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Simple Standalone ATF Cleaner

June 28th, 2009 No comments

ATF Cleaner is a small stand alone utility which is used to clear temporary files and cookies. It can also be termed as “temp file cleaner”. It’s a simple and easy to use tool which has uncomplicated options. In simple words, its a one click solution for Windows slowdown headaches.
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Spam Emails offering KB910721 Outlook Updates

June 27th, 2009 No comments

Beware of Spam Emails which arrives in your inbox bannering itself as an Critical Update for Microsoft Outlook which offers KB910721 executable file BUT ACTUALLY ITS NOT. We can be easily spoofed by that website design as it will be somewhat similar to the Original Microsoft Web Layout.

These Spam Emails will be seen as official looking one (screenshot below) and it will arrive to your Inbox using one of these Subject Lines:
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M.Jackson Died – Sad News Generate Bad Things

June 26th, 2009 No comments

The “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson, died last night after suffering a severe cardiac arrest. The news is currently spreading through a lot of different media and websites and they are being printed worldwide.

But you can ask this subject is not related to Information Security, but how long do you think it will take until the bad guys pick up the news as well and start using it? Usually it has taken a few days at most for spreading Spam and Junk during Star’s Death.

So remember, if or more likely when you start receiving e-mails on these subjects, please be extra careful when opening any links as they might be taking you in for a rough ride.

More Links:
Michael Jackson’s death exploited by cybercriminals
Michael Jackson’s death themed malware campaigns spreading
Jackson’s death to spark massive spam runs
Michael Jackson spam spreads, malware attacks likely

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