This article is gender neutral; clearly both men and women can be victims of domestic violence and abusive behavior.

Most of us would agree that new technology is, in most cases, unbiased. It is how we implement technology that establishes its value, and impacts any ethical questions that surrounds its use. It is clear that virtually all technologies, if used improperly, can be used to cause damage.

Over the past year I have reviewed several computer monitoring and keylogger products which I must admit, I had not considered could be misused as an aid in spousal abuse until it was brought to my attention. I suppose I shouldn’t have been quite as surprised as I was; after all many of these products are advertised as a method to detect a cheating spouse.

Curious about this, I Googled “cheating spouse” and I was surprised to see over 900,000 hits. More surprising was the number of hits on “keyloggers for cheating spouse”; over 95,000.

Probing further, I discovered that this type of technology is now pervasive in spousal abuse. According to Anna Stepanov, manager of the Anti-Spyware program at McAfee Avert Labs, “Using spyware for surveillance in cases of domestic abuse is a serious matter.”

Stepanov, who is also the author of a report entitled Spyware: A Morphing Campaign, which describes current spyware trends that includes domestic abuse states, “Monitoring a victim’s online, cell phone, or general computing activity is of more value than ever in controlling or hurting a victim.”

Cindy Southworth, technology director at the National Network to End Domestic Violence commenting on this issue has stated “With spyware, if the victim is thinking about leaving, all that is captured. If the victim looks for plane tickets, shelters, a new apartment, it all shows up in the computer logs.”

Since spyware is now an issue in domestic abuse the agency cautions those in an abusive relationship not to use their home computer for these kinds of tasks.

All of this has now been compounded by the news that the misuse of GPS technology by abusive individuals is now rampant. GPS can be used to track a victim by transmitting coordinates that result in the generation of a web page that maps the victim’s location.

The U.S. National Network to End Domestic Violence suggests the following to computer users, to reduce the impact of this type of abuse.

Internet Safety Tips for Abused Women

If you are in danger, please try to use a safer computer that someone abusive does not have direct or remote hacking access to.

If you think your activities are being monitored, they probably are. Abusive people are often controlling and want to know your every move. You don’t need to be a computer programmer or have special skills to monitor someone’s computer and Internet activities – anyone can do it and there are many ways to monitor with programs like Spyware, keystroke loggers and hacking tools.

It is not possible to delete or clear all the “footprints” of your computer or online activities. If you are being monitored, it may be dangerous to change your computer behaviors such as suddenly deleting your entire Internet history if that is not your regular habit.

If you think you may be monitored on your home computer, be careful how you use your computer since an abuser might become suspicious. You may want to keep using the monitored computer for normal activities, such as looking up the weather or recipes. Use a safer computer to research an escape plan, look for new jobs or apartments, bus tickets, or ask for help.

Email and Instant/Text Messaging (IM) are not safe or confidential ways to talk to someone about the danger or abuse in your life. If possible, please call a hotline instead. If you use email or IM, please use a safer computer and an account your abuser does not know about.

Computers can store a lot of private information about what you look at via the Internet, the emails and instant messages you send, internet-based phone and IP-TTY calls you make, web-based purchases and banking, and many other activities. It might be safer to use a computer in a public library, at a community technology center (CTC), at a trusted friend’s house, or an Internet Café.

The dilemmas brought on by spyware has reached a peak at which experts say the programs are little more than "virtual terrorists". It becomes more serious every year as it increases to near epidemic proportions. I just recently read in well known PC Security magazine that 96% of computers globally are infected with spyware or some form of malware.  Hence the need for and importance of Totally Free Spyware removal.

As luck would have it, these malware programs seem to get smarter as each month passes. With the rapid changes in technology, spyware removal software that was effective a few months ago may now be obsolete and unable to cope with the current spawn of spyware threats online today. Spyware evolves and becomes more complex and more difficult to detect and remove, much like organic viral infections.

When Did The Spyware Problem Spiral Out Of Control?  

Let's discuss some of the reasons spyware is such a huge problem these days and some of the things we can do to combat it. Only a few years ago the word "spyware" meant little to most people. Getting bombarded by loads of popup ads was probably the most annoying thing that happened whilst surfing online.

