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AVXP08.com offers fake antivirus software?

I was working in my PC today when an adult site suddenly popped out of my screen. I had difficulty closing Porntube and a pop out message warned me that I may have spyware in my computer. The pop out message encouraged me to scan my PC using an antivirus XP software from AVXP08.com. AVXP08.com seems suspicious so I searched for more information about this Antivirus XP 2008 and here are some of the things that I have gathered from the world wide web. More»

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MSN Featured Offers Spam

I was checking my email’s Spam folder today and one message that really caught my attention is the spam email with the subject “Angelina Jolie’s Free Video”. No, I was not intrigued by the subject but I saw my very own email address as the sender of the message. I opened the message and it says I receive the email because I am subscribed to MSN featured offers.

Content of the MSN Featured Offers Spam

Here is the  edited content of the email:

Click Here! (I removed the link but it leads to http://195.190.13.98/video-nude-anjelina.avi.exe. please do not open the link in your browser, it might contain viruses or spywares!) More»

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Abuse and Bullying Online

In 1997, a Korean actress commited suicide and her family and a psychiatrist attributed her death to cyberbullying. The actress reportedly got upset about negative comments that were posted on her website which may have resulted in her to commit suicide. More»

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Prevalent New Computer Worm can Modify Web Pages

In its April 2008 internet security threat report, Symantec corporation, the company behind symantec norton ghost and other symantec norton security products, named the top ten new malicious codes that pose threat to computer users. These top ten malicious codes were detected during the last half of 2007 and the most widely reported of these new malicious codes family is a computer worm that can modify web pages. More»

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