MobileMe Who me? Could this be Phishing?
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- Photo By : Richard Thomas
MobileMe one of Apples latest software packages, recently started getting emails claiming they need to update their credit card information.
It seems that along with Twitter, Facebook, and PayPal Phishing are on the rise. I know this was going to happen do to the fact of the recession. I’ve seen more and more attempts to send people to the Canadian Pharmacy and to sell you drugs that I wouldn’t recommend buying it online.
Some things I am wondering is when will Apple release they are having to protect their consumers from these types of attacks? I’ve talked about the Apple Botnets and how they will become more and more prevalent due to the fact users think they can never get a virus. See the Apple Ads in 2007 to prove my point.
So let’s talk about online safety, and help those who might need help. Some of my thoughts to help keep the Apple People happy are:
Superbowl 2009 Ad’s are on HULU
Comments OffNow I don’t have to watch the Superbowl to see all the ads. The Day after the Superbowl, Hulu releases the ads that were at the half time. So here they are:
So what ones do I like:
- Firestone : Taters
- Star Trek Trailer — I can’t wait for the movie to come out.
- Monster’s VS Aliens (3D Glasses required) — Dreamworks is now only doing 3D.
- Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen Trailer
- Race to Witch Mountain Trailer
- Alec in Huluwood — Hulu gets even more people to come to their site.
- Up Trailer
These where the ones that I liked, they had some other ads for like Monster.com and Cars.com, and also Careerbuilder.com. I see they had some Budweiser advertising in there too but really don’t get me interested as for trailers and the really funny ones. Hope you get a laugh like I do.
Phishing sites pop up for IRS!
Comments OffWell, this just came to light with The Spywareguide blog. I’ve seen some activity about Where’s my refund lately and I thought I tell you how to make sure you’re on the right site. If you’re expecting a refund check the OFFICIAL SITE. The Official Site is http://www.irs.gov and nothing else. If you want to find out about some of the most common Phishing attempts check out the Phishing advice from the IRS.
gicrisis.org/data/refundtax/SearchTAXERR.php
irs-2009.com/refund/refunds.html
collectrefund-irs.com/refund/refunds.html
cimaonline.ca/application/Internal/Revenue/Service/pas.php?certegy_vm=trueportlet_change_1_actionOverrideFchaseonlineFchangeFprocessDetails_windowLabel_portlet_process_pageLabel_page_process
jklabs.cz/phpayv2/admin/import/.secure/www.irs.gov/get-refund/refunds.php?Where_is_my_refund&Get_Refund
Although this list will most likely change this is just starting for people who filed there income tax. Some things to Remember are:
You can generally access information about your refund 72 hours after IRS acknowledges receipt of your e-filed return, or three to four weeks after mailing a paper return
Barack Obama isn’t leaving the White House!
Comments OffIn a story from Sophos, some e-mails are going around saying that Barack Obama is not going to be president or that he will not be inauguration. Sopho’s also makes a great comparison for the two sites and it does try to look like the official site.
Which if you click on the “Continue Reading” link it will try to send a file “Speech.exe” which is W32/Waled-Gen or Mal/WaledPak-A. It is a fake site to look like the real site, it is never a good idea on clicking on links that looks real. For those of you who want to watch the Inauguration online I would suggest Hulu:
You can watch it happen when it happens. So sit back relax and enjoy the show!!
Virus Handbook — 39.95$ Shows you the theory behind E-mail Virus.
Comments OffAmazon reviews this book and says:
E-mail Virus Protection Handbook : Protect your E-mail from Viruses, Tojan Horses, and Mobile Code Attacks (Paperback)
The authors of this volume (and there are several) begin by explaining how and why e-mail viruses work–they point the finger mainly at software that’s designed for slick presentation of mail instead of for security, as well as at uninformed end users. Then, they begin to explain what various countermeasures, including antivirus software and firewalls, can do, and offer specific configuration advice. They also explore means of configuring popular e-mail servers and clients for maximum resistance to viruses. Overall, this book is carefully researched and should provide system administrators with the information–both practical and background–that they need to protect their systems from some of the more insidious threats around. –David Wall
If your like me and your curious how these viruses work. This book is good for those who want to learn how to fight or combat viruses that usually come with E-mails. You have to know why there are viruses and why you need Anti-virus software. Although I’ve only read some of this, it makes my head spin. I’d recommend people read it at least twice. This is good for technicians who have to fight with viruses a lot, will give you so many good ideas on how to combat them.