The problem of spyware was simple, and could be dealt with quite quickly and easily. Spyware can covertly log keybpard keystrokes, transmit password information to remote locations, hijack browsers, phone long distance numbers using your systems built-in modem and all done quickly and easily without the pc owner being aware of it.

Recently it seems I am spending a fair amount of time removing spyware. Today spyware removal has become a frequent daily task compared to several years ago when it seemed to only be a problem now and again.

Just about every week I am asked by family and friends to have a look at their computers and clean problematic spyware infections. I had just cleaned my mother-in-laws pc the other day only to get a call saying I couldn't have done it properly as she was having the same problems again. Yes I had cleaned her computer properly but it can be difficult for non-techies to understand just how persistent spyware can be.

Having a basic understanding of security issues will of course help in keeping your pc spyware free, but it is not a necessity if you are using totally free spyware removal software. Having a basic understanding of pc & security issues is clearly an advantage however, should you want to use you skills to help other people out with their computer problems.

New computer owners are the ones most likey to be plagued by spyware and or virus issues. When a friend or family member buys a pc for the first time bring them up to speed on the dangers of inedeqaute security and the dangers of spyware and virus infection. Statistics have shown that 99% of 1st time computer buyers purchase their system for web surfing and therefore are most vulnerable to infection from some form of malware. Most people that use a computer on a daily basis dont have technical or  security know-how. This same group of people don't seem to worry much about system security, in the false belief that computer hacking or identity theft "only happens to others."

Security breaches can be attributed to two main causes: 1) Covert spyware installation on an experienced users system.

2) The absence of good spyware removal programs to keep up with the constantly evolving spyware threat.

Your home pc should be prevented from further infections by malicious code or malware by knowing a little about what a spyware does, and installing a totally free spyware removal tool.

For More Free Info On Totally Free Spyware Removal

Nuevamente escribiendo por acá después de tanto tiempo (viaje de por medio) para mostrarles como hacer un keylogger por hardaware con dos pesos (pero con poca memoria 64KB ~).

Visiten la fuente y comenten.

http://www.keelog.com/es/diy.html

Saludos!

I recently read an interesting article called 7 Online Blunders That Threaten Your Identity.

I’ll point out the part when Web Replay password manager can be of great help when used against identity theft.

I. There are 2 Web Replay pragmatic anti-phishing solutions:

a. Anti-phishing alert dialog. If you happen to click a phishy link that seems to be the official website you usually log in to Web Replay does not let you send your sensitive information to that website and asks you to check the website legitimacy.

For example if you store your financial website login information with Web Replay password manager you cannot be fooled by such fraudulent embedded links in your email because Web Replay does not recognize the website and prevents you from sending your account number and password to that website.

This feature has, through its pragmatic sense, the power to be our sixth sense when clicking carelessly on a fraudulent link.

b. Green login fields. The moment we save the login information with Web Replay password manager the login fields turn green. This is Web Replay’s mark. You will always know when it is safe to enter your password on a site!

They say there are about 6.5 million consumers, or roughly 1 in 13 online households, who gave such scammers personal information over the past two years. Fourteen percent of them lost money! Incredible! It is an old trick but still so powerful and present because it seems there are still so many people who fall for it!

II. No keylogger will be able to intercept your password because you do not type them from the keyboard but rather fill the password field with a mouse click.

Leave behind the password jam! Keep your passwords protected by a Master Password!

You do not have to remember any password, you do not have to think of a complicated passwords or use mnemonics. Web Replay keeps all your passwords on a secure, encrypted database, protected by a master password and can generate the strongest passwords (a combination of numbers, letters and symbols) and also check their strength.

So many people use the same password for their websites, and worse, so many of them use the simplest password to log in to all their websites. Use Web Replay password generator to generate unbreakable passwords. Web Replay also auto-fills them on web sites.

Portable protected passwords

You can take your passwords anywhere with you on a USB, protected by a master password so that no one but you can have access to them.

Click HERE to download Web Replay password manager and log in to 10 websites FOR FREE FOR LIFE!

Web Replay is an all in one product: password manager, password generator, password checker, form filler, web macro recorder and player, bookmark manager, anti-phishing and anti-keylogger solution and more.

