WordPress.org warned tonight that a few popular plugins (AddThis, WPtouch, and W3 Total Cache) for self-hosted WordPress blogs were suspiciously updated today. Upon closer inspection, the updates did not appear to come from the plugins' respective authors and the changes made to the code included backdoors to allow others access to the site. Since becoming aware of these … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Firefox 5 Lands Without A Bunch of Fanfare But Brings Do-Not-Track
Remember when Firefox 3 was released and there was a big deal about setting the world record for number of downloads in a day? Well, the same hoopla hasn't come to town with Firefox 5's release today. Trying to keep up with Google Chrome frequent release rate, which has a stable version at 12 within its 3 years of existence, Mozilla is increasing the pace of major releases. … [Read more...]
Get 25GB of Storage in the Cloud Free with Microsoft’s Relaunched SkyDrive
Microsoft announced yesterday that it has rebuilt its cloud file storage service, SkyDrive. It's touted as being faster with HTML5, has improved layouts for different file and photos, and using Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7, you can pin SkyDrive to your Desktop for quick, easy access. The jump list can also allow you to get to tasks that are buried a little bit with a … [Read more...]
Google Doodle by Takashi Murakami Celebrates Summer and Winter Solstice
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the Summer Solstice with a doodle by Takashi Murakami in a fun, cute anime/manga style. It seems the Southern hemisphere is also getting a dose of cuteness with the doodle for the Winter Solstice. I wonder if they'll be reversed in about 6 months. … [Read more...]
How To See If Your Computer is Part of a BotNet
Malware has a few different intentions when it infects your computer. It could want to: show you ads to make money (adware) Watch where you go on the web and steal your passwords to either use your accounts for sending out spam or access your bank/credit card account Make you think you have a virus so you pay them to fix it (scareware) Make your computer part of a … [Read more...]