MPAA moves forward and sues BitTorrent tracking sites
As it was predicted the MPAA has sued scores of websites that are relaying movies and other types of copyrighted material. [Yahoo]
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Zafi Worm Comes with Christmas Greetings
Watch out for a special present included with your e-mail Christmas greetings. A mass-mailing worm, W32/Zafi.d@MM or Zafi.d, is making the rounds of e-mail users and is transmitted in the form of a Christmas greeting card with the subject line of either "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays." The e-mail message will appear to come from one of your acquaintances. The
Bought Any Illegal Software From A Spammer, Lately?
Bought Any Illegal Software From A Spammer, Lately? The offer advertised in that e-mail message is awfully tempting. Microsoft Windows XP Professional for only $39? The entire Microsoft Office Professional suite for less than a few sawbucks? It's real software, isn't it? Well it sure is, and it's a lot more, too. Spammers stay in business because we're buying their
Nittany Lions Roar at Microsoft Internet Explorer
Pennsylvania State University now urges all students to stop using Microsoft Internet Explorer and use an alternative web browser, such as Firefox, Opera, or Safari. This week the university, famous for its Nittany Lion mascot and graduates who seem to never forget their alma mater, took serious notice of the security issues caused by Microsoft's flagship web browser and took
Trojan Keylogger Masquerades as Make Love Not Spam Screensaver
Trojan Keylogger Masquerades as Make Love Not Spam Screensaver Lycos Europe has, temporarily, perhaps, discontinued its controversial Make Love Not Spam screensaver; however, crackers have picked up on the antispam application's popularity and are riding its coattails right onto your computer. Should you invite the crackers in, you'll be installing a keylogging application that will track everything that you type
Windows Servers Vulnerable to Takeover through WINS
A flaw in the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) in Windows NT Server 4.0, Server 2000, and Server 2003 creates a security hole that would allow a cracker to gain full control over the network server, thereby putting corporate data at risk.
Lycos Antispam Screensaver Debuts
Make Love Not Spam, regardless of it's poorly-punctuated name, is an antispam effort lead by Lycos Europe. Users who download the screensaver allow their unused processor time to go toward flooding the websites advertised in spam e-mail. Sounds good, but there are two catches, and they are both significant. First, what is flooding?