Deskperience Software provides screen scraping, web automation and single sign on software for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Deskperience products consistently receive top review ratings by well known third–party sites and have been wide spread globally.

In addition to Spyware Terminator, my home system is running: Zone Alarm (Firewall), WinPatrol (System Monitor), Avira AntiVir Personal, ThreatFire 3 (Blocks zero-day attacks heuristically), SnoopFree Privacy Shield (Anti-keylogger). This is my minimum safety configuration; depending on circumstances, in addition, I will also use Sandboxie (a free sand box application).

A simple to use interface makes this program easy to setup, customize and run, for both less experienced and expert users alike.

Spyware Terminator excels in strong active protection against know and unknown threats. If anything, I find it perhaps a little overly aggressive. On the other hand, better this than the alternative.

The program rates very highly in offering protection against spyware, adware, Trojans, key-loggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats. The scan behavior can be customized based on your level of experience; ranging from automatic interception for the less experienced user, to potential threat control for the more experienced user.

A definite plus is the program’s ability to schedule spyware scans on a daily or a weekly basis to ensure your computer’s continuing integrity. When set to download updates automatically, Spyware Terminator will check for, download and install new updates, keeping all files current with minimal user input. Optionally, you can choose to update manually.

Included with Spyware Terminator is Open Source ClamWin anti-virus, a reasonably effective anti-virus solution. My personal choice however, has been to disengage this side of the package and to run Avira AntiVir Personal instead.

In the time I have been using Spyware Terminator as my principal line of spyware protection, I have not had to deal with a single instance of spyware infection. This application does what it says it will do in an efficient and effective manner.

Spyware Terminator is free for both home and business use.

Quick Facts:

Real-time protection

Spyware removal

Automatic updates

Scheduled scans

On demand fast scan

On demand full scan

On demand customized scan

On Boot file remover

Context menu scan option

AntiVirus integration

Free support

Multilanguage support

System Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

Download at: Download.com

Having tested virtually all of the major anti-spyware apps over the last year or more, I’ve settled, for now, on Spyware Terminator primarily due to this strong real-time protection against spyware, adware, Trojans, key-loggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats.

As we know however, there is no one anti-malware tool that is likely to identify and remove all of the millions of rogue malware that infest the cyber world. So to ensure maximum safety, it’s important to have layered defenses in the ongoing fight against malware.

An excellent choice, as a secondary line of defense, is Spyware Doctor Starter Edition from PC Tools. This free version of the award winning program, with its easy to employ interface, is used by millions of people worldwide to protect their computers; it’s reported there are a million+ additional downloads every week.

I have been able to establish through various forums and user groups, that the free version and the paid version have identical detection rates. However, the most important real-time protection functions are disabled in the free version.

File protection is the only real time protection that operates in the free version and unfortunately, this level of real-time protection is inadequate in the current Internet environment.

I would not recommend then, that you use this free version of Spyware Doctor as a stand alone security application since it simply will not offer you adequate protection. Instead, use it only as an on-demand scanner.

Despite this real-time protection shortcoming in the free version, Spyware Doctor has an excellent reputation as a first class security application, and I highly recommend that you add this free version to your security toolbox to be used as a secondary line of defense.

Quick Facts:

Spyware protection

Adware protection

Scan and Remove

Smart Updates

Limited OnGuard Protection Note: Be particularly aware of this limitation.

You can download the free Spyware Doctor Starter Edition via Google Pack, or better yet download this application at Download.com and save yourself some hassle.

System Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Download at: Download.com

Keylogger:

(dt. Tastatur-Rekorder) Programm, das heimlich alle Tastatureingaben des Anwenders aufzeichnet, diese Daten in eine Datei schreibt und bei der nächsten Internet-Verbindung automatisch übermittelt an einen fremden Rechner. Dort können die Informationen in aller Ruhe ausgewertet werden, um Benutzernamen, Passwörter, Kreditkartennummern und andere vertrauliche Daten herauszufinden.

1. Zu 99% der hier Infizierten Dateien sind sicherlich nicht mit einem Keylogger infiziert.
2. Nicht Jeder Virus ist ein Keylogger
3. Bevor man weiß was es ist erstmlal spamen das es ein Keylogger ist.

