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W32 and Nyxem-D Virus

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A new virus, the W32/Nyxem-D, which spreads via email attached file. The damage that can be caused by this virus is massive. When opened, infected attached file it gets into the system and start delivering itself to all the available email addresses residing [...]

The best free antivirus

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In this time of age, viruses are becoming more and more complicated and powerful. That is why we need a reliable antivirus to do the job. I found this program at Download.com and the name of the program is Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80923. First of all, it provides the same protection just like [...]

Firefox Vietnamese pack faulty coding.

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 [...]

Real Player bug.

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 [...]

MySpace virus. Beware.

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 [...]

Kraken problem.

Kraken, the largest botnet (collection of bots that run things automatically) was revealed by researchers. They said that in this network, a total of 400,000 computers are infected by a malware, including computers from 50 Fortune 500 companies. What is disturbing is that, only 20 percent of the computers with the different anti-virus products can [...]

Google, hacked.

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 [...]

Not another RAR problem.

Who would ever think that Symantec and Trend Micro, two of the most well renowned anti-virus companies are having problems in terms of their security’s vulnerability? Symantec discovered that their Decomposer engine actually has flaws and it affects some of their products such as Microsoft Exchange, Mail Security and their anti-virus for storages attached to [...]

RAR files bypass anti-viruses?

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 [...]

The iPod virus?

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 [...]

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