think rogues wo
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Web Spy Shield – A new scam/rogue!
Another one in the wild, Web Spy Shield. One starting to be picked out by guys like us. And to no surprise "Estdomains Inc" are involved! Site : www(dot)webspyshield(dot)com HijackThis Entries (maybe not relevant to the normal user, but to u
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Remember my Messenger Add-On rant?
... The one about Messenger Discovery Live and general add-ons for windows messenger? Well I'm not the only one with an opinion about this. Chris Boyd, aka PaperGhost also highlights the dangers and very bad practice of the one I highlighted! What
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Your last chance to get involved and suggest a new slogan!
All this week and last week we have asked our members to come up with a brand new slogan for Security Cadets. At present it stands at the following: "Free Security Assistance, News and Information" .... and in the forum it stands at: "Fre
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IE7 Re-Released for Windows XP
After reading Sandi's blog post yesterday -- posted while she is on Holiday -- I kept refreshing the IE Team Blog watching for the announcement of the re-release of IE7 for Windows XP. The announcement was finally made this morning {bold added in the
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FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
“Trojan Program Downloaded Spyware, Adware, Porno Pop-Ups to Consumers’ Computers. Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to set
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