Malware Advisory for users of Odnoklassniki.ru

A Russian website Odnoklassniki.ru, a social networking site that connects classmates and friends, seems to be distributing malware in a form of Trojan-Downloader.JS.Agent.ejl. It appears that another Russian website that supplies ad content – Adriver.ru is responsible for delivering the malware through it’s ad content, such as banners, on Odnoklassniki.ru.
According to Kaspersky.com website, the Trojan [...]

Twitter, Google and TechCrunch – User Education is Key

I just finished reading a great article by Eric Lundquist – “10 Lessons IT Execs Should Learn from the Twitter and TechCrunch Document Dustup” that apparel in eWeek on July 17, 2009, and would like to reiterate and clarify some of the issues both IT and business executives face when making decisions around…

Destroying old hard drives is the only way to keep corporate and personal information safe

Friends,
Some time ago, one of our clients discovered that one of the major PC manufacturers replaces failed computer hard drives with refurbished drives that may contain confidential information. Let me explain.
When a business purchases a new laptop or a desktop computer from one of the major computer manufacturers such as Dell, HP or Lenovo, most [...]

How to identify Internet scams, and fraudulent websites… in less then 5 minutes

Friends,
Last night, I received an email from a dear friend asking me to investigate a website that sells consumer electronics and related goods at mind-boggling prices. I am not going to get into much detail, but would like to note that the website in question was in fact using top level .com domain, and looked [...]