Trojaner:

Unter einem Trojaner, auch als trojanischen Pferd bezeichnet, versteht man ein Programm, das neben seiner eigentlichen Funktion noch weitere, unbekannte Funktionen aufweist. Bei seiner Ausführung richtet ein trojanisches Pferd Schaden »von innen« an. Dabei werden Datenbestände und Passwörter ausspioniert und über das Internet versendet, ebenso aber auch Systemkonfigurationen verändert oder gelöscht. Trojaner missbrauchen Computer und rüsten in diesen zusätzliche Funktionen nach, mit denen sie Zugangsdaten, Passwörter und Seriennummern erfassen oder die Remote-Eigenschaften und die Systemadministration beeinträchtigen, so beispielsweise als Spyware, zur Aussendung von Spam-Mails oder für Angriffe auf Server.

1. Trojaner sind keine Keylogger
2. nicht jeder Trojaner ist schlimm, viele sind nützlich
3. Etwa 50% der hier Infizierten Dateien sind Trojaner (95%) ungefährlich

Ein Wort zwischendurch: das ewige rumgeposte von wegen ey scannt mal die Files ist sowas von zum Kotzen. Entweder scannt die Files selber oder legt euch nen guten Antivir zu dann könnt ihr euch das scannen auf "virustotal" sparen....

So weiter gehts

Malware:

Die Absicht von Malware ist, in irgendeiner Form Schaden auf Computern anzurichten. Malware lässt sich in die drei folgenden Haupttypen unterteilen, die die Verbreitungsart der Malware spezifizieren:

1. Malware in Form von Computerviren
Ein Virus verbreitet sich, indem er andere Programme, Dokumente oder Datenträger infiziert. Wenn solche Dateien zwischen Anwendern ausgetauscht werden, wird ebenfalls der Virus verbreitet. Dieser richtet dann Schaden auf den befallenen Rechnern an.

2. Malware in Form eines Computerwurms
Ein Wurm ist dem klassischen Virus sehr ähnlich. Er verbreitet sich allerdings über das Internet und versucht über diesen Weg in andere Computer einzudringen.

3. Malware in Form eines Trojanischen Pferdes
Ein Trojanisches Pferd (Trojaner) verbreitet sich nicht selbstständig über das Internet, sondern wird von Usern aktiv installiert. Das geschieht, da sich Trojaner hinter einem harmlosen Wirtsprogramm verstecken und zunächst meist unentdeckt bleiben.

Malware in Form von Backdoors ist eine weitere Unterkategorie von bösartiger Software, die das Vorgehen näher beschreibt. Backdoors – auf deutsch Hintertüren – bezeichnen Programme, die üblicherweise durch Viren, Würmer oder Trojaner installiert werden. Diese Anwendungen verschaffen Dritten durch eine Hintertür Zugang zu dem befallenen Computer, indem sie die Sicherheitseinstellungen des Rechners verändern.

Malware in Form von Spyware ist eine weitere inhaltliche Unterkategorie. Spyware sind Softwarefunktionen, die Informationen über die Benutzer der jeweils infizierten Rechner sammeln. Sie gelangen meist über Trojaner auf die Computer und leiten die Informationen dann an Dritte weiter.

Grundsätzlich werden Dialer (Einwahlprogramme für teure Telefonnummern) nicht zu Malware gezählt. Illegale Dialer-Programme führen allerdings die Einwahl heimlich und von den Benutzer unbemerkt durch und fügen dem Opfer damit finanziellen Schaden zu. Bei diesen illegalen Dialern kann man ebenfalls von Malware sprechen. Das Ausmaß des Schadens erkennen Sie spätestens an der nächsten Telefonrechnung.

Es gibt verschiedene Programme, die Malware erkennen und Sie vor einer Installation der Programme warnen. Falls Ihr Rechner bereits infiziert ist, können Sie sich ebenfalls Software auf den Rechner installieren, die die Malware wieder entfernt und den Rechner reinigt. Eine Angebotsübersicht finden Sie bei Softonic.

