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AVG Web Threat Update Week 39

29

Sep

2011

1. Blackhole exploit kit continues to use NACHA transaction-rejection in spam. We continue seeing the Blackhole exploit kit using spam emails designed to look like transaction-rejection reports from NACHA, the electronic payment association, to spread links to malicious sites. The sites, of course, install the Blackhole kit. Clicking on the “Transaction Report” link downloads and […]

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How to “Turn on Profile Review” to protect yourself from tag-jacking scams.

08

Sep

2011

Facebook had somewhat of a privacy overhaul last month. One of the most welcome changes that users have been screaming for is the ability to approve tags before they are posted to their profile. The photo-tagging exploit has been abused by scammers on a grand scale…until now! Follow these simple instructions to enable the new […]

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Facebook Makes a Move Toward Security

25

Aug

2011

Facebook recently published a guide for it’s users on how to secure their online accounts from anything that threatens one’s Facebook security. Among those covered are Wall, Chat, and Comment spams, weak passwords, fake applications, and account hacking. Personally, I’m quite happy that Facebook is actually doing something that concerns user security, despite it being […]

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