Archive for February 11th, 2010

Hi everyone, I am writing to let you know that we are aware that after installing the February security updates a limited number of users are experiencing issues restarting their computers. Our initial analysis suggests that the issue occurs after installing MS10-015 (KB977165). However, we have not confirmed that the issue is specific... »

Bruce Schneier, in his blog Schneier on Security http://www.schneier.com/ drew attention to this great interview with an ex-Nigerian-419 scammer on the Scam-Detective site.It’s a fairly long piece and gives a pretty good view of the Nigerian scam in... »

SecurePcAv is a phony antivirus program that has been infecting PC's across the interwebs in recent days.If your PC is infected with SecurePcAv you will most likely experience the following:Fake system scans that report numerous infections and refuses ... »

‘Tis the season for Zbot spamThanks Eric K. Thanks Trip A.Update:(Sunbelt Analyst) Francesco Benedini wrote:The page runs multiple exploits by the way, so you'd better not visit it without proper care.Tom Kelchner »

Paladin Antivirus is a phony security program, designed to rip people off. Paladin Antivirus tricks people into thinking they are downloading a legit antivirus software, then continually displays false security alerts and warnings followed up with a r... »

Security blogger Brian Krebs is reporting that some Windows XP users are reporting blue screen of death on reboot after installing Microsoft’s Tuesday patch KB977165 (MS010–15: “Vulnerabilities in Windows kernel could allow elevation of privilege... »

tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/02/10/how-do-i-get-internet-explorer-to-work-as-a-published-application-with-xp-mode.aspx'; I have been asked this one a lot of times now, so I thought I would pen a quick blog post on this.  A lot of people are looking at using Windows XP Mode to allow them to access websites that still need Internet Explorer 6 / 7.  Unfortunately Internet Explorer is... »