419 scammers using Dilbert.com

Scammers too, know Dilbert. On their way to search for clean IPs through which to send out yet another scam email, 419 con-artists (Mrs Sharon Goetz Massey) have recently started  using Dilbert.com’s recommendation feature in an attempt to bypass anti-spam filters — and it works. The use of Dilbert.com’s clean IP reputation comes a [...]

419 scammers using NYTimes.com ‘email this feature’

What do Burkina Faso and the New York Times have in common? As of recently, a peak of 419 scams promising you the Moon and asking you for advance-fees via emails sent through the NYTimes.com’s ‘email this feature’ in order to successfully bypass anti-spam filters. The tactic applied by 419 con artists aiming to [...]

Fake Anti-Spam Filter Leads to Keylogger

Spam mails are very annoying, so we turn to spam filters to avoid ending up with an inbox flooded with them. Unfortunately one “anti-spam filter” we’ve encountered isn’t driving junk out, but letting them in. We have received an email message claiming that it is from Webmail Support. It is posing as a security [...]

McAfee sees shared intelligence as part of enhanced security

April 22nd, 2009 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:20 pmCategories:RSA, SecurityTags:McAfee Inc., Database, Malware, Anti-spam Software, Anti-virus Software, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And WormsIf we really want to tackle security issues, we need to rethink how we analyze the attacks and how we deal with the open holes that make us [...]

Giveaway: FREE Paid Version of ESET Smart Security Suite

This is the first major giveaway at Life Rocks 2.0 and we are giving 6 FREE copies of Paid Version of ESET Smart Security Suite absolutely free of cost. ESET NOD32 does not require any introduction and it is one of the best anti-virus for Windows. ESET Smart Security combines ESET NOD32, Anti Spyware, Anti-spam [...]