Posts filed under 'Web Filter'

FTC Permanently Shuts Down Notorious Rogue I.S.P.

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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a district court judge has permanently shut down a rogue Internet Service Provider (3FN) that recruited, hosted, and actively participated in the distribution of spam, spyware, child pornography, and other malicious and illegal content.

Merry Malware – Tis the season for postcards

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Every year at the holidays we see an upsurge of ‘postcard ware’ based malware. They look like a e-card from a loved one so you are enticed to open them up and while some do display a pretty picture or a play a nice tune in the background they are infecting your pc.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) re-gaining in the Billion-dollar underground economy

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Over at IT Business they are reporting that Internet Relay Chat or IRC is again a popular place for Cyber Criminals to hang out and market their ill-gotten gains. With a market estimated at 7 Billion dollars you can be sure that they aren’t going away anytime soon.