Archive: September 9, 2007 - September 15, 2007
Would You Like Some Quechup With Your Spam?
A fair number of bloggers and readers have complained of being duped into handing over the e-mail and instant messaging addresses of their friends and family to a new social-networking site called "Quechup," which tends to welcome new members by...
By Brian Krebs | September 13, 2007; 3:27 PM ET | Comments (13)
AOL's Free Anti-Virus Switcheroo
A number of AOL users who have taken advantage of the free "Active Virus Shield" anti-virus offer from Kasperksy are complaining that the software has ceased downloading updates. Turns out AOL recently severed its relationship with Kaspersky, and is now...
By Brian Krebs | September 12, 2007; 11:10 AM ET | Comments (13)
Security Updates for Windows 2000, Instant Messager
Microsoft Corp. released a mercifully light batch of software updates today as part of its regularly scheduled "Patch Tuesday" release cycle. Most Windows users will likely have to install just a single security update this time around. The fixes are...
By Brian Krebs | September 11, 2007; 2:27 PM ET | Comments (7)
Skype Users: Beware of Instant Message Worm
Skype, the eBay-owned Internet telephone service, is warning users to be on guard against a new computer worm that arrives disguised as a chat invitation via Skype's built-in instant messaging feature. The worm, which goes by the names "W32/Ramex.A," "W32/Pyskpa.D"...
By Brian Krebs | September 11, 2007; 9:10 AM ET | Comments (4)
Banner Ad Trojan Served on MySpace, Photobucket
Several banner ads containing Trojan horse programs that can compromise a user's computer have been running on some high-traffic Web sites for the past several weeks, including MySpace.com and Photobucket.com, Security Fix has learned. Web security company ScanSafe said it...
By Brian Krebs | September 9, 2007; 7:32 PM ET | Comments (12)