Buenas tardes, estos días he tenido que limpiar un pc de un amigo y me ha hecho falta la herramienta SUPERAntiSpyware, además de unas cuantas aplicaciones más para poder realizar la limpieza definitiva.

El problema es que el pc con Windows XP SP2 estaba podrido de malware y virus, tenía la versión de Lavasoft Ad-Aware que para mi gusto es de las mejores, el mcaffee enterprise 8.5i con el add-on de anti-spyware, las actualizaciones de Windows al día, tenía un firewall de mcafee también, pero deshabilitado (vaya tela) "Salían demasiados avisos y no sabía que hacer". El problema más grave que le encontré fué que tenía el troyano vundo, supongo que una nueva variante ya que el antivirus en su momento no lo detectó y con las últimas definiciones y pasando un escaneo profundo encontró los ficheros infectados pero no era capaz de eliminar la fuente "de todo mal".

Algunos pasos que realicé que os pueden servir para eliminar algún que otro virus.

• Windows XP y Vista, disponen de una utilidad llamada msconfig.exe (únicamente con copiar el fichero a un windows 2000 también funciona). Gracias a esta utilidad puedes deshabilitar los programas que arrancan en el Inicio de Windows y que algunos virus aprovechan para ejecutarse cada vez que arrancas el equipo.

• Miré el fichero hosts ubicado en c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc el fichero tiene que contener normalmente estas entradas:

Figura de Windows Vista, la última fila en Windows XP no existe.

Si existieran más entradas que no tengáis controladas deberéis eliminarlas y dejar únicamente estas:

• Me aseguré que en la ruta del registro HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce no existiera nada extraño.

• Me aseguré que la opción Restaurar sistema estuviera deshabilitada (Normalmente los virus se guardan allí para que en cualquier restauración del sistema se puedan volver a introducir).

• Botón derecho sobre Mi PC --> Propiedades --> Restaurar sistema
• Marcando la casilla "Desactivar Restaurar sistema en todas las unidades" y pulsando en "Aplicar".

• Eliminé los temporales de Internet Explorer y el contenido de las carpetas temporales de Windows.

No se podía acceder a ninguna página de Internet que fuera de escaneo de virus online como estas que os muestro (De las mejores)

• http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/spanish/kavwebscan.html
• http://www.pandasecurity.com/spain/homeusers/solutions/activescan/
• http://security.symantec.com

Miré en la web de Alerta-antivirus: http://www.alerta-antivirus.es, una web que compila toda serie de utilidades, información sobre virus, malware, anti-virus, herramientas de eliminación, etcétera. Podéis leer un artículo súper extenso y muy bien explicado acerca de como eliminar casi cualquier malware, troyano, dialer, .... os adjunto el link aquí del artículo completo.

Pero finalmente lo que me hizo solventar el problema fue el maravilloso programa SuperAntiSpyware del fundador Nick Skrepetos, que os recomiendo instaléis en su versión profesional que aporta una serie de mejoras fundamentales para la eliminación de ciertos malware. Es muy barata, sólo cuesta 29.95 $ y os aseguro que os sacará de muchos problemas.

Espero que tengáis suficientes datos como para poder eliminar

Firstly, C, The mother of all languages, as I have come to find. It's so darn sexy and simple I just want learn all the libraries by heart and never ever forget them. My advice to anyone who wants to learn programming would be to start off with C, it will be the experience of a lifetime and it's a great way to get the basics built.

Windows Mobile: I got a Pocket PC which came with WM 5 and boy was it good. But without upgrading to WM 6 I had a really bad itch! So to heal myself I installed WM 6. And boy was it surprising! It did not come with MSN and its gang. I got those installed and also installed Opera 9.5 (a must get) and Google Maps. The experience is good, but the battery gets drained away really fast. There must be a solution somewhere of course, I just have to look for it.

Lastly, I wrote my first software (a keylogger, don't tell anyone) with C. Even though it's not going to help mankind in any way. It's the small step before the big leap.

Hay una guía de uso rápido supongo superficial de esta herramienta en elhacker.net.

Al parecer también existe un plugin para hacer capturas de la pantalla de la victima además del log del teclado.

Aparentemente esta herramienta no sirve para nada más que para robar crackear.

