Mary's Antivirus Software Blog May 2008 Archive

Lottery scams don't just happen online - they can arrive via postal mail as well. One savvy reader (who refused to be scammed) shares her experience in the hopes that ... Read More

When you think of cyber-attackers, most of us think of shadowy individuals or groups intent on some form of personal profit. But there's a B2B aspect to cyber attacks, and ... Read More

Recently there's been an uptick in phishing email targeting Google Adwords users. Here's one example of a typical Google phishing email: Dear Google AdWords customer! In order to confirm your contact details, ... Read More

| Definition | Travesty: When the US Patent Office frivolously awards a patent for something so obviously infringing on other vendors' prior art. Example: Microsoft's recently awarded Patent No. 7,376,970. ... Read More

Your antivirus needs your help. Today's threats are more stealthy, more abundant, and more likely to go undetected by traditional signature-based scanners. This doesn't mean you should abandon your signature-based ... Read More

The Department of Justice has indicted 49 y.o. Lori Drew and unnamed co-conspirators on charges of "one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to ... Read More

As malware has become far more serious - and far more pervasive - technologies formerly reserved for government and corporate enterprises have begun moving into mainstream, home-user-friendly products. Chief among ... Read More

When it comes to package delivery, there's no name that elicits more trust than the FedEx brand. And that's undoubtedly why scammers are sending a blend of Nigerian 419 and ... Read More

Every 3.5 seconds in the United States, someone's identity is stolen. Unfortunately, many view identity theft as an 'online' only problem. It's true that phishing scams, Trojans, and other forms ... Read More

System Safety Monitor from System Safety adds a much needed extra layer of defense against today's malware attacks. The behavior and rules based controls provide critical insight into the otherwise ... Read More

At first glance, the virus name designated by an antivirus scanner may seem a bit cryptic. But there's a method to the madness which, if properly understood, sheds valuable insight ... Read More

Researchers at TippingPoint have successfully diverted a large number of bot-infected systems to their own command and control servers. But now what do they do with them? If they shutdown ... Read More