Facebook Scam – I just hate RIHANNA

There is nothing new about the fact that scam artists are once again using a celebrity’s name to spread their spam on Facebook. This time it’s Rihanna whose name is embroiled in the scam. This spam message, “OMG – I just hate RIHANNA after watching this video” followed by a fraudulent link, carries the description […]

Microsoft March-2012 Patch Tuesday Released

Microsoft has released six bulletins covering a total of seven vulnerabilities. Only one of this month’s issues is rated ‘Critical’ and it affects the Remote Desktop Protocol. The remaining issues affect the Windows kernel, DNS Server, Expression, Visual Studio and Windows. The following vulnerabilities are rated “Critical”: MS12-020 – Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow […]

Malware through online songs website

Music is most people’s entertainment choice across various platforms. There are many websites which provide features and facilities to listen to music online and to download some music as well. Yesterday I visited a website “https://www.hamara-sangeet.com”. It is an online radio service for Indian songs, where you can find some great music of your choice. […]

DNSChanger server shutdown date extended to 9th July

The possible Internet outage on 8th March is avoided as the federal judge has agreed to allow 120 days of extension for organisations and individuals to clean systems of the DNSChanger Trojan. This decision was taken late yesterday. As the earlier 4 month deadline of 8th March arrived, it was observed that DNSChanger malware is […]

Security update available for Adobe Flash Player

These updates address critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.62 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.6 and earlier versions for Android 4.x and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.6 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x. These vulnerabilities could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take […]

No Internet starting March 8? Not really!

There are news stories going around that there will be a complete blockage of the Internet from 8th march. Well this is not the complete and true story. Only the users who are affected with the ‘DNS Changer’ trojan will be facing the Internet blockage and not all the users. In order to clear the […]

Insufficient update causes systems to underperform

On 15th February, 2012 a update released at 14:10 IST caused some systems to hang (respond slowly). After the issue was identified the incomplete update was removed from all download servers by 16:40 IST. It is a request to all affected users to follow the steps given below: 1. Click here to download the fix […]

New wave of USPS Scam

If you have received an email like the one below you need to be extremely cautious. It looks highly authentic and many people may feel that it has come from the USPS (United States Postal Service). The fraudulent email carries the subject line – “Track Your parcel NO#61271” and has a malicious zip file attached […]

NPAV – Net Protector AntiVirus truth exposed

Since the last 3-4 days we have come across a lot of cases of reported infection of W32.Xpaj virus and surprisingly, found Net Protector Antivrus (NPAV) installed on the computers of all those cases. We were surprised to find the connection and were attempting to find the connection between this malware and the dubious NPAV […]