The truth is, though, anyone is at risk of getting hacked. It happens all the time. There are ways to protect yourself. If you read WoW websites or download addons, don't visit sites that you don't trust (although even that's no guarantee). Use a more secure web browser, like Firefox, and addons like Adblock Plus and NoScript. Make sure your virus scanner is up to date. Change your password regularly.

Up until recently, these methods were the best you could to to protect yourself. However, no doubt due to increasing security issues thanks to WoW being so popular and lucrative, Blizzard has responded with a much better solution.

The Blizzard Authenticator is a keyfob not unlike the kind used by corporations for their employees to gain access to their networks remotely. It is a small device (smaller than your average car remote) with a small LCD screen and a single button. After you've set it up to associate with your account online, you simply use it every time you log into the game or the account management section of Blizzard's website. After entering your user name and password, you will be prompted for the code from the device. At this time, you press the button, type in the 6 digit number, and press enter. The security and peace of mind that this device brings is well worth the price of$6.50 plus tax.

Unfortunately, it seems that the device is out of stock at the moment, but I would recommend that anyone with a WoW account purchase one of these as soon as they can. Thankfully, I have never been hacked, but now I don't have to worry as much!

Update: Not even 24 hours after posting this, I come across an article on WoWInsider detailing an issue in which even the Blizzard Authenticators are not 100% secure. Nonetheless, it is still one more roadblock to anyone who wants to hack you, and so I would still recommend using it, as well as any other security measures available to you.

There’s a wise saying: When a thing is done, advice comes too late. But it has its counterpart in: It is never too late. I think they’re complementary to each other. My advice is - you better start protecting your identity before and not after you’re hacked and consider these 3 ways for a better identity protection:

1. Your identity is protected by a master password and a strongly encrypted database.  

When you set a master password you become the only person that can decipher your data.

Your information is stored locally on your hard drive. Nothing is sent outside your computer, and the master password is not stored as clear text in memory!

Web Replay password manager uses the latest desktop database technology from Microsoft featuring government approved encryption. No home-made encryption algorithms that can be broken.

2. Protect your identity by generating strong passwords for your websites.

Web Replay generates virtually unbreakable passwords. Allows you choose what characters to be included in the password.

Automatically fill the generated password in a web page.

3. Protect your identity against KEYLOGGERS.

Using Web Replay password manager no key-logger will be able to intercept your passwords because you do not type them, but fill the password field in a mouse click.

4. Protect your identity against PHISHING ATTACKS.

Web Replay is using 2 anti-phishing alerts:

a. Antiphishing dialog - Web Replay has the option to ALERT you every time you manually log in to a web site that you have not visited before.

b. Green login fields on websites you saved with Web Replay password manager - The login fields on the sites recognized by Web Replay turn green so you will always know when it is safe to enter your password on a site.

This is the reason why I see Web Replay password manager as an extension to an anti-virus: it can do what an anti-virus program cannot in some sensitive respects like phishing attacks and keyloggers, strong password generating and password strength checking and more.

Click HERE to download Web Replay password manager and log in to 10 websites FOR FREE FOR LIFE!

Deskperience Software

Cum?

Pai prin cea mai rapida metoda din zilele noastre MAIL si nu oricum au ales sa faca asta intr-un mod cat mai placut pentru "victima" ce dracu daca tot ii futem calculatorul macar sa se simta bine.

Cum?

Primesti un mail cu urmatorul subiect " You've recieved a Hallmark E-Card!" (*)

Pentru cei care au primit felicitari de la Hallmark interfata mailului o sa li se para foarte familiara restul vor fi doar incantati ca cineva s-a gandit sa le trimita o felicitare care a trebuit platita. Gestul conteaza dar si cat costa gestul pana la urma.

Tin sa precizez ca mailul arata izbitor de bine cu cel pe care il trimit cei de la Hallmark diferenta majora fiind "link-ul" catre felicitare care in loc sa te redirectioneze catre paginca cu felicitarea iti va downloada un fiser pe care necunoscatorii il vor considera felicitare in consecinta rula si BOOM!! ce urmeaza....?? Trojan (printre care Storm Trojan(**)), Spyware, Malware, Backdoor, Adaware, Keylogger sau "doar" un virsus. Oricum nu conteaza fara protectie (sau protectie buna) u`re fucked.

