Category: Windows
As Apple and Intel Get in Bed to Create a New Apple Intel Machine, is Linux Left Out in the Cold?
Much has been made of the recent announcement that Apple is going to start using Intel CPUs. For the most part people think that this is either pretty cool, or no big deal, depending on where you sit. Many people seem to think that, particularly with the advent of the…
Firefox and Mozilla Still at Risk for Spoofing “Frame Injection” Security Flaw
Online security company Secunia has said this week that versions of Firefox and Mozilla, as well as the lesser known Camino, are again at risk for a frame injection security flaw which has dogged Mozilla on and off for nearly seven years. The problem, which plagues Firefox versions 1.x, Mozilla…
Osama Bin Laden Internet Worm a Dud
A new email worm being carried in email purporting to contain pictures of a captured Osama Bin Laden has failed to elicit the likely intended response – releasing the worm and allowing it to spread. According to spokespersons at both F-Secure and McAfee, the worm was unleashed last week, attached…
New Improved Bagle Worm Win32.Glieder! Now with Win32.Fantibag and Win32.Mitglieder
Not content to just do its normal wormly dirty work, a new variation on the infamous Bagle worm, Win32.Glieder, brings with it two companion Trojans, Win32.Fantibag and Win32.Mitglieder (literally, in German, “with Glieder”). Said Chris Thomas, a security architect with Computer Associates, “We’ve seen blended threats before where a virus…
AOL Instant Messenger Mail Now Available – Taking AIM at a New Market
AOL’s previously announced Instant Messenger-based AIM Mail email system is now a reality. Windows users who upgrade to the new AIM version 5.9 will have access to the new web-mail service, which is one of the first of its kind to integrate instant messenger and email service. As Aunty has…
AIM Gpic.aol Worm Says “damn this looks just like me lol”
This is an update on the Gpic.aol worm which is borne by AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). This is the worm which spreads itself by sending the target (that’s you) an instant message via AIM which says “damn this looks just like me lol”. According to some sources, the worm is…
New Gpic AIM Worm Invites Users to Look at Pictures on Google
A newly discovered worm dubbed “Gpic.aol” and being transported via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) arrives as an instant message along the lines of “damn this looks just like me lol” and proffering a link which claims to be a link to pictures.google.com However, as soon as the unwitting recipient clicks…
VoIP Video a Reality with Dialcom’s Spontania Video4Skype
VoIP is the new VoIP! Spontania is Video4Skype! “What’s that Aunty?” you ask. “Have you had too many add-shots in your Starbucks today?” Nope! Video over IP is the new “VoIP”! Where VoIP has always stood for Voice over IP (Internet protocol), you can now combine your VoIP with Video…
The Time I Spend with My Daughter Removing Spyware is Very Precious
“Sure, I could get a Mac, but the time I spend with my daughter removing spyware is very precious.” A great line, already being attributed to Intel CEO Paul Otellini, but actually penned by Good Morning Silicon Valley’s John Paczkowski on the GMSV blog. However Paczkowski was reporting on words…
How to Get Rid of Internet Cookies
For some reason we have had a lot of searches this week asking how to get rid of Internet cookies. It’s really quite easy, but to make it even easier, we are going to cover it for you here.
Microsoft to Internet Explorer Users: “Hey You! Uninstall Netscape 8!”
Microsoft is advising Windows users who use Internet Explorer to get Netscape 8 off their Windows machines. Well, duh. But, actually they have a good, technical reason for advising their customers to remove Microsoft’s former browser nemesis from their computers: the two can’t peacefully co-exist. Well, duh. No, really
New Viruses for AOL and Yahoo Instant Messengers for the Long Weekend
Just in time to make Memorial Day weekend really memorable, both AOL and Yahoo Instant Messengers are being targeted, the former by an Internet worm, the latter by a phishing scam. “hehe i found this funny movie”, says your AOL AIM Instant Messenger buddy. Only it’s not really your buddy,…
Beware the Fake Microsoft Windows Update Patch W32.Pinfi!
Surely as night follows day, fake Microsoft updates now follow Microsoft’s genuine monthly security updates. The real Microsoft updates come out on the second Tuesday of each month. By the second Wednesday of each month, there are fake patches being spammed around, each of which is, of course, really a…
Microsoft to Deliver Automated, All-in-One PC Health Service for Consumers
Microsoft is rolling out a new program, called “Windows OneCare”. The idea is that one service will do it all – provide security, protection, take care of maintenance, and optimize performance. Of course, you need to be able to trust the service provider to do each of these things well…
AIM Mail: AOL Jumps on the 2Gig Webmail Bandwagon with AOL Instant Messenger Mail
With the introduction of its new AIM Mail service, Internet giant America Online (AOL) has jumped on the “free webmail with 2 gigabytes of storage” bandwagon, but with an added twist: the new service is tied in to your AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account. AOL Instant Messenger Mail (AIM Mail…
