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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: [URGENT] If it calls itself “Security Essentials 2010”, then it’s possibly fake, innit?

    Started by kemical, 03-01-2010 01:00 PM
    anti-virus, applications, browsing, clean, clean install, firewall, incorrect, install, issue, kaspersky, mode, network, problem, programs, rid, router, safe, safe mode, security, settings, tes, trojan, updates, windows, windows xp
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: How secure is your password?

    Started by reghakr, 02-22-2010 06:07 AM
    account, address, advice, answer, change, characters, creating, date, email, great, hat, longer, manager, number, password, passwords, phone, post, problems, question, reghakr, remove, secure, thread, tips
    • Replies: 5
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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Important Notice About Posting to the Security Zone

    Started by Mike, 3 Weeks Ago 12:53 AM
    computer, content, date, discussion, fines, forum, hat, ice, important, information, issues, members, mind, posts, question, reghakr, security, staff, years
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  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Latest Windws Update "Mega Patch" for August 10 2010 Details

    Started by Mike, 4 Weeks Ago 04:36 AM
    address, applications, build, color, internet, issues, live, microsoft, office, opera, operating system, register, security, server, software, start, system, update, video, vista, windows, windows 7, windows update, windows updates, windows xp, youtube
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 380
    Mike
    4 Weeks Ago 04:36 AM Go to last post

  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: Critical weaknesses found in four browsers

    Started by kemical, 07-24-2010 05:10 AM
    account, all users, apple, autocomplete, black, browser, browsers, card, expose, facebook, features, google, have to, hidden, home, info, letters, load, mail, news, page, security, software, typing, users
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 209
    TorrentG
    07-24-2010 05:15 AM Go to last post

  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: Microsofts new security freeware

    Started by kemical, 06-24-2009 05:43 AM
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    360, avast, beta, can't, download, font, giving, good, ins, installed, lap, laptop, load, machine, norton, performance, print, security, sep, smar, smart, virtual, virtual xp, viruses, windows, windows 7 1 Attachment(s)
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  1. Cybercriminals Hone in on Critical Systems

    Started by reghakr, 9 Hours Ago 05:20 PM
    2010, attack, attacks, blue, businesses, color, crime, critical, cyber, electronic, hack, hat, malware, network, networks, software, system, systems, tech, theft, threat, threats, trend micro, virtual, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 43
    reghakr
    9 Hours Ago 05:20 PM Go to last post

  2. VULNERABILITIES - Twitter bug creates account hijacking peril

    Started by reghakr, 9 Hours Ago 05:16 PM
    access, account, anti-virus, attacks, bit, blue, bug, color, control, hard, hat, ics, information, kaspersky, kill, link, security, servers, service, site, tuesday, users, virus, vulnerability, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 37
    reghakr
    9 Hours Ago 05:16 PM Go to last post

  3. VULNERABILITIES - Apple releases Safari security updates

    Started by reghakr, 9 Hours Ago 05:12 PM
    address, apple, blue, browser, close, code, color, crash, critical, hat, line, news, online, open, page, problems, security, source, system, systems, update, updates, user, victim, windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 49
    reghakr
    9 Hours Ago 05:12 PM Go to last post

  4. VULNERABILITIES - Mozilla fixes Firefox's DLL load hijacking bug

    Started by reghakr, 9 Hours Ago 05:08 PM
    apple, applications, blue, browsers, bug, bugs, color, critical, firefox, fixes, hat, highest, load, low, machine, mozilla, problem, running, system, threat, time, tuesday, vulnerability, windows, windows xp
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 48
    reghakr
    9 Hours Ago 05:08 PM Go to last post

  5. As smart grid approaches, security concerns follow

    Started by reghakr, 9 Hours Ago 05:04 PM
    2010, add, address, blue, building, color, cybersecurity, electric, framework, guidelines, http, ics, information, major, national, power, released, report, risks, secure, security, smar, strategies, tech, vulnerabilities
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 41
    reghakr
    9 Hours Ago 05:04 PM Go to last post

  6. Firefox 3.6 gains anti-clickjacking support, Thunderbird & SeaMonkey updated

    Started by reghakr, 10 Hours Ago 04:29 PM
    all users, beta, black, blue, color, explorer, firefox, index, internet, internet explorer, internet explorer 8, linux, mac, menu, microsoft, news, problem, project, release, security, servers, update, upgrade, web, windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 40
    reghakr
    10 Hours Ago 04:29 PM Go to last post

  7. Facebook closes spamming hole

    Started by reghakr, 10 Hours Ago 04:23 PM
    black, blue, button, click, color, data, directory, emails, facebook, hat, jpeg, jpg, launched, line, link, list, messages, news, online, scam, security, source, users, vulnerability, week
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 47
    reghakr
    10 Hours Ago 04:23 PM Go to last post