"Link-ul" problematic e de forma asta 12.203.7.149 (adica un ip, in loc de link gen www.ceva.com) pe care il puteti observa daca mergeti cu mouseul peste link.

Sfat atentie. E pacat pentru un moment de neatentie sa incasezi o "bombita" de genul asta.

(*) Mailul poate veni si cu alte subiecte.... si anume:

You've received a greeting card from a school-mate!
You've received a greeting ecard from a class mate!
You've received a greeting ecard from a neighbour!
You've received a greeting postcard from a partner!
You've received a greeting postcard from a worshipper!
You've received a postcard from a family member!

You've received a postcard from a neighbour!
You've received a postcard from a worshipper!
You've received an ecard from a colleague!
Class-mate sent you an ecard from vintagepostcards.com!
Colleague sent you a greeting ecard from postcardsfrom.com!
School mate sent you a greeting ecard from greetingcard.org!

Family member sent you a postcard from dgreetings.com!
Neighbour sent you a greeting ecard from NetFunCards.com!
School-mate sent you an ecard from mypostcards.com!
Worshipper sent you an ecard from greetingcard.org!
Colleague sent you a postcard from egreetings.com!
Neighbour sent you a greeting ecard from all-yours.net!

School friend sent you an ecard from postcards.org!
Holiday e-card
Movie-quality e-card
Love postcard
Birthday e-card
Thank you card

Musical postcard
Funny postcard

Storm Trojan ?? (**)

an aggressive pice of malware that has been hijacking computers to serve as attacked bots

sursa: snopes.com

Putina lectura:

The storm network is large enough to cut off internet access from any institution its operators choose to attack via a "distributed denial of service attack," in which hundreds or thousands of computers request files
from a server simultaneously. The entire country of Estonia was brought down that way last year. The network is actually available for rent for anyone who wishes to use it to send spam, host illegal websites, or stage denial of service attacks.

sursa: spamtrackers.eu

De dimineata am primit un mail care continea exact ce am spus mai sus cu titlul You've recieved a Hallmark E-Card! din graba l-am sters ca as fi vrut sa va arat exact cat de bine e imitat mailul original.

Hope this helps si scuze e cam lung post-ul sper ca nu v-am plictisit.

P.S NU UITATI DE CONCURS

L.E. Virus warning - part II

A new computer worm disguised as a screen saver with the title to_my_love.scr (not to be confused with My Love 3D Screensaver), recently discovered by security experts running wild on the Internet, relies heavily on the fact that most of us don’t stop to think about email attachments, instead we just “click”.

Our instinctive human response is to just “click”. But, that instinctive response poses one of the biggest risks to our online safety and security. Our curiosity coupled with our conditioned responses can often override our common sense; so it’s not unusual for people to open an email attachment despite knowing that the attachment could be a virus, a worm, or another form of malware.

If you had clicked “yes” when your computer asked whether you wanted to install the to_my_love.scr your computer would have become infected with a worm/keylogger. This keylogger is capable of stealing IM passwords, email passwords, and confidential/financial information. Using IM, email, and other contact information from the now infected computer, the worm goes on to infect other machines. That’s right, the computers of your friends, your family, and perhaps even your co-workers.

While this malware is being dropped on a user’s machine a screensaver with red fractals is displayed as a diversion so that the malware can go about its nasty work.

Security experts agree that a significant number of malware infections could be avoided if users stopped opening the types of files that are clearly dangerous. To this point however, this type of dangerous behavior continues despite the warnings.

Generally, your virus filter should prevent your computer from receiving possibly destructive files. However, while downloading, you should avoid files with extensions such as .exe, .scr, .lnk, .bat, .vbs, .dll, .bin, and .cmd.

Be kind to your friends, relatives, and associates and let them know that these types of scams are now epidemic on the Internet. In that way, it raises the level of protection for all of us.

You know what to do, right?

• Don’t open emails that come from untrusted sources.
• Don’t run files that you receive via email without making sure of their origin.
• Don’t click links in emails. If they come from a known source, type them on the browser’s address bar. If they come from an untrusted source, simply ignore them, as they could take you to a web site designed to download malware onto your computer.
• Keep your computer protected. Install a security solution and keep it up-to-date.

