Mac users ‘too smug’ over security?
No that headline is not coming from me but hijacked from the BBC! I have been accused in the past of telling Mac users not to get to comfortable in not having to deal with Virus and Spyware threats. Seems…
How to make your Sony PSP as worthless as a Brick!
I should caution all of you that have a Sony PSP and any that have been longing for one, this video will make you think before you run some code on your PSP that has not been verified as authentic.…
Why do Mac users think they are exempt from Spyware?
I am not a prescribed Max expert but I do own a Mac Mini in which I utilize Firefox as the browser and I do get e-mail into an account that is only received on the Mac. A listener on…
Panda Names Downloader.GK Worst Virus of 2004
Panda Software, a respected vendor of antivirus software applications within the technical community, has named a Trojan, Downloader.GK, as the most malicious virus of 2004. Even though Downloader.GK isn’t technically a virus, an application that independently distributes itself, the program…
Mydoom Worm Makes a Name for Itself in a Hurry
The Mydoom worm (a.k.a. Shimgapi and Novarg) is making a fast name for itself and has been detected in 142 countries and currently accounts for 8.5% of all Internet e-mail, according to a leading security company.The worm arrives in an e-mail file attachment. The e-mail body varies from blank to highly technical jargon...all of which are designed to fool the recipient into opening the attached (infected) file which has a common extension such as ZIP, SCR, EXE, or PIF.