  8. Apple releases Safari security updates

    Started by reghakr, 10 Hours Ago 04:20 PM
    all users, apple, black, blue, bug, color, connection, crash, download, input, issues, itunes, leopard, load, mac, news, problems, release, security, software, system, update, upgrade, windows, windows xp
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 39
    reghakr
    10 Hours Ago 04:20 PM Go to last post

  9. Court OKs Warrantless Cell-Site Tracking

    Started by reghakr, 10 Hours Ago 04:15 PM
    2010, access, address, cell, clear, color, data, files, force, ics, ide, information, issue, legal, location, mobile, pdf, phone, privacy, ratio, release, showing, standard, wide, wired
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 44
    reghakr
    10 Hours Ago 04:15 PM Go to last post

  10. Understanding Bluetooth Technology

    Started by reghakr, 15 Hours Ago 11:35 AM
    blue, bluetooth, cert, color, communication, devices, electronic, full, html, http, important, pro, protect, risks, security, story, tech, technology, tips, understand, understanding, url, what, wireless, www
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 35
    reghakr
    15 Hours Ago 11:35 AM Go to last post

  11. Brighton man used Craigslist to rent out Cordova home he didn't own, officials say

    Started by reghakr, 16 Hours Ago 10:13 AM
    2010, accused, alert, block, blue, color, computer, document, hat, home, house, http, jpeg, man, media, month, news, office, people, photos, theft, victims, warning, website, year
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 39
    reghakr
    16 Hours Ago 10:13 AM Go to last post

  12. Browser security warning lookalike pushes malware

    Started by reghakr, 16 Hours Ago 10:03 AM
    2010, anti-virus, blue, browser, browsers, center, chrome, code, color, firefox, hat, microsoft, pop, random, running, scam, security, security essentials, software, virus, warning, websites, win, win 7, win7
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 40
    reghakr
    16 Hours Ago 10:03 AM Go to last post

  13. Massive new survey worm spreading on Facebook

    Started by reghakr, 16 Hours Ago 10:00 AM
    2010, action, alert, applications, blue, color, date, facebook, group, hat, load, make, messages, part, post, scams, security, shut down, spread, spreading, standard, system, time, viruses, worm
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 26
    reghakr
    16 Hours Ago 10:00 AM Go to last post

  14. TechCrunch Europe serves up malware attack

    Started by reghakr, 16 Hours Ago 09:58 AM
    2010, attack, blogs, blue, browsers, code, color, computer, file, firefox, hat, malicious, nas, part, pdf, problem, script, security, sophos, temp, time, turn, victim, vulnerability, website
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 23
    reghakr
    16 Hours Ago 09:58 AM Go to last post

  15. Every week 57,000 fake Web addresses try to infect users

    Started by reghakr, 16 Hours Ago 09:55 AM
    blue, click, collecting, color, data, fall, gaming, hat, index, infected, login, net, news, part, private, search, security, service, top, user, users, web, websites, week, world of warcraft
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 23
    reghakr
    16 Hours Ago 09:55 AM Go to last post

  16. Microsoft investigates two-year-old IE bug

    Started by reghakr, 17 Hours Ago 09:27 AM
    5.1, access, accounts, back, blue, browsers, bug, color, computer, data, explorer, firefox, google, ie8, internet, internet explorer, list, long, mail, microsoft, mozilla, opera, ratio, security, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 30
    reghakr
    17 Hours Ago 09:27 AM Go to last post

  17. Twitter fixes cross-site scripting vulnerability that was used to distribute compromised links

    Started by reghakr, 17 Hours Ago 09:24 AM
    100, account, attack, bit, blue, color, domain, exploit, fixes, hat, http, ics, kaspersky, lab, link, links, malicious, security, servers, site, specific, steals, users, vulnerability, xss
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 30
    reghakr
    17 Hours Ago 09:24 AM Go to last post

  18. A working life: The computer virus expert

    Started by reghakr, 1 Week Ago 12:36 PM
    black, blue, bug, color, computer, download, firewall, game, games, graphics, hard, images, internet, issue, live, microsoft, nas, networking, office, opera, problem, showing, shut down, sleep, software
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 101
    Arber Obri
    1 Day Ago 09:43 PM Go to last post

  19. IPv6 transition poses new security threats

    Started by reghakr, 1 Day Ago 09:57 AM
    address, attacks, blue, color, denial, encryption, experts, expose, finally, hat, issues, management, network, networks, prevent, screen, security, service, space, stack, standard, threat, threats, vulnerability, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 56
    reghakr
    1 Day Ago 09:57 AM Go to last post

