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If you follow security news, you may be familiar with the Domain Name System (DNS) security issue, discovered by researcher Dan Kaminsky, that was disclosed earlier this month. DNS is responsible for translating host names to IP addresses. The vulnerability allows hackers and phishers to redirect DNS queries; if a server is compromised, attackers could potentially [...]
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How safe are your kids as they navigate the Net? According to a new study, while parents are trying to talk to young family members about computer safety, many kids are still engaging in risky online behavior, like posting personal information about themselves on social networking sites.
From a PCMag.com article on the study -
“As they [...]
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Far too often, we come across websites that attempt to piggyback on the name “Lavasoft” or “Ad-Aware” in order to take advantage of you and your credit card.
We’ve recently been alerted to a site, new-official.com/adware, which charges a fee for the service they provide to consumers: offering a collection of links to free software, such [...]
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Today, we learned truly tragic news about the founder of Webroot, the company behind Spy Sweeper anti-spyware software. According to reports, the body of Steven Thomas, who had been missing in Hawaii since June 30, has now been found.
From all of us at Lavasoft, our hearts go out to Thomas’ friends and family at this [...]
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You’ve heard of our MVPs…Here at Lavasoft, we now also have MVTs!
We’d like to take a moment to give a well-deserved thank you to our Most Valuable Testers - beta testers that is. While we are truly grateful to all of our beta testers around the world who helped shape Ad-Aware 2008, we’d like to [...]
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Last week, we saw two legitimate sites hit by SQL injection attacks: Sony PlayStation and the Association of Tennis Professionals. SQL injection attacks are an emerging tactic that is becoming increasingly popular among hackers. There has been a recent rise in mass attacks - compromising hundreds of thousands of websites - and all signs point [...]
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A U.S. district judge has ordered Google, the Search Engine, to release information about users that use their YouTube service. The major entertainment corporation Viacom won the legal battle against Google, resulting in access for Viacom to information about YouTube users and their “tubing” behavior, i.e. which videos they watch on the YouTube site. The [...]
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The FRA, Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment, that recently was approved to start their extended surveillance activity targeting wire-based Internet traffic and traffic in the mobile networks, may intercept personal e-mails between local Danish vicars and Danish people in their search for a cure of the souls. How is this possible, you ask? The e-mail [...]
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Softonic is giving Ad-Aware users the chance to let your voices be heard!
It’s time for the download site’s annual “Softonic Software of the Year” awards where you can vote for your favorite programs in different categories and platforms. We’re proud to announce that Ad-Aware was chosen as a finalist in this year’s competition for “Best [...]
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We’ve received word from the Turkish website TAMindir.com that Ad-Aware 2008 has picked up their “Editör’ün Önerisi” (Editor’s Choice) award.
Along with granting a five-star rating, TAMindir.com editors had this to say about our software:
“Ad-Aware 2008 has been chosen for the Editor’s Choice Award on our site with its new improved engine, new simple user interface, and [...]
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This one came in last night on my home personal e-mail. Please keep your eyes peeled for phishing e-mail scams, and do not, I repeat do not, click on the links.
From: service[at]wachovia.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:10 PM
Subject: Your wachovia account is locked.
Dear Valued Customer,Your User ID is Locked
You’ve exceeded the maximum number [...]
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New research out this week from Gartner tells us that the amount of PCs being used around the world has now passed the 1 billion mark, and that number is set to double in the next 6 years.
But PC use is not the only thing rising in record numbers - so is the negative environmental [...]
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We are disappointed to announce that the FRA-law that we discussed in yesterday’s blog was actually accepted as law by the Swedish Riksdag (national government) yesterday. The number of delegates voting for the new law was 143 and the number of delegates voting against the law was 138. The number of delegates that were absent, [...]
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There is an ongoing debate about whether FRA, the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment, should be allowed to extend their surveillance activities to include the surveillance of wire-based Internet traffic and phone conversations that pass the Swedish borders.
The proposed law was first discussed in 2007, and a decision was tabled during this past year. The [...]
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