Jan 22, 2009 | computers, mail, security, spam, Vista, WinXP
Several people have asked me about the most recent variations on old, old themes. Email warnings about dangerous messages, like the one on the right. Newspaper articles about the latest virus. Nothing is new. The latest threats are the same as the old threats. Let’s...
Nov 13, 2008 | business, Internet, mail, security, spam
The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide plummeted on Tuesday after a company providing the servers for the spammers was taken offline. The bad guys install malware on computers that they can control in vast networks, primarily to send spam for counterfeit...
Nov 11, 2008 | business, computers, mail, security, spam
Spammers can turn a profit even if they only get one response from every 12 million emails they send. When you see a ridiculous spam message and think, who in their right mind would respond to that?, the answer is, almost no one – but it only takes a handful of...
Oct 7, 2008 | mail, security, spam
There are reports of increased phishing attacks purporting to be messages from various banks. Be alert! The bad guys create email messages that appear to be from banks, with links to malicious web sites that attempt to install viruses or adware or fool you into...
Aug 10, 2008 | IE, Internet, security, spam
There is a massive spam attack underway masquerading as messages from CNN.com. The first set of messages had links to the “Top 10 Headlines” and “Top 10 Videos”; now there are new variations presenting a “custom news alert.”...
Jul 24, 2008 | mail, security, spam
The latest outbreak of virus-laden spam purports to be a message from UPS about an undeliverable package. The attachment is a ZIP file with an executable program inside that does something evil – blows up a cruise boat or something. These messages appear and...
