Beware the “clampi” virus: Some malware, such as “scareware” steals money in small amounts from a lot of people, but the most pernicious malware is capable of stealing a lot of money from one victim – as in emptying a bank account. The clampi virus is an example. It is very stealthy and seems to…
DetailsTim Frayne is a Nerd and proud of it! He joined Nerds On Site in October 2008 and recently took part in a 12 week Dale Carnegie Course® focused on enhancing communication, speaking and relationship building skills. This Dale Carnegie Course® is available to all Nerds On Site Nerds – it’s highly recommended and the…
DetailsI have been a bit swamped since Nerdfest, so the Security Corner has slipped a bit. My apologies. If you have not yet downloaded the updates to OS-X, Firefox, and Microsoft Office for Mac, you should do so. All of them patch serious security vulnerabilities. The Defcon and Blackhat conferences always bring out a few…
DetailsWe are happy to announce our partnership with Dasient. Today at HostingCon 2009, Dasient launched Mod Anti-Malware Lite, an open source version of its Web Anti-Malware (WAM) remediation technology. Mod Anti-Malware Lite is an Apache server module that will help site owners, web hosts, and developers protect themselves against the effects of web-based attacks that…
Detailshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQFrustration with technology has been with us for some time. Hopefully it can be overcome – just as it has for other ‘new age’ technology through the annals of history.
Remember the good old days when phishing schemes were easy to spot, at least to the trained eye? Errors in spelling or grammar, poor graphics, and general misuse of language were instant tip-offs. Those days are gone – modern phishing attacks are very sophisticated and very difficult to spot. Phishing pages are virtually indistinguishable from…
DetailsForgive me if I editorialize and slip from factual reporting into expressing my opinion. April 1 has come to most of the world and the sky has not fallen yet. In fact, most of the incidents reported so far are more related to Conficker hysteria than to the effects of the worm (or are April…
DetailsIf you’re confused about all the Conficker chatter everywhere, as an SME (Small & Medium Enterprise) owner or home user there are some simple steps you can take to be safe. Rest assured, if these instructions sound too complicated, we’re happy to help with these issues either on-site or remotely through the magic of the…
DetailsCareful what you search for and click on — at least if you’re using Google you benefit from its association with Badware.org. Of course as I searched for “Conficker nmap” this just now, the first hit is: googlesearch-confickernmap As I click on it, here’s the warning: googlesearch-confickernmap-badware If you click on “Why was this site…
DetailsThe Conficker virus is set to activate on April 1st 2009, this could be very bad but it is unknown to what extent it will damage PC’s, to learn more inluding how to remove the infection see here: Conficker information and removal links
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