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Online Ticket Scammers Exploit Consumer Laws

December 9, 2010August 8, 2021

Today the BBC has reported that consumer protection laws are being exploited by some online ticket sales companies. There is a new ticket scam that is on the increase at …

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PC Support Security Scams – ZFSENDTOTARGET CLSID Trick

November 15, 2010August 8, 2021

Had another call today from a firm telling me that my computer was generating errors caused by malware, which was caused because my security warranty was out of date. I …

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Preview Short URLs Before Clicking – Works with TinyUrl and the Rest!

September 22, 2010July 3, 2019

I just got an email and the person sending it was promoting (spamming) a product but I was curious about what it was. After my recent virus after opening a …

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I Caught a Virus! Rogue.SecurityTool and Spyware.iemonster – Grain on WordPress May Have Security Holes

September 21, 2010August 8, 2021

Last night I received a Google Alert for one of my websites. For those that do not know what this means, Google Alerts is a service that Google provide for …

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Facebook Candid Camera Messages Spreading Virus

May 7, 2010July 3, 2019

My Dad called me today to say that he had a problem with his PC. A rogue anti-virus got installed on his PC and has hijacked it. He is running …

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McAfee Security Update Breaks Windows

April 23, 2010April 23, 2010

Last night Ant-Virus software McAfee released a security update that broke Windows. The AV mistakenly thought that part of the Windows operating system is a virus, so locked it down. …

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How to Disguise Your Email Address – Email Obfuscation

July 28, 2009August 8, 2021

Spam is a horrible thing. It is probably what annoys people the most about the internet. And for webmasters, owners / managers of websites, email spam can be horrific. For …

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Conficker Virus Starts Installing Mystery Software

April 11, 2009

There is currently a major PC virus attack in progress, which is affecting millions of PC’s, and mostly is going unnoticed by home computer owners that do not follow PC …

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Dixons, Currys and PC World Websits are all Down!

January 12, 2009August 8, 2021

Today a major UK retail chain has lost all internet visibility. All of DSG International’s online stores are currently off-line! The websites for Dixons, Currys and PC World have all …

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Domain Name Phishing Alert

November 1, 2008March 12, 2009

We received an email today stating that our domain was being cancelled as the WHOIS information was not correct. Here is a except of the email: On Sat, 1 Nov …

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Attack of the Zombies and the Shadowserver Foundation

October 16, 2008July 3, 2019

OK, this sounds like a 70’s horror movie, but it is actually one of the greatest threats currently to online security. It is estimated that there are now about 300,000 …

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How To Reduce Email Spam

October 11, 2008July 3, 2019

If you are receiving a lot of spam mail, then your name could be to blame. Research by Cambridge University has shown that spammers tend to target email addresses that …

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