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- yeahit really does encrypt your filesand they really have payment setup via anonymouse wire.on one of these encrypting extortionsthey were stupid enuf to embed the decrypt key so they could activate it when paid.symantec figured this out and has a cure.Trojan horse: Your money or your filesDoes it really delete...
- Tags: Does IT, security, virus, trojan, malware, ransom, bogrisek@..., trojan horse
- Discussion threads 2006-05-01
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- Computer criminals hold files for ransom
- Cyberscofflaws are now using encryption to hijack and ransom users files, according to Websense, a California-based Web security firm. News.com reports that a Websense customer was victimized in early May, 2005. The victim visited a malicious Web site exploited a known vulnerability in Internet Explorer to surreptitiously install the PGPcoder/Gpcode...
- Tags: computer, encryption, Websense Inc.
- Blog posts 2005-05-25
- Ransom TV - A new hope, or the death of the new?
- Five months ago, I wrote that sci-fi tech will kill science fiction TV, basically arguing that since you can't put a product plug for Pepsi in an episode of Battlestar Galactica, combined with the fact that TiVo is going to kill the notion of commercials, mainstream science fiction...
- Tags: TV, Science Fiction, Producer, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-11-17
- Accpac - How to move data from old server to new server
- Hi,We are changing our server to a new one and both are running MS Windows 2000 Server.Have manage to install the all the modules on the new server and it is working on the workstations.The only problem is the workstations can't see or select the Company's account to login. only...
- Tags: Servers, kgen@..., server
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Online email accounts held hostage for blackmail
- Websense is reporting that a new form of cyber-extortion has emerged in recent days that exploits the promiscuous nature of cyber-cafes and PC-terminals. By stealing email credentials from unsuspecting shared-terminal users, the attackers steal all the victims emails and contacts and then sends a single message in the email...
- Tags: Browsers, e-mail, Mobile/Wireless, Security, Websense Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- dell admin bios password removal
- well and im sorry to say i came here for answers should have know none of theses guys have any answers other than ask dell and i thought this place was the shit !!!! ok the dell gets it sorry about your...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, HThammond@..., BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-18
- Sabra: The Next Generation (exe)
- We are proud to present our first family fun FPS title. Sabra: Next Generation takes place in a town called Goldenton where the evil Doctor Croc decides to rule with an iron claw. He kidnaps Kristy the Princess of Goldenton and posts her life as a ransom for his ruling...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Sabra, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-10-11
- Firefox ANI exploit on the way - no protected mode
- Determina is previewing a version of the ANI exploit that will hijack Mozilla Firefox 2 as well as Internet Explorer 7 running on Vista with default DEP settings mostly turned off. DEP could have stopped this exploit from running, but its turned off for most applications in Windows by default....
- Tags: Vista, Security, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-04-03
- It's my million dollars, baby!
- According to this News.com article, a Web site created by a 21-year-old British student was subjected to extortion-based DoS attacks: "Blackmailers try to black out Million Dollar Homepage." Alex Tew, the clever creator of MillionDollarHomepage.com, successfully raised $1 million by selling ad space for $1 per pixel. His...
- Tags: Alex Tew, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Federal Government, Security, Internet, Marketing, Government, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2006-01-19
- Ransomware Trojans lurking on the Web
- Reports from Ars Technica and The Register point to the spread of variants of Trojan viruses classified as ransomware. The viruses encrypt user data and threaten to publish them over the Web if the quoted amount is not paid. Trojans encrypt users' files so that they can no longer...
- Tags: Web, Trojan Horse, Virus, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- Critical Mac QuickTime zero-day exploit released!
- A zero-day Apple QuickTime flaw for Mac OS X has officially kicked off the MoAB Month of Apple Bugs. The exploit has been "100% reliable for a current up-to-date x86-based OS X system". Anyone wishing to confirm the vulnerability in their own Intel-based Macs can click on this...
- Tags: Apple, Apple QuickTime, Browsers, exploit, Security
- Blog posts 2007-01-02
- GoDaddy pulls security site after MySpace complaints
- A gray area to be sure, but where is the common sense?As stated in the article it is not really a case of a law violation but instead a case of bad decorum. People who place their personal information in the hands of anyone associated with the internet, needs...
- Tags: Fyodor, PsiFiScout, security, it management, internet privacy, GoDaddy, MySpace, Internet
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- Friday Yuk
- The FBI has determined that it has provided an incorrect interpretation of Osama Bin Laden's latest message. Originally, it was beleived to be a terroristic threat to the United States and its citizens. The correct interpretation is:"Hello. My name is Osama Bin Laden.""My goat has died.""I am very, very lonely."only...
- Tags: window, Harper, friday yuk or fun with banyard animals, BFilmFan, off-topic, Stephen Harper
- Discussion threads 2006-01-20
- France launches ‘War on Spam'
- Ma'an, why did you have to go and bring politicsinto it? Huh? Explain yourself!!!And belittling the French and Nostradomus's name. What is wrong with you? geez, I mean, really!!!Ok, Ok... It was funny, I had to comment about your footnote :^0France to start 'War on...
- Tags: Spam, Dr Dij, spammer
- Discussion threads 2007-05-13
- Interesting perspective
- The kidnapping of foreigners in Iraq was a national pasttime last year. Different groups kidnapped aid workers, journalists and contractors in an attempt to drive foreigners out of the country or just to make money. Such a large number of Western groups have left Iraq and security precautions for those...
- Tags: foreigner, hostage, iraq, kidnapping, off-topic, road-dog, terrorism, treason, war
- Discussion threads 2005-12-17
- Michael's Technology Thoughts
- blog rootCompeting TechnologyThis morning i am giving a presentation on a Bluetooth device that helps teachers manage their classes. The reason that i have to give this presentation is because a principal at one of the schools likes a technology that performs a similar function, but is in essence still...
- Tags: Desktops, Corporate governance, wallowamichael, Apple Macintosh, board, bluetooth device
- Discussion threads 2006-04-06
- Help, my stapler has been kidnapped...office thieves
- So, who has to deal with office thieves??I do, daily.Staplers, scissors, pens, highlighters..etcEverything is fair game.Well yesterday as I was missing my highlighters, pencil sharpener, pencil, and fine tipped black marker which are hard to come by around here I let go with a full moan about how people take...
- Tags: Shellbot, stapler, card
- Discussion threads 2007-05-31
- Naming Conventions...
- I was told I needed to post this in the TQ&A section... so someone could earn a bunch of points for the best answer. As some of you may know, my hubby and I are expecting our 5th child this July, and while we already have a name picked...
- Tags: Celtic, Gaelic, Jessie, Lazarus Long
- Q&A 2005-04-25
- Are RFID chips washable?
- I'm sick of loosing my socks. I want RFID chips in my socks because they keep getting eaten, stolen, or what ever by the washer/dryer/closet/?. I want to know who is doing this to me, it's a conspiracy. I know it is.God, I hate laundry.DanlolLike you, I'm...
- Tags: RFID, chip, RFID chip, DanLM, sock
- Discussion threads 2007-07-22
- Vulnerabilities in Gmail, Picasa, and Google Search Appliance
- The Webosphere is buzzing with news of vulnerabilities in Gmail, Google's immensely popular Web mail service. The new vulnerabilities let hackers set up a kind of back-door entry into a user's account that could lead to the forwarding of e-mails to another e-mail address. More vulnerabilities have also surfaced in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Google Gmail, Search Appliance, Vulnerability, Google Search, Google Search Appliance, Google Picasa, Flaw, Webosphere, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Security, Internet, Online Communications, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
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