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SPAM!!!
A funny video about one of the most annoying things ever…SPAM!!!
Also posted in Exploits, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Web Security
Tagged Junk Email, Malicious Mail, Spam, Spam Email
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Twitter Spamming Fake AV
Fake anti-virus software has been around for a long time, and there’s a reason: attackers who spread it convince you that your computer is riddled with viruses, and they have the fix – for a nominal fee, of course. Recently, these scammers are infecting larger…
Also posted in Exploits, Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Tagged BlackHole Exploit Kit, Fake AV, GFI, Kaspersky Lab, Twitter
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Fake AVG Scam on Twitter
There’s been a spike of activity recently regarding AVG and its products. The tweets contain a link, hidden by a link-shortener and encourages users to go a website made-up to look exactly like the official AVG site.
Also posted in Exploits, Security Products, Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Tagged AVG, AVG Free, AVG Scam on Twitter, Fake AV, Twitter
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How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google’s New Privacy Policy Takes Effect
On March 1st, Google will implement its new, unified privacy policy, which will affect data Google has collected on you prior to March 1st as well as data it collects on you in the future. Until now, your Google searches and sites visited have been…
Also posted in Technology Trends
Tagged clear history, Google, Google Privacy, privacy policy, remove history, Search History, YouTube
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World War III Facebook Scam
If you’ve recently been alerted the sudden outbreak of WWIII, don’t worry. It’s not true. But, you probably now have a computer virus. A fake news page saying “US attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia, the beginning of World War 3″ is the latest virus scam…
Also posted in Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Tagged Facebook Scam, Facebook virus, Fake New Alerts, Trojan, virus, World War 3, WWIII
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