clicking search page links,results in randomly redirected URL pagessvchost.exe and rundll32.exe used to load malware/spyware DLL
Today, for the second time in a month, I was asked to help remove a spyware/malware from a computer running Windows XP SP3. In both cases, the symptoms were identical. The user immediately noticed something was wrong because their [...]
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While on New York Fox 5 News website, I came across this article:
TSA Scanners May Violate Rights, Risk Health
What caught my eye, is this section:
Not only has the use of full-body image scanners raised the ire of passengers and serious questions about their constitutionality, but they may also present a serious health risk.
The devices operate [...]
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According to a Wall Street Journal report, our pilotless drones has been hacked into.
References:
http://cbs2.com/national/predator.drones.hacked.2.1375262.html
http://online.wsj.com/video/news-hub-was-us-intelligence-compromised/A0CDCC4B-0DB5-4C0E-A41C-FC2C16CA3BE7.html
I cannot believe the video feeds are NOT encrypted! In this day and age, what is the Department of Defense thinking?
var addthis_pub = ‘jchin’;
var addthis_brand = ‘Johnny Chin’;var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_header_background = ‘#2255CC’;var addthis_header_color = ‘#FFFFFF’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, [...]
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Doing simple searches for your favorite celebrities online can give you results which links to malware. Trying to get some dirt on your favorite celebrity may result in you getting some dirt installed on your computer.
Jessica Biel most ‘dangerous’ celeb in cyberspace. Followed by Beyoncé, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Brady, and Jessica Simpson to [...]
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A very odd thing just happened to me this morning. While browsing on NewEgg in Firefox 3.5.2, I noticed that my browser slowed down. Using TCPview, I noticed that I had a lot of TCP connections opened to cpe-24-29-138-176.nyc.res.rr.com. That struck me as very odd. I thought I had spyware loaded [...]
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Reference Source: TechCrunch – Censorship 2.0: China Blocks Google Search, Apps, Gmail, And More
Google for some reason started to blocking access to everything Google today. It is really preventing my clients with China offices from doing their work. Especially since they use Google Apps for their e-mail. When will China join the [...]
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Facebook announced that it would support OpenID and it finally went live with it according to this article: Facebook Becomes Largest OpenID Relying Party.
var addthis_pub = ‘jchin’;
var addthis_brand = ‘Johnny Chin’;var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_header_background = ‘#2255CC’;var addthis_header_color = ‘#FFFFFF’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;
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I have been looking for this news post all morning after hearing ABC News (NYC channel 7) talk about it on TV early in the morning.
Well, my friend Jimmy found it and posted on his blog.
So here is an article on FoxNews.
Cyberspies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid, Leave Software That Could Disrupt System
var addthis_pub = ‘jchin’;
var [...]
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None of my clients had any issues related to the virus/worm named Conficker. Is it more of the media’s April Fool’s Day joke? Probably not, but definitely not what they made it to be as bad.
var addthis_pub = ‘jchin’;
var addthis_brand = ‘Johnny Chin’;var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_header_background = ‘#2255CC’;var addthis_header_color = ‘#FFFFFF’;var addthis_options [...]
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