در این مطلب شما را با یکی دیگر از برنامه های جاسوسی آشنا می سازیم.

PC Spy Keylogger نام نرم افزاری کامل در زمینه جاسوسی بر روی سیستم های کامپیوتری می باشد.  در این نرم افزار کاربران قادرند تا به راحتی تمامی اطلاعات دیگر کاربران استفاده کننده از سیستم کامپیوتری مورد نظر که برنامه بر روی آن نصب شده است را با روش ثبت کلید ها کشف نمایند. در این نرم افزار کلید های استفاده شده در یک فایل ذخیره سازی شده و می توان برنامه را به گونه ای تنظیم نمود که فایل گزارش را به یک EMail از پیش تعیین شده ارسال نماید و یا فایل گزارش را بر روی یک FTP سرور ارسال نماید. همچنین در این نرم افزار اطلاعاتی نظیر وب سایت های بازدید شده ، ذخیره سازی اطلاعات موجود در حافظه ClipBoard ، توانایی ذخیره سازی اطلاعات گزارش در فرمت HTML و … را می توان بدست آورد.  این نرم افزار محصولی از شرکت YL Computing می باشد.

دانلود کنید نسخه 2.48 را با حجم 1.45 مگابایت ( لینک غیر مستقیم )

* Atmel AT89C2051 microcontroller (or AT89C1051, AT89C4051)

* AT24C512 serial EEPROM chip (o compatible)

* 12 MHz Quarzo (crystal)

* 2 x 33p condensadores (no de poliéster!!)

* 10 uF condensador

* 10 kohm resistencia

* Botón pequeño

Hay que tener en cuenta los siguientes pasos:

1) La imagen del circuito se encuentra en la web oficial:

http://www.keelog.com/diy.html

2)

En la página web oficial del Keylogger, se postea la descarga del binario del firmware que se deberá flasear (introducir) en el microcontrolador, este paso, si no se tiene un flaseador en casa, se soluciona llevando en un disquete el firmware a la tienda donde se compre los componentes, pidiendo allí que nos lo flasee dentro del micro comprado.

3) Los pines del microcontrolador como de la memoria EEPROM que aparecen en el esquema, se empiezan a contar desde el lado donde se encuentre una marca en forma de media luna.

4) SW1 son las sigls que identifican el botón pequeño.

Una vez flaseado el microcontrolador y conectado todos los pines según el esquema, se deberá usar un programa (KeyGRab) para capturar los datos guardados en el keylogger, este programa viene explicado en la web http://www.keelog.com/diy.html#keygrab . Su funcionamiento es muy sencillo. Cuando se deseen recuperar los datos, se presionará el botón instalado y el keylogger empezará a funcionar reproduciendo las teclas que tiene guardadas, comportándose en definitiva como si fuera un teclado.

Das System erhöht die Accountsicherheit natürlich deutlich, insbesondere klassischen Keyloggern wird hier das Handwerk schwer gemacht. Mit 6 Euro ist die Zusatzhardware auch derart preiswert, dass dies keine Hürde für besorgte Spieler darstellen sollte. Die Sache hat aber auch den einen oder anderen Haken. Zum Einen: Wenn man den Authenticator verliert oder er kaputt geht, hat man ein Problem. Bei der Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit des Supports könnte es schon sein, dass mehrere Tage ins Land ziehen, bis man wieder die Kontrolle über den eigenen Account erlangt. Die Frage zum anderen, wie viele Spieler den Service nutzen werden, denn schließlich bedeutet dies, dass man jedesmal beim Einloggen einen zusätzlichen Code eintippen muss.

Vor allem bleibt zu hoffen, dass Blizzard ein seeeeeehr genaues Auge darauf hält, wer denn da die Authenticatoren kauft. Ansonsten kann ich mir nämlich gut vorstellen, dass Scammer sich einfach einen Riesenberg von den Dingern kaufen und Accounts, die sie gerade gehackt haben, mit einem Authenticator verknüpfen, nur um Blizzard - und dem Spieler - zusätzliche Pein zu bereiten.