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  • Attention Online Shoppers: Identity Theft and Computer Security Hazards at Risk of Increasing During Holiday Season

    Myantispyware team November 22, 2005     No Comment     Identity Theft, Tips

    For those who think shopping malls are scary places during the holiday season, the threats you can’t see while shopping on the Internet can be far more prevalent. Online shopping is predicted to increase by 25% this holiday season, according to Forrester Research, including 2.5 million new households that will purchase online for the first

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  • What is “Internet Zone” ? How to use “Internet Zone Settings” ?

    Myantispyware team November 21, 2005     No Comment     FAQ, Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

    Most of the Internet Explorer settings that we’ll be configuring apply to the Internet zone. The Internet zone is the default zone that all web sites fall into unless the user explicitly adds them to another zone (e.g., the Trusted sites zone or the Restricted sites zone). It’s important to lock down the Internet zone

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  • Online Security Scanner from Microsoft – Windows Live Safety Center

    Myantispyware team November 21, 2005     3 Comments     Online Scanners

    Microsoft revealed a beta version of its free on-line security scanning tool Windows Live Safety Center. The scanner, which currently requires the use of Internet Explorer, uses an ActiveX control to scan the visitor’s system for malicious software, open ports, as well as for non-security performance issues. Windows Live Safety Center is reminiscent of Microsoft’s

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  • Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 DoS vulnerability

    Myantispyware team November 21, 2005     No Comment     Exploits & Vulnerabilities

    A potential vulnerability in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows XP Service Pack 1 has been publicly revealed by the French Security Incident Response Team. The organisation has drawn the ire of Microsoft by publishing details of a proof-of-concept exploit that targets the vulnerability. According to the author, a specially crafted request to upnp_getdevicelist

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  • Malicious .biz site and browser vulnerabilities

    Myantispyware team November 20, 2005     2 Comments     Exploits & Vulnerabilities

    A user visited a webpage and got redirected to hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443.php (tt changed to xx to protect anyone from getting there…) Among other things… the page was obfuscated and many malicious bits of software loaded through javascript…. such as hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443/sploit.anr and hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/loadadv443.exe and hxxp://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443.hta and some sort of loaderadv443.jar and… http://iframebiz.biz/dl/adv443/x.chm It looks like a bunch

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  • Protecting kids from spyware, adware and malware

    Myantispyware team November 20, 2005     No Comment     Malware removal, Tips

    If your kids surf the Internet, chances are they’re going to want to download games, music, and other programs that may expose your computer to spyware or other unwanted software. Spyware is a general term used for software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer,

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  • How to show hidden files in Windows

    Myantispyware team November 20, 2005     2 Comments     Tutorials - HowTo

    By default Windows hides certain files from being seen with Windows Explorer or My Computer. This is done to protect these files, which are usually system files, from accidentally being modified or deleted by the user. Unfortunately viruses, spyware, and hijackers often hide there files in this way making it hard to find them and

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  • Lock down your browser

    Myantispyware team November 19, 2005     No Comment     Tips

    One of the most prevalent means for spyware and adware to be installed is through Internet Explorer. To prevent spyware and adware from installing without your knowledge and permission, you need to “lock down” Internet Explorer. There is a simple way to do this.

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  • IE-SPYAD: Restricted Sites List for Internet Explorer

    Myantispyware team November 19, 2005     No Comment     Free Software

    IE-SPYAD adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. Once you merge this list of sites and domains into the Registry, the web sites for these companies will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or

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  • Here’s how to use the HOST file to block ads

    Myantispyware team November 19, 2005     No Comment     Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

    1. Determine the location of your HOST file: Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC Windows 98, Me = C :windows\hosts Macintosh: Mac System Folder or Preferences folder. (eg., Macintosh HD:System Folder:Preferences:Hosts) 2. Backup your HOST file – It’s a good idea to save your original HOST file in a safe location on your

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