  20. Hotmail suffers hours-long outage on Thursday

    Started by reghakr, 1 Day Ago 09:53 AM
    access, accounts, active, ati, blue, center, color, hat, hotmail, issue, issues, live, long, mail, microsoft, page, problem, solution, specific, started, tech, time, top, users, windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 52
    reghakr
    1 Day Ago 09:53 AM Go to last post

  21. Northrop Grumman takes blame for Va. IT services outage.

    Started by reghakr, 1 Day Ago 09:50 AM
    back, blue, card, color, convenience, data, delays, file, grumman, hat, information, management, memory, network, northrop, performance, problems, project, root, servers, services, storage, takes, tech, web, week, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 54
    reghakr
    1 Day Ago 09:50 AM Go to last post

  22. SQL injections dominated malware in 2010, as Gumblar botnet named as ‘the most significant malware development in years’

    Started by reghakr, 1 Day Ago 09:32 AM
    2010, active, activity, attacks, blue, botnet, color, data, hat, high, ics, injections, links, net, revealed, safe, security, sites, sql injection attacks, themes, threat, turn, user, users, wave, web, years’
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 45
    reghakr
    1 Day Ago 09:32 AM Go to last post

  23. Flash Player as a spy system

    Started by reghakr, 2 Days Ago 11:17 AM
    apple, audio, blue, camera, color, computer, connection, covert, device, error, external, icons, images, load, news, opera, pdf, player, problem, release, security, server, settings, system, video
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 63
    reghakr
    2 Days Ago 11:17 AM Go to last post

  24. Post Spammers Attack Apple's Ping Social Network

    Started by Adamsappleone, 4 Days Ago 05:33 PM
    apple, attack, build, facebook, forums, gif, hat, icons, images, iphone, itunes, jpg, network, networks, ping, scams, security, social, twitter, users, version, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 92
    Adamsappleone
    4 Days Ago 05:33 PM Go to last post

  25. Certain HP scanners can permit snooping and spying

    Started by reghakr, 4 Days Ago 09:03 AM
    admin, blue, color, documents, email, firmware, hardware, iis, images, internet, issue, issues, labs, network, password, phone, photosmart, printer, security, server, share, software, upgrade, user, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 67
    reghakr
    4 Days Ago 09:03 AM Go to last post

  26. Facebook Boosts Security With Remote Logout Feature

    Started by reghakr, 4 Days Ago 08:38 AM
    2010, activity, blue, change, click, color, data, delete, disconnect, ics, internet, login, logout, mobile, networking, news, password, phone, profile, recognize, remote, security, settings, users, visual, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 49
    reghakr
    4 Days Ago 08:38 AM Go to last post

  27. [SECURITY] New Malware Imitates Browser Warning Pages

    Started by Adamsappleone, 5 Days Ago 04:18 PM
    2010, antivirus, basic, browsing, center, change, delete, encryption, explorer, files, firefox, have to, high, internet, internet explorer, malware, microsoft, mode, news, page, phishing, safe, screenshots, security, settings, spyware, top, user
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 104
    Adamsappleone
    5 Days Ago 04:18 PM Go to last post

  28. Malware hosted on Google Code project site

    Started by reghakr, 5 Days Ago 02:26 PM
    blue, code, color, download, end, files, free, google, hackers, hat, load, malicious, malware, month, password, project, remove, researchers, security, service, site, slow, spread, time, year
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 70
    reghakr
    5 Days Ago 02:26 PM Go to last post

  29. Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

    Started by reghakr, 5 Days Ago 01:32 PM
    adapter, bios, blue, color, computer, details, download, forums, hat, lead, link, load, news, problem, red, reported, safe, sep, site, solution, support, toshiba, update, users, web, week
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 57
    reghakr
    5 Days Ago 01:32 PM Go to last post

  30. Microsoft hardening tool with graphical user interface

    Started by reghakr, 5 Days Ago 01:19 PM
    access, applications, blue, bugs, color, compatibility, compatibility issues, connection, data, features, issues, malfunction, microsoft, news, opera, program, programs, release, security, settings, shell, system, user, video, windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 54
    reghakr
    5 Days Ago 01:19 PM Go to last post

  31. New government ID cards easily hacked

    Started by reghakr, 5 Days Ago 08:27 AM
    2010, basic, blue, color, computer, data, fingerprint, home, issue, news, office, organisation, password, pin, problems, program, samsung, scanning, security, sep, tech, tes, trojan, user, users, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 59
    reghakr
    5 Days Ago 08:27 AM Go to last post

