Two new malware for Mac OS X were recently discovered. Even though there are indeed relatively fewer Mac malware compared with Windows, many Mac users who still believe they are somehow magically immune from attacks may run the risk of encountering any of these two.
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Most of us has probably encountered and used CAPTCHA but did not know it actually has a name to it.
A CAPTCHA or Captcha is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to ensure that the response is not generated by a computer. The process usually involves one computer (a server) asking a user to complete a simple test which the computer is able to generate and grade. Because other computers are unable to solve the CAPTCHA, any user entering a correct solution is presumed to be human.
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As CAPTCHA works against spammers and botnets, cybercriminals find ways to farm and overcome these distorted characters to break the code. Below is an interesting method by worm Koobface.
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Spammers waste no time in exploiting every means to
achieve their aim. Even before Father’s Day arrives, spammers already spring
into action. Spam mail leading to a spoof website is used to harvest victims’
emails. Users are advised to be extra careful when receiving emails from
unknown sources.
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by Det Caraig (Technical Communications)
The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the H1N1 global pandemic alert
level to phase 6 on June 11. More than 70 countries have now reported
cases of human infection. Many of the cases reportedly had links to
travel or were localized outbreaks. The WHO designation of a phase 6
pandemic alert reflects the fact that there are now ongoing
community-level outbreaks in multiple parts of world. It should be
noted, however, that the WHO’s decision to raise the pandemic alert level to phase 6 is a reflection of the spread of the virus and not of the severity of illness caused by the virus.
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Cybercriminals are always quick to exploit on the latest news headlines to gain an edge in their social engineering technique. Examples extensively used are Obama’s election and the spread of H1N1. However it is disappointing to see that they are already making use of the tragedy of Air France 447’s mishap through SEO poisoning to their advantage.
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HijackThis™ is one of the well-known free utilities of Trend Micro that quickly scans a user’s Windows computer to find settings that may have been changed by spyware, malware, or other unwanted programs. By itself, it does not determine what is good or bad but it lists registry keys and files system of the scanned system where unwanted programs potentially could reside.
Only experienced users and IT experts with outstanding practice in HijackThis could use the initial text information without the community help. Almost all users of this tool rely on the online evaluation and analysis of the report, provided by several HijackThis communities. A list of some of these communities can be found here.
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