Removing Win32/Bagle.HE worm
Here is another virus that seems to be spreading lately. From the looks of it, it sees to be another email worm. Here is what eset says:
Aliases
Email-Worm.Win32.Bagle.gt (Kaspersky), W32/Bagle.gen (McAfee), Trojan.Tooso!gen (Symantec)
When executed the worm copies itself in the following locations:
- Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\hidn\
hldrrr.exe - Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\hidn\
hidn2.exe
In order to be executed on every system start, the worm sets the following Registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\drv_st_key
Win32/Bagle.HE worm is a “threat” that appears in security scans by fake antispyware WinDefender 2008.
The danger of Win32/Bagle.HE worm is supposed to scare you into wasting $49.95 on WinDefender 2008.
Unless you like getting ripped off, don’t download the software the Win32/Bagle.HE worm popup links to. You’re not really infected with Win32/Bagle.HE worm — you’re infected with scamware that you need to remove.
I’ll show you how to get rid of Win32/Bagle.HE worm and WinDefender 2008, for free.
Fix Shutdown Problems in Vista!
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In the Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft quietly released the patch to fix Windows Vista machine shut problems. This patch should of came sooner.
Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
Install this update to resolve a set of known application compatibility issues with Windows Server 2008. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
This was not a critical update and it seems to resolve so many issues with compatibility. One thing it seemed to fix on my system has been the shutdown time. It is now quite fast, it would normally take me 2 to 3 mins to shutdown, now it does it in less than a Minute. So if you’ve not installed this update please install it soon. I would like to know if people are seeing the same thing I am. I’ve found a great resource on fixing it if you are still having problem, it talks about how to check your system performance. Although this is been doing it lately with these programs not loaded or even running, they still seem to cause problems so now I get the feeling it has to do with legacy programs. This should fix most of the problem with older programs.
Upcoming Patch Tuesday
Update for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP
Install this update to resolve an issue that is caused by revised daylight saving time laws in many countries. This update enables your computer to automatically adjust the computer clock on the correct date in 2008. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. This update is provided to you and licensed under the Windows Server 2008 License Terms.
Update for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
Install this update to resolve a set of known application compatibility issues with Windows Server 2008. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
You asked for it, Now it’s real — Vista SP2 Dec 4,2008
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Beginning Thursday Dec. 4th, we will be making the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Beta available to everyone through a Customer Preview Program (CPP). The CPP will launch on TechNet and be available to anyone interested in trying out this service pack. The CPP is intended for technology enthusiasts, developers, and IT Pros who would like to test Service Pack 2 in their environments and with their applications prior to final release. For most customers, our best advice would be to wait until the final release prior to installing this service pack.[Via Technet]
- It is a Beta
- It will Have Bugs
- It is for people who want to test it out
- It should only be installed for people who need to test it out
Bandwidth Tools For Monitoring your bandwidth
Comments OffSo I’ve done some looking around for bandwidth programs. So here’s what I found so far. The programs I’ve got listed are not test and are therefore your responsible for any and all use of the programs.
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FreeMeter Bandwidth Monitor For Windows – Monitor network bandwidth (C#.NET 2k/XP+). Desktop and Systray graph. Configurable connection speed, update interval, color, transparency. Monitor any or all network interfaces. Ping/Trace/UPnP utilities. Email notifier (POP/IMAP). Requires .NET 2.0.
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Pipelog – Windows Bandwidth Meter — Pipelog is a Windows bandwidth meter that gives live statistics of accumulated bandwidth usage. It is written in C# and runs on the .NET Framework.
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Windows Service Monitor – Monitor and automatically restart Windows Services with this small Win32 command line utility. Windows Service Monitor (WinSMon) can monitor several services, restart services that stop/fail and limit the number of restart times.
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iptotal — iptotal is an IP traffic monitor. It listens to a network interface in non-promiscuous mode, and measures IP bandwidth usage. After the specified number of seconds, the average throughput is printed at total, input and output usage.
SpiceBird A New Mozilla Product
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Collaboration is much beyond e-mail communication – it’s a process where individuals work together to achieve a common goal. Apart from having e-mail, instant messaging and group calendaring, an ideal collaboration system should make ‘working together’ possible – like creating a proposal, launching a new product, developing software, managing group knowledge and publishing websites even while working from different continents. Spicebird – the collaboration suite developed by us, creates a platform to do precisely that. In addition, Spicebird makes customization easy and ensures that the software can be adapted to your business collaboration needs.
If you are here looking for the roadmap of Spicebird or to download it, please take a look at this blog post. Check out a preview of Spicebird 0.3 alpha:
