SANS solves mystery of mass Web site infections

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

The SANS Institute has uncovered what they've termed a "rare gem" as far as computer security investigations go that sheds new light on how up to 20,000 Web sites have been hacked since January. They found a sneaky software tool that uses Google's search engine to hunt for Web sites running ...

MySpace Hack Reveals Profile Visitors

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

A security problem with MySpace has the potential to botch up law-enforcement efforts to track bad actors on the social-networking site. An increasing number of MySpace profiles contain a few lines of code that automatically subscribe people to the profile's video channel, said Chris Boyd, security research manager for FaceTime Communications. After ...

Crack Rar, 7z, and zip files with RarCrack in Ubuntu Linux

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Ever run into the problem where you created a password protected zip/rar file and you forgot the password or accidentally deleted it? Or just dont know the password at all? Well I have come across a nice solution for cracking zip/rar files. Its called rarcrack, If you forget your password ...

Do a Cloud Scan for Malware and Try for a Prize

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Is your PC infected with malware? Panda Security says it is, and they're putting their money where their mouth is. Submit to their free online scan and be found totally malware-free, and your company could bring in a cool $7,500. Or, if you're a consumer and you clear the scan, ...

RegToy: All-purpose utility for Windows

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

It used to be that you would need four or five different programs to optimize your system, clean the registry, rename files, capture screens, etc... That was before RegToy. RegToy is a freeware utility that is basically a collection of utilities. The program sidebar is broken up into three main categories: System, ...