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A new rogue, known as XP AntiVirus or XPAntiVirus, has been making the rounds. Typical of fraudware, this rogue anti-virus software creates registry entries for fake, non-existent malware that it then “detects” when it scans your PC. This tactic is used to scare you into purchasing the software.
While the program does come with a removal [...]
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The latest security vulnerabilities have been released from Microsoft. October’s Patch Tuesday lists four “critical” and two “important” security bulletins (a total of nine vulnerabilities). The applications involved include Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, and Kodak Image Viewer.
If you haven’t already, make sure to get the latest patches from the Microsoft Windows Update website. [...]
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We’ve received word that Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox was chosen as an Editor’s Choice product by Military Embedded Systems magazine for its September/October 2007 issue.
Thanks, OpenSystems Publishing!
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For your reading pleasure, in this month’s Lavasoft News we’ve brought you an insightful look at social engineering with an article by our own Joe Wells.
Joe’s article, Social Engineering - Good Triggers and Bad Triggers, was also published in September’s Cyber Security Industry Alliance newsletter, which featured Lavasoft in its “member spotlight.”
If you haven’t read it yet, be sure [...]
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As you may have noticed by the new banner we’ve added on our homepage, October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security Division and the National Cyber Security Alliance, the goal of this program is to educate everyday PC users on staying safe online.
Think you are [...]
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Recently overheard in the hallways of Lavasoft…
One of our research analysts has had Microsoft Vista on her home machine since June when they purchased their new laptop. Yesterday, for the very first time, an alert message from the built-in anti-spyware freebie program, Windows Defender, popped up saying that it detected a threat for a file that was [...]
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A nice note from one of our customers yesterday:
“I was having a problem with the Ultimatedefender and Ultimatecleaner bogus trojan.32.looksky worm and running the Ad-Aware program with the latest updates corrected the problem. I kept running my trend micro pc virus program scanning the entire system and nothing was reported.”
Thanks!
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The memory usage of the Service component of Ad-Aware 2007 has caused much debate, especially among the freeware users, who do not have access to the scheduling or real-time features. The service architecture is necessary as we begin to address emerging forms of malware and you can read more about this in the thread Regarding [...]
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Something to keep in mind…Lavasoft is so very aware of what directly affects our customers - you do a great job keeping us informed of what is happening in your computing lives. We’ll soon be addressing one of the major e-mail annoyances and will release a new spam filter to help you combat the barrage [...]
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Our good friends at the volunteer-led security community CastleCops are devoted to helping victims of cybercrime, but the community itself is also a frequent target for attacks from cybercrime organizations.
The attacks have, up until now, consisted mainly of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks intended to make the community unavailable for its members.
CastleCops has gradually improved its [...]
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We were so tempted to run across the bridge to the other side of the river when we saw that this rainbow had landed right outside. Was there a pot of gold? We’ll never know.
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As you may now be aware, I recently joined the team here at Lavasoft as CTO. I genuinely look forward to the many challenges that this industry provides, and I’m very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for Lavasoft and our customers. From time to time, you’ll be hearing from me, here in the
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Courtesy of the Internet:
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Take a moment and look at your screen. If it has got a post-it with a password on it sticking out from the side, this guide might be for you.
Earlier this week, we released the brand new Lavasoft Digital Lock - File Encryptor, which enables you to manage, protect and encrypt your sensitive information through
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Take a moment and look at your screen. If it has got a post-it with a password on it sticking out from the side, this guide might be for you.
Earlier this week, we released the brand new Lavasoft Digital Lock - File Encryptor, which enables you to manage, protect and encrypt your sensitive information through
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The new Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox received 5 stars from the editors at Softpedia - right out of the gate.
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