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News
Hi All, Please take note of the news! http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-150A http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/June/14-crm-584.html http://news.drweb.com/?i=5760&c=5&lng=en&p=1 http://news.drweb.com/?i=5778&c=5&lng=en&p=0 http://news.drweb.com/?i=5746&c=5&lng=en&p=1 http://news.drweb.com/?i=4352&c=5&lng=en&p=1…
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International Penpal Video/Photo Exchange Thread :) Thanks Guys.
Hi Guys, Does anyone want to show me what Finland or where ever you may live is like locally on the F-Secure Community Board? It does not have to be anything fancy and only if you are interested. Just maybe post a pic of your street,your dog or just you maybe where you live and a small caption to let me know what's…
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Cloud Computing will be Disaster one day.
Dear Community Members, I have been thinking and thinking and after all the malware threats I have faced and experienced. I then experieced problems with reliability so I am just going to put this out there and say Cloud Computing to me is like using Voice over Internet Protocol in case of Emergencoes. I am going to use…
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all of you, best wishes to all
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Spam account on Community
Greetings, Can you block one particular spam account? On the other hand I have idea to give this community right to report users.
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Season's greetings/Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
Happy Christmas and New Year to all users and F-Secure support staff. Have a good rest but make sure that the virus threat lab is fully manned over the holidays. All good wishes and good health for the Holidays and 2014. Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta.
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World wide man-in-the-middle attack targeting large ISP's
This was a scary reading. I didn't think it was possible in such a big scale, and it's been going on for a while too. Finnish internet traffic seems to be in the clear, but not Swedish. USA were most targeted. "Typically, but not always, the bits being sent from your computer, tablet or phone will flow from where you are…
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So everyone let's get a big huge round of applause for Windows 8.1!
I downloaded the free upgraded and I must tell that there is no going back and I wanted to let all you guys know that there is no going back literally. If anyone out there knows of a way for someone with a Windows 8 disc to refresh or reset their PC back to Microsoft system settings please let me know. If you downloaded…
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Funny CryptoLocker story
F-Secure recommends people not to pay... Even the Police recommends not to pay cryptolocker criminals... But what if the Police got infected and are asked to pay the criminals to be able to decrypt back their own police files? Well, here's the answer…
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If the US does put Predators over our Cities I am moving PERMANENTLY.
I just wanted to share this with you guys because most people do not know that it is as the US plans to put armed drones over the United States and I am sure they probably already have. The problem is when is it ok to use it and when not too and this is something no one is talking about saying it's a secret. You say that I…
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Off topic not about Malware BUT I love Robots Do you? How about the best one I have seen yet?
Check it out Johnny Five on Steriods and Red Bull Five Gallons a DAY! http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/11/atlas-robot/ Rich
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External Security Utility Tools
These are tools that I know to be useful and good for helping in the implemention in the best protection in the world and the links are below. Leaktest are your secure connections being intercepted and monitored? https://www.grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm Shieldsup! If this utility can see you then everyone else can too!…
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Newly leaked NSA program sees 'nearly everything' you do
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57596313-83/newly-leaked-nsa-program-sees-nearly-everything-you-do/ Newly leaked NSA program sees 'nearly everything' you do The X-Keyscore program, which has been revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, may be the "widest-reaching" intelligence system yet uncovered. by Don Reisinger July…
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Microsoft covers Brit who penetrated Windows 8.1 with GOLD
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/09/windows_bypass_bug_bounty/ Microsoft covers Brit who penetrated Windows 8.1 with GOLD A thin sheet of gold, anyway, worth $100k By John Leyden, 9th October 2013 A UK security researcher has secured the first Microsoft $100,000 bounty after uncovering ways to get around security…
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AVG, Avira and WhatsApp pwned by hacktivists' DNS hijack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/08/dns_hijack_attack_spree/ AVG, Avira and WhatsApp pwned by hacktivists' DNS hijack Chatty, security-conscious surfers sent to pro-Palestine website instead By John Leyden, 8th October 2013 The websites of freebie antivirus vendors AVG and Avira as well as mobile messaging service…
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Back door found in D-Link routers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/13/dlink_routers_have_admin_backdoor/ Back door found in D-Link routers D-secret is D-logon string allowing access to everything By Richard Chirgwin, 13th October 2013 A group of embedded device hackers has turned up a vulnerability in D-Link consumer-level devices that provides…
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Download software/software updates
A. I am occasionally told there is an update to software I have installed, either purchased or freeware. B. Often the update is from a third party site, i.e., CNet. C. While these third party sites are often well known, and after download are scanned by security software before being installed, I am still somewhat…
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Surveillance Will Soon Be the Lesser of Your Worries
F-Secure Weblog Ref:- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002578.html According to what has happened, the NSA Prism Programme is base on facts. I don't think Snowden is lying. It seems that companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and others are involve. If you were to look at the NSA wikis, it all written…
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Gateway anti-viruses
Greetings, I have question regarding unified security gateways or UTM. How good those things actually are? What are pros and cons of them? And, does F-Secure offer anything like these?(some USG vendors, like ZyXEL, offer in their USGs solution from software anti-malware vendors, like Kaspersky)
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Kudos
Hi, Why don't I receive kudos anymore?.. I was quite highly Kudoed half year ago and prior to it, but now I'm not anymore...
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Spring Greetings
Dear Community Members, we're wishing you all a lovely and peaceful Spring Holidays. - F-Secure Community Team
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DaVinci surveillance malware distributed via zero-day Flash Player exploit, researchers say
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236731/DaVinci_surveillance_malware_distributed_via_zero_day_Flash_Player_exploit_researchers_say?taxonomyId=85
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Amazon, eBay, banks snub anti-fraud DNS tech, sniff securo bods
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/18/dnssec/
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Brace for MORE ZOMBIE ATTACK ALERT pranks, warns security bod
URL:- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/18/eas_vulns/
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Ransomware cybercrime ring dismantled in Europe
URL:- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57569321-83/ransomware-cybercrime-ring-dismantled-in-europe/
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China is a malware prone nation
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/07/panda_china_most_infected_pcs/
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Windows Exploits updates patches on This Tuesday
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/08/ms_feb_patch_tuesday_pre_alert/
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'Broke' Estonian suspect pleads guilty to DNSChanger click fraud scam
Ref:- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/04/dns_changer_guilty_plea/ 'Broke' Estonian suspect pleads guilty to DNSChanger click fraud scam Cybercrooks netted $14m after infecting 4m machines By John Leyden • Get more from this author Posted in Security, 4th February 2013 16:02 GMT An Estonian man has pleaded guilty to…
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US Department of Energy: Which bright spark just hacked us?
Ref:- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/05/us_dept_energy_hack/ US Department of Energy: Which bright spark just hacked us? Data on hundreds of staffers leaked, but at least it wasn't 'classified' - report By John Leyden • Get more from this author Posted in Security, 5th February 2013 12:43 GMT Personal information on…
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Crooks, think your Trojan looks legit? This one has a DIGITAL CERTIFICATE
Ref:- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/05/digitally_signed_banking_trojan/ Crooks, think your Trojan looks legit? This one has a DIGITAL CERTIFICATE CA defends issuing digital seal to Brazilian swindlers By John Leyden • Get more from this author Posted in Security, 5th February 2013 16:39 GMT Updated Security…
