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Insecure Internet Activity Threat of Virus Attack popup Removal Guide

2008-05-26 22:47:27 by WildStallion in Spyware Techie
 
...Attack popup is DESCRIPTION The Insecure Internet Activity Threat of Virus Attack popup is a fake security message from the rogue anti-spyware program WinSpywareProtect or the Zlob Trojan infection. Usually this type of Trojan infection roots from a fake video codec download that has the ability to install rogue anti-spyware programs onto...
 
Tags: virus attack, virus attack popup, insecure internet, insecure, non-techie computer users, techie computer users, select, click select, insecure internet activity
 
 
 
 
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Permanent Denial-of-Service Attack Sabotages Hardware

2008-05-20 17:36:24 by manunkind in PC Sympathy
 
...attack. A researcher this week will demonstrate a PDOS attack that can take place remotely A PDOS attack damages a system so badly that it requires replacement or reinstallation of hardware. Unlike the infamous distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack which is used to sabotage a service or Website or as a cover for malware delivery PDOS is...
 
Tags: pdos attacks, pdos, remote pdos attack, attack, pdos attack damages, remote, effective attack, web attack, malware delivery pdos
 
 
 
 
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Bots Use SQL Injection Tool in New Web Attack

2008-05-14 21:56:04 by manunkind in PC Sympathy
 
...attacks on thousands of Websites: Its outfitting its bots with its own tool to launch SQL injection attacks on vulnerable sites The Asprox botnet, a relatively small botnet known mainly for sending phishing emails, has been spotted in the last few days installing an SQL injection attack tool on its bots. The bots then Google for .asp pages...
 
Tags: sql injection, attack, mass sql injection, asprox, asprox botware, sql injection tools, asprox operators, bots, asprox botnet
 
 
 
 
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Relay server attack tactic dupes auto-reporting

2008-07-21 12:53:24 by manunkind in PC Sympathy
 
...attack on servers with open SSH ports that tries to stay under the radar by only attempting to guess a password three times from any compromised machine. Instead of mounting an attack form a single compromised host, hackers have worked out a means to relay a brute force attack between multiple assault machines IT consultant and developer...
 
Tags: attack, brute force, brute force attack, attack form, linux servers, servers, developer nazar aziz, linux boxes, linux
 
 
 
 
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Hackers Cancel Attack on CNN

2008-04-19 20:31:57 by manunkind in PC Sympathy
 
...attack against CNNs Web site fizzled out Saturday as the group backing the event called it off Our original plan for 19 April has been canceled because too many people are aware of it and the situation is chaotic, wrote a group called Revenge of the Flame, according to a translation posted on the Dark Visitor Blog. At an unspecified date in...
 
Tags: attack, cnn, site ahead, site, cnns web site, friday cnn, pro-china hackers, dark visitor blog, users
 
 
 
 
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Researcher to Demonstrate Attack Code for Intel Chips

2008-07-14 22:00:52 by manunkind in PC Sympathy
 
...attacker can target flaws in Intels microprocessors to remotely attack a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP packets, regardless of what operating system the computer is running Kaspersky will demonstrate how such an attack can be made in a presentation at the upcoming Hack In The Box (HITB) Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,...
 
Tags: attack code, attack, gdi-bug attack code, remotely attack, attack vista, bugs, vista, processor bugs, windows
 
 
 
 
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Concert Attack Tracks Artist Activity and Launches Facebook App

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2008-06-02 23:04:42 by Alana Taylor in Mashable!
...Attack describes itself Its a web 2.0 site geared towards the music-loving community that provides information about concerts, picture and video reviews, and both artist and concert profile pages The last time we reviewed Concert Attack , we were intrigued by the tag clouds for popular artists that lead to their profile pages where content is...
 
Tags: concert, concert attack describes, concert profile pages, profile pages, concert attack, concert attack friends, specific concert, fans concert pictures, profile
 
 
 
 
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Why We Published That Steve Jobs Heart Attack Report

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2008-10-04 13:06:00 by Henry Blodget in Silicon Alley Insider
...attack. By the time we found it, the story had more than 100 Diggs and 50 comments and was all over Twitter. We didn't know whether the story was true, and we had no immediate way to confirm or debunk it. We viewed it as significant, however, both for those who care about Apple and Steve and as a first meaningful test of "citizen journalism...
 
Tags: ireport poster, poster, ireport, edit ireport, site ireport, deni ireport, ireport story, apple story yesterday, apple
 
 
 
 
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Media Defender Inolved in Revision3s DoS Attack

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2008-05-30 15:39:13 by Ashley in CyberNet
...Attack which is usually a deliberate attack by someone who is trying to prevent a site on the Internet from functioning. They are illegal, at least in the United States, and can cause the site that is experiencing one all kinds of problems. When they happen, often times the people causing the attack are in foreign countries. To Revision3s...
 
Tags: defender, windows defender, windows defender beta, media defender, method media defender, attack, revision3, revision3 blog, revision3 server