Monthly Archives: December 2012
Misleading advertising
Today we are going to be talking about advertising, specifically misleading advertising. Whether it’s on TV or on the internet, in magazines and newspapers, we see misleading advertising all of the time, you see it all of the time, whether you realize it or not. So how do you spot it? Well, that is one…
This Christmas time the bad guys will be shopping too
While most folks want a new gaming system, TV, or the latest computer gadget, there is another group of people that are looking for something quite different and definitely not your typical in-store purchase. I’m talking about those people buying stolen online ”goods” ranging from credit card numbers and email accounts, to paid adult sites…
Chameleon: One Year Later.
About one year ago, Malwarebytes gained a new weapon in the fight against cyber-crime to accomplish things it had not been able to before, by releasing a tool known as “Chameleon”. Since then, very few changes have been made to the tool in helping it continue to evade the offensive efforts of malware against Malwarebytes…
Ransomware
…because some malware is too heinous for clever puns. Ransom software or Ransomware, takes advantage of our constant need for information, communication and entertainment by hijacking our computer systems and demanding payment for returned use. It hides under the masks of government agencies and uses tactics similar to criminal interrogations to guilt the user into…
