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Thursday, March 24, 2005
Mozilla Firefox 1.02 Released
Time to update the 'ole browser. Click on the update button and follow the instructions.>
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smc.ac = SPAM
Should you receive any email from the domain invitation.sms.ac> do not reply. Trash it. Delete it. It may also come with an attached Word document that should also be deleted.>
>These scam artists will cost you money if you are silly enough to give them your telephone number.
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>Worse, they will spam your friends who you invite to join you in Spamville.
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>Thanks to The Pooch for letting us know about this crap.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 2:23.09 AM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:30.39 PM EDT
| Categories: Security Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:30.39 PM EDT
| Categories: Security Alerts
Monday, March 14, 2005
Firefox "Save Link As..." Status Bar Spoofing Weakness
An exploit has been found in Firefox, which can be exploited by evildoers to trick users into saving malicious files by obfuscating the actual URL.
As always, be aware of dodgy sites and keep a grip on what files you download.
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Mickey Mouse picture download |
As always, be aware of dodgy sites and keep a grip on what files you download.
Java Applet trojan
This new Java
trojan will download and infect Internet Explorer with spyware
and/or adware even is you are running another browser that supports Java.
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>So, if you have Java switched on in your browser and a dodgy website asks you whether you want to run Java applet, just answer no.
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>To be absolutely safe turn off Java. Ooh, but you'll miss all the bounching balls and goofy sound effects. End sarcastic comment.
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>So, if you have Java switched on in your browser and a dodgy website asks you whether you want to run Java applet, just answer no.
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>To be absolutely safe turn off Java. Ooh, but you'll miss all the bounching balls and goofy sound effects. End sarcastic comment.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 11:57.43 AM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:36.32 PM EDT
| Categories: Adware/Spyware, Best Practices
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:36.32 PM EDT
| Categories: Adware/Spyware, Best Practices
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Baggage Checklist
The last item on list
. . . !
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 10:07.47 AM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:37.11 PM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:37.11 PM EDT
| Categories: Best Practices
Friday, March 04, 2005
RealNetwork Patches Security Vulnerabilities.
Another day, another buffer
overflow.
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>If you use Realplayer you likely need to apply this update.
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>Even if you use a gasp, Mac !
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>If you use Realplayer you likely need to apply this update.
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>Even if you use a gasp, Mac !
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 10:07.48 AM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:37.46 PM EDT
| Categories: Security Alerts
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:37.46 PM EDT
| Categories: Security Alerts
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Merriam-Webster Firefox Tools
Five different ways to add searching Merriam-Webster
in Firefox.
Posted by Matthew Carrick at 4:51.24 PM EST | Permanent Link
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:38.24 PM EDT
| Categories: Mozilla Firefox
Edited on: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:38.24 PM EDT
| Categories: Mozilla Firefox
