The Spam Cryer » Web Filter http://www.thespamcryer.com Intelligent Discussion on Anti-Spam Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:37:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= FTC Permanently Shuts Down Notorious Rogue I.S.P. http://www.thespamcryer.com/ftc-permanently-shuts-down-notorious-rogue-i-s-p/ http://www.thespamcryer.com/ftc-permanently-shuts-down-notorious-rogue-i-s-p/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:12:05 +0000 Shaun http://www.thespamcryer.com/?p=285 3FN Service Specialized in Hosting Spam-Spewing Botnets, Phishing Websites, Child Pornography, and Other Illegal, Malicious Web Content

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]]> http://www.thespamcryer.com/ftc-permanently-shuts-down-notorious-rogue-i-s-p/feed/ 0 Merry Malware – Tis the season for postcards http://www.thespamcryer.com/merry-malware-tis-the-season-for-postcards/ http://www.thespamcryer.com/merry-malware-tis-the-season-for-postcards/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:31:55 +0000 Shaun http://www.thespamcryer.com/?p=165 Well it’s that time of year again when your thoughts turn to family and friends and you want to ‘reach out’ to them with a nice greeting card – either Xmas or New Years. If you get or give an electronic version all the better as you save on postage and don’t have to wait for snail mail.

We aren’t the only ones thinking of others at this time of year and by that I mean the malware writers. 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.

Some recent sample are posted on the Microsoft Malware blog so you can see the pictures without having to get infected.

http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2008/12/02/merry-malware.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2008/12/04/o-come-all-ye-malware.aspx

While many of the e-cards sent at this time of the year are legitimate and sent with the best of intentions it is up to you to double check with the supposed sender if they really did send you one and if you don’t recognize the from e-mail address then don’t open it no matter how tempting it looks.

- Shaun

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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=50885

It is interesting to note that there are so many compromised bank accounts that they sell at a discount ($1,000 for an account with $40K in it. $10 for an account with $2500 in it) This tells us that the tricks the Cyber Criminals are using (phishing, vishing, spim) are working so you have to be careful out there or it will be your bank account that they are selling online.

Thankfully at IT Business they have provided the following list to remind us of what to and not do online.

Tips to protect yourself

  • Use an e-mail filter to block fraudulent messages that are often used in phishing attacks . Use many layers of security such as anti-virus software, firewalls, and anti-phishing toolbars for your browser . Limit the amount of sensitive personal information on your computer.
  • Use strong passwords and change them on a regular basis.
  • Do not store online account passwords with your Web browser’s automatic feature.

Shaun

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