AOL INSTANT MESSENGER ADWARE

Feb 12, 2004 | security, software, web_services

There’s a new irritant spreading in the AOL Instant Messenger network, pretending to be a web-based game named “Night Raptor” from a service named “BuddyLinks.” DON’T CLICK ON IT! Once installed, you are barraged with popup...

MYDOOM REMOVAL TOOL FROM MICROSOFT

Feb 6, 2004 | security

Microsoft released a small, free tool that will remove the MyDoom and MyDoom.B viruses from computers running XP and Windows 2000. According to the company, “the tool automatically checks for infection and removes the worm(s) if found. If a machine is infected...

VIRUS SPAM

Jan 29, 2004 | security, spam

You’re probably getting confusing messages in your inbox. They’re a side-effect of the MyDoom virus, but they’re not directly generated by the virus at all. Instead, they’re “nondelivery” reports advising you that a message from you...

VIRUS UPDATE

Jan 28, 2004 | security

The “MyDoom” virus is getting lots of headlines. It’s the worst virus in history! 100 million infected messages! Large companies brought to their knees! It’s the end of the Internet! It’s the end of civilization as we know it! Nah....

ADS, POPUPS & BROWSER HIJACKING

Jan 11, 2004 | IE, security

For several months, the most frequent complaint from my clients concerns programs surreptitiously installed on their computers that have hijacked their browser home page, taken over the browser’s search functions, or that are displaying incessant popup windows....

YAHOO AND PRIVACY

Nov 24, 2003 | security, spam

Here’s a good description of why Yahoo just sent out millions of notices about its “privacy policy.” “One time Pac-Bell (now under SBC name umbrella) users were promised “incredible new services” last fall if they signed up for the...