  32. Study: Security vulnerabilities can be found in 38 percent of network devices

    Started by reghakr, 04-22-2010 09:20 AM
    attacks, common, data, device, devices, dimension data, downtime, end, expose, external, hat, http, maintenance, management, network, percent, real, report, risk, security, software, study, tech, time, vulnerabilities, work
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 169
    sogoodtobe
    5 Days Ago 08:25 AM Go to last post

  33. Google Code Discovered Serving Malware

    Started by reghakr, 5 Days Ago 08:20 AM
    1394, 2010, app, blue, color, files, font, games, live, mail, multiplayer, news, password, programs, project, resources, security, servers, software, standard, tech, trojan, users, web, world of warcraft
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 52
    reghakr
    5 Days Ago 08:20 AM Go to last post

  34. China demands real names from mobile phone users

    Started by reghakr, 5 Days Ago 08:12 AM
    2010, blue, buying, color, device, internet, mobile, news, office, part, phone, recover, register, rights, security, sep, sim, starting, student, system, tech, user, users, web, will not, won't
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 46
    reghakr
    5 Days Ago 08:12 AM Go to last post

  35. Rescue of Chilean miners used as lure by banker Trojan

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 08:30 PM
    2003, blue, code, color, creator, cyber, details, downloads, electronic, email, hat, information, line, login, malicious, net, news, online, run, security, sep, services, trojan, users, video, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 73
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 08:30 PM Go to last post

  36. Phishing campaign targets McDonald's fans

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 08:26 PM
    blue, campaign, card, code, color, computer, customer, emails, fan, food, hat, http, information, line, net, personal, phishing, poses, questions, security, sep, spam, survey, targets, time, users
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 68
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 08:26 PM Go to last post

  37. Botnet takedown may yield valuable data

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 08:23 PM
    apple, blue, color, computers, crime, cyber, data, electronic, group, india, infected, info, itunes, mail, malicious, net, offline, part, security, sep, servers, shared, software, text, top, working
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 66
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 08:23 PM Go to last post

  38. U.S. Businesses Could Lose Up To $1 Billion In Online Banking Fraud This Year

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 08:20 PM
    2010, accounts, action, bigger, blue, businesses, color, cover, cyber, electronic, experts, hat, hit, legal, line, networking, online, public, resources, security, sep, social, trojan, type, users, working
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 61
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 08:20 PM Go to last post

  39. Cyber Thieves Steal Nearly $1,000,000 from University of Virginia College

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 08:15 PM
    100, accounts, blue, businesses, china, color, computer, crime, cyber, drive, electronic, fbi, hard, hard drive, http, line, million, online, security, sep, single, thieves, transfer, virus, week, wire
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 66
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 08:15 PM Go to last post

  40. Huge spamming botnet injured but still alive

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 10:20 AM
    action, blue, botnet, color, computers, control, downloading, downloads, hat, lab, line, loading, manager, net, network, offline, post, programs, security, servers, software, top, trojan, unresponsive, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 70
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 10:20 AM Go to last post

  41. Alleged ransomware gang investigated by Moscow police

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 10:17 AM
    antivirus, blue, code, color, computer, connection, criminal, criminals, hat, hit, images, installed, kaspersky, language, lock, malicious, messages, news, pornographic, programs, scam, software, users, victims, windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 53
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 10:17 AM Go to last post

  42. New zero-day vulnerabilities imminent

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 10:14 AM
    adobe, apple, applications, blue, code, color, data, explorer, group, high, information, internet, internet explorer, leave, microsoft, mozilla, process, profile, programs, security, sep, time, trend micro, users, vulnerability, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 63
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 10:14 AM Go to last post

  43. Microsoft still mum on programs prone to DLL hijacking attacks

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 10:04 AM
    address, applications, blue, bugs, center, color, high, libraries, library, live, load, machine, manager, microsoft, network, profile, programs, remote, security, software, usb, web, windows, windows live mail, word
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 51
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 10:04 AM Go to last post

  44. Survey scammers serve up supposed shelter from survey scams

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 10:00 AM
    2010, application, attempt, box, hat, http, install, jumping, left, mail, malware, networks, notes, premium, reason, scams, script, security, services, social, spam, temp, time, user, web
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 50
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 10:00 AM Go to last post

  45. Corporate espionage for dummies: HP scanners

    Started by reghakr, 6 Days Ago 09:58 AM
    2010, blue, browser, businesses, color, connect, device, hardware, hp printer, image, lan, network, printers, remote, running, scan, scanner, scanning, script, security, servers, time, web, web browser, work
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 57
    reghakr
    6 Days Ago 09:58 AM Go to last post
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