Mozilla is known is known for their Firefox browser’s ability to install different patches, language supports, skins, add-ons and the like. However, users of Firefox with the Vietnamese language support has complained that they have received unusual and unnecessary ads through pop-ups. Mozilla was quick to warn that this is not a result of a [...]
Do you have media players in your computer? How about Real Player? If you do, then better check if you have an updated patch for it. Most Real Players still have the unpatched version, thinking that it won’t really do no harm if they don’t patch it. However, a recent report showed that hackers found [...]
Are you a member of the social networking website called MySpace? They’re boasting millions of users and you might be one of them. Just a tip though, if you have received a friend request from someone you do not know, do not even try to open the profile. If the thumbnailed picture shows someone you’re [...]
Hackers are definitely becoming more and more adept in permeating the internet world. Google, one of the top search engines, was victimized by these (should I say brilliant?) hackers. They tried to redirect legitimate websites such as ZDNet Asia and other CNET sites to malware sponsored sites to victimize other internet users. These hackers used [...]
If you think your computer’s already safe because you’ve got the most expensive anti-virus on the planet, better think twice. These anti-viruses have flaws too, and due to the proliferation of computer viruses online, some of them take days to add the virus to their virus vaults. Another is that, most virus makers are just [...]
When mom bought my iPod a year ago, I was surprised that the brand new iPod came with something else: a virus. I cannot call it a bargain since I did not benefit from the “freebie” (the virus) my iPod gave me. However, a thought dawned on me: how can an iPod, one of Mac’s [...]