There are some current tools out there which may help users make better choices (or block their bad choices). I’m just going to talk about browser toolbars.
Free Sophos Anti-Rootkit, finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer. Removing rootkits without compromising system integrity is particularly challenging and needs to be done with care.
Netcraft has a really nice toolbar which can provide visual clues as well as speed bumps to doing something unsafe. It can actually block access to a site pending user verification (ok so we all know most users click OK on anything that pops up to get it out of the way).
A spoofed website is typically made to look like a well known, branded site (like ebay.com or citibank.com) with a slightly different or confusing URL. The attacker then tries to trick people into going to the spoofed site by sending out fake email messages or posting links in public places – hoping that some percentage
Extra protection for your Firefox: NoScript allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content only for trusted domains of your choice, e.g. your home-banking web site. This whitelist based preemptive blocking approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of functionality… Experts do agree: Firefox is really safer with NoScript 😉
HostsMan is a freeware application that lets you manage your Hosts file with ease. You can use a HOSTS file to block ads, banners, 3rd party Cookies, 3rd party page counters, web bugs, and even most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the Server that supplies these little gems.
Spywareguide reported about site enticing an end-user to install something they think they need, only to pull the rug out from under them and reveal that (in actual fact), is was this program over here that they needed all along! The site is a typical free movies / webcam website. This site displays numerous videos
Internet Storm Center reported about available exploit code for MS06-034, MS06-035, and MS06-036. If you haven’t already patched for these vulnerabilities you should take immediate action. MS06-034 – unchecked IIS buffer vulnerability in ASP files processing This patch fixes what seems to be a buffer overflow in IIS. This buffer overflow can be exploited when
Some days ago has been found 0-day vulnerability in the Microsoft PowerPoint. Unspecified vulnerability in mso.dll, as used by Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, allows remote user-complicit attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted PPT file, which causes a “memory corruption error,” and exploited by Trojan.PPDropper.B For protect your PC follow next instructions: Don`t
Adware comes in all forms, and this time, it’s under the false pretense of being Webroot’s Spysweeper 5. To be specific, there is a torrent for SpySweeper 5 that comes with a “keygen” to bypass registration, but when executed it is actually adware —a 180solutions installer. It immediately connects to the net and then installs
