The death of the former Libyan general Muammar Gaddafi has caused an explosion of traffic throughout all the major media outlets world-wide. Social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are pinging with chatter about the death and everyone simply want to see the photos of the dead former leader Gaddafi but be careful inquiring with strangers on these sites who claim to have the pictures. The Malware research team at iHOW has recently been tipped off that spammer are planning to roll out campaigns featuring these “Dead Gaddafi Photos” and infecting them with malware.
Spammer will aim to prey on the curious looking to see the pictures for themselves.
Moammar Gaddafi was killed Oct. 20 2011 by revolutionary fighters in his hometown of Sirte.
If you see any links or email with links to photos of Gaddafi’s death use caution. Spammers will try and load them up with malware and look to infect as many people as possible. These spammers usually prefer to infect individuals with rogue malware applications that will appear as a legitimate antivirus program and then will turn into a very malicious program that will try to block access to files and most computer programs ultimately asking the infected user to buy the fake program.
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These days the web is an extremely exciting environment with very cool sites to visit and plenty more discover. Similar to when we discover new places and things in our offline world, there are important measures to take in order to keep you and your computer safe.
On this page we will offer some advice from our security experts on how to stay safe online.
1. Make sure your programs are up-to-date
Malware is usually installed on to a computer with out asking for any permission, so by making sure your security programs, operating system, and browsers are all running the latest version you may be able to prevent these malware attacks. You see, a lot of times programs are updated simply to add more security feature to them in order to help keep their subscribers safe.
2. Watch out for “free” downloads
Rarely is anything every really free, especially on the web. Many times when you download one free program it comes bundled with several other programs you never asked for. These other programs may include: toolbars, Malware, Adware, and of coarse viruses. The most common forms of Malware we see being distributed these days are the fake antivirus programs. These fake programs are designed to make you believe you have an infection and will try to look exactly like legitimate software applications.
3. How to tell if a site is safe
If you’re on a site for the fist time you need to be careful, especially if you plan to make a purchase. If a site is safe they will usually have security badges or security features plugged into them. Sites that have been “checked out” or cleared for safety will usually display these claims at the bottom of every page (footer). Also, if you plan on downloading software or making purchase and the site has a phone number, give them a call and make sure the number works and they are legitimate. When making a purchase on a site always look for the URL to have HTTPS in the beginning of the URL. The “S” is for secure and will encrypt the transaction to ensure for safe merchant processing.
4. How to keep my passwords safe
Never give out any of your passwords on instant messenger clients or chat accounts on the web or via email. Another way to keep your passwords safe is to constantly be changing your passwords and keep them in a safe place written down on paper. We recommend change=ing your passwords every couple of months. These days our email accounts hold a lot of sensitive and valuable information and it is very important to keep those passwords secure.
5. Remove Malware as soon as possible
If you ever get infected with any form of Malware it is extremely important to remove it immediately. The longer Malware stays on a computer the more damage it does. We recommend to always keep antivirus software installed on all computers. There are a wide range of antivirus products on the market these days and some are better than others. If your computer is running slow or you are seeing suspicious pop-up warnings on a computer for the first time we recommend installing a program that offer a full scan of the computer in order to detect any infections.
If you think you may be infected with a virus, the program we recommend below will run a free scan and let you know if you have any infections before you have to purchase it.
With all the security concerns at Facebook this month, F-Secure steps up to help make the world’s most popular website safer. Long time security software company F-Secure makes big news today by launching their new Facebook app called F-Secure ShareSafe. This new app, which is still in beta, can easily become a game changer for safety in Facebook. ShareSafe has been designed to protect you against unwanted spam and any malicious links you may see posted in any of your News Feeds or on your Wall. F-Secure is utilizing their own technology for detecting these threats and this app will also stops other people from spreading these bad links to other websites.
