Archive for February 17th, 2010

Update – Restart Issues After Installing MS10-015 and the Alureon Rootkit

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Update – Restart Issues After Installing MS10-015 and the Alureon Rootkit

Hi, We wanted to provide you with an update on our ongoing investigation into the “blue screen” issues affecting a limited number of customers who installed MS10-015.  We have been working around the clock with our customers, partners and several teams at Microsoft to determine the cause of these issues.  Our investigation has concluded that... »

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Omegle users targeted by rogue URL spreaders

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Omegle users targeted by rogue URL spreaders

Omegle.com is a one-to-one anonymous chat service that continues to grow in popularity. While you can find numerous tales of non malicious AI bots "chatting" with Omegle users, here we have an example of how that same concept can be applied in a rathe... »

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U.S. FTC shuts down “work from home” scammers

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
U.S. FTC shuts down “work from home” scammers

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced actions against nearly 70 work-at-home and job-placement scammers by federal and state agencies. The commission is calling the combined investigations “Operation Bottom Dollar.”The FTC filed s... »

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UK researcher joins Sunbelt

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
UK researcher joins Sunbelt

Chris Boyd (left) with Sunbelt Software CEO Alex Eckelberry at RSA 2008Chris Boyd (AKA Paperghost), a spyware and privacy researcher based in the UK, has joined the Sunbelt Software research team and will be contributing to the Sunbelt Blog. Chris is a... »

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