Archive for the 'Security' Category

Free Software: PC Tools Firewall Plus 2.0.0.24 (Vista Compatible)

PC Tools Firewall Plus is a powerful personal firewall for Windows that protects your computer from intruders and controls the network traffic in and out of your PC. This firewall software is compatible with Windows Vista 32-bit, XP, 2000 and Server 2003. This is one of the few firewalls that is compatible with Windows Vista.
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Apple Video iPods Shipped With Trojan

Apple Video iPods which were shipped after September 12, 2006 are found to be infected by a trojan called RavMonE.exe. The number of iPods expected to be infected this trojan is less than 1%. Mac OSX users don’t have to worry because this trojan does not affect Mac OSX, this trojan propagates via mass storage […]

Yahoo Mail’s New Anti-Phishing Feature

Today when I was logging in to my Yahoo Mail account I noticed the Anti-Phishing feature of Yahoo mail:

On clicking that it takes to a page which says: Protect users on this computer against password theft with a sign-in seal. A sign-in seal is a secret message or photo that Yahoo! will display on this […]

Don’t Download zCodec, It is a Malware

If you come across zCodec, which claims it is a video codec offering superior video and audio quality then don’t install that codec as it is a malware. The beauty is that this malware is freely available for download in the website zcodec.com. When you visit this site in firefox with google toolbar installed it […]

Browzar Web Browser Promoting Adware

If you are planning to use Browzar then think again and do not get carried away by Browzar’s claim. Read the report below which throws light on Browzar.
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Sophos Offers Free Rootkit Detection and Removal Tool

Sophos a leading antivirus software provider has offered a free Rootkit detection and removal tool. The software is capable of scanning your windows registry, running processes and the files in your hard drive for presence of rootkit. Once a rootkit is detected we can remove the suspected rootkit with is utility. This free software […]

Yahoo Plugs Critical Security Hole in Web Mail Service

Yahoo Inc. said that it has fixed a critical security hole in its webmail service which could have allowed hackers to hijack users accounts. All the Yahoo mail users need not worry as they have to do nothing from their side.
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A Virus which can infect both Windows and Linux (Cross Platform)….

I always had a feeling that virus i.e (the god damn code which always creates havoc in cyberworld) could be written for one particular OS. This new virus is written in assembly language can infect both Windows and Linux. According to me this is breakthrough for the virus writers as they a can create one […]