What makes this app different from other security apps we have seen launched on Facebook is F-Secure has designed it to be one of the first interactive Internet security products we have ever seen. This app is web safety with a twist, making sharing safe links into a game like activity. You will be able to earn redeemable points and badges when other Facebook users “like” or click any of the links you scan to share a safe link. Because this app is still in Beta you can expect to see more rewards and several updates in the future.
With all the popularity of Facebook these days, it has become a watering hole for hackers to spread malicious links. F-Secure’s efforts to make Facebook a safer place are needed today as our virus removal help center is constantly receiving emails and messages reporting infection due to the many unsafe messaging that takes place there. As social networks grow so will the demand for more safety specifically designed for them. Please feel free to sign up for the free Facebook app HERE. Furthermore, please review your experience with the ShareSafe app in the comment box below.
According to McAfee Heidi Klum is the world’s most dangerous celebrity.
The former Victoria Secrets model is the talk of the Internet today for being classified as the most dangerous person to search on the web. McAfee claiming that 10% of all of Heidi Klum searches will render some sort of malicious site. However, Heidi is not the beauty to stay away from on the web, she is followed by an A-list of smoking hot female celebrities and one dude.
What makes these celebrities so dangerous?
Well that’s simple, these celebrities make for easy targets on the web. First, they have a lot of people searching for them world-wide everyday. Second, most of them are looking for videos or images which makes it easy for hackers to drop unwanted files on people when they click the video or image. Lastly, because a lot of the image results are from small websites that usually do not perform regular safety measures they are easily hacked. All these factors make the “Perfect Storm” for spreading harmful file across the web.
Here is the list of Top Ten Most Dangerous Celebrities for 2011
1. HEIDI KLUM
2. CAMERON DIAZ
3. PIERS MORGAN
4. JESSICA BIEL
5. KATHERINE HEIGL
6. MILA KUNIS
7. ANNA PAQUIN
8. ADRIANNA LIMA
9. SCARLETT JOHANSSON
10. BRAD PITT, EMMA STONE, RACHEL MCADAMS
*List provided by McAfee
Here are some notes to take with you about this story.
Safety tips- Be extremely careful when searching for popular celebrities on the web and only click on images or videos from a trusted site. Understand that celebrities are easy targets for hackers on the web. Make sure the security protection on your computer is up-to-date.
A botnet called “TDL-4” goes after Windows based computers has been found to be compltely un-stoppable!
alled TDL-4 becuase it appears to be the 4th vesion of the original botnet but this one appears to have some serious upgrades to it. It appears that the writers of this program did not hold out, they made this one to be “indestructable”. The makers of TDL are basically trying to build an ‘indestructible’ botnet that is can resist all attacks, competitors, and anti-virus companies.
Here are some interesting interesting charectoristics of TDL4. First off, it does not like of sharing systems with other malware. It turns out, these cybercriminals, are like a lot of regular every day business executives, and do not appreciate competition. Surprizingly, the TDL4 runs and performs some anti-malware operations when it loads it self onto an infected computer, and carefully removes any other malware it may find in the computers.
It does not want any other rivals in its way. The TDL4 goons want these computers under their control and only their control — to deliver fake antivirus software, additional money making malware, and also spambots that deliver enormous amounts of spam with the push of a button.
Although TDL-4 seems to be spreading faster than a bullet train, Igor Soumenkov of Kaspersky’s internet security claim that not one computer in all of Russia has been infected as of yet. The reason is not due to Russian computer having impeccable security software. It’s because like we mentioned early this is a for-profit malware attack and these criminal and their affiliates do not appear to be getting paid for installations of TDL-4 on computers in Russia.
The early buzz on this attack is that it is “indestructible” and it could be the super bowl for malware attacks.
Microsoft has already delivered some security patches to address TDL-4 and many other holes will be closed as time goes on with this attack. It will certainly see how will be the MVP in this match as already more than 4.5 million computers world-wide appear to be infected and there is a lot of time left on the clock.
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