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There are some fake music files showing up on sharing networks. The fake file poses as a music track, short video or movie and has been widely seeded on file-sharing networks to snare victims.
FAKE FILE TITLES

girls aloud st trinnians.mp3
changing times earth wind .mp3
heartbroken fast t2 ft jodie.mp3
meet bambi in kings harem.mp3
paralyized by you.mp3
pull over levert.mp3

When [...]

The IE Blog has some information regarding things to watch out for when installing XP SP 3 over different versions of IE.
Internet Explorer 6 Users
XPSP3 will continue to ship with IE6 and contains a roll-up of the latest security updates for IE6. If you are still running Internet Explorer 6, then XPSP3 will [...]

Yesterday I had a problem where I needed to save an Excel file to wk4 format. We use Lotus Notes at work and sometimes when you need to import something is is best to save it in this format. When I tried to complete the save I received an error message that said “You are [...]

These kinds of email are a dime a dozen but I thought it might be good to have an example I can point to when trying to educate others.
This morning I got an email that is a prime example of phishing. Here is a screen shot from my Gmail:

Basically it tells me my account [...]

Spammers have launched a new malicious spam campaign that exploits social networking site MySpace. The spam is designed to infect unsuspecting email recipients’ PCs with malware that converts their computer into a botnet zombie.

Go to:
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=143501&f_src=darkreading_section_297

The Trojan, dubbed Trojan.Silentbanker by security software company Symantec, can intercept online banking transactions that normally are well guarded by two-factor authentication procedures. During a banking transaction, Silentbanker will change the user’s bank account details over to the attacker’s account, all the while mimicking what the user would expect to see from a typical banking [...]

Keeping your information private in the Internet is getting harder and harder. Last weeks episode of the Security Now! podcast outlined how even Paypal is getting a little shady and redirecting links through doubleclick.net. It’s really crazy. Just about all their links contain redirection.
The whole topic is a little complex but to show you what [...]

Today (last Friday in July) is Sys Admin Appreciation day. Thanks to all the sys admins out there for keeping the servers and networks of the world humming along safe and securely.
8th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day
 
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CNet: Malicious software targeting OpenOffice.org documents is spreading through multiple operating systems, according to Symantec.
Ok so OpenOffice isn’t nearly as widespread as MS Office. Still, a worm that spreads with different payloads depending on the platform seems worth worrying about to me.

Technorati tags: virus, worm, badbunny, openoffice

Verisign has released a plugin for Firefox that turns the Web browser’s address bar green when users visit a trusted Internet site. The Firefox add-on is for early-adopters who understand its current limitations. The Firefox plugin only works with certificates Verisign issues.
 
Technorati tags: firefox, verisign, security