I got a lot of positive feedback on my article Is Your Firefox Genuine? Phishing at its Phinest! where I identified a site that had repackaged Mozilla Firefox and wrapped it up in a bunch of malware. The site was getting a decent amount of traffic, I suspect, because it was advertising itself well and was often the top sponsored result for Firefox-related searches on Bing. I … [Read more...]
OpenDNS pt. 2 – A Comparison
Following yesterday's article detailing the ins-and-outs of OpenDNS, I have also been working on providing some context about why you should consider utilizing OpenDNS. I'm not affiliated with OpenDNS in any way though I am very impressed with their product, so I tend to come off a bit like I have a sales pitch; as I was telling my wife about it last night, she asked "What do … [Read more...]
OpenDNS pt. 1 – A Solution to Many Problems
OpenDNS offers a service to all Internet users that goes to the core of networking to improve security, privacy, and performance. As a home user, you typically just use the DNS service that your ISP provides. The DNS (Domain Name System) server that your computer connects to has the responsibility to translate URLs that you want to visit into the IP Network Addresses of the … [Read more...]
Is Your Firefox Genuine? Phishing at its Phinest!
Do you have a genuine version of Firefox installed? Did it install a bunch of malware alongside your browser? Is Microsoft allowing this to sabotage your first impression of Firefox? The browser wars are getting ugly. Why isn't Mozilla doing anything to stop this phishing attempt that is ruining their good name and adding more machines to the botnet? The Scenario: You have a … [Read more...]
Arrr, matey! Avast! 5 launches today!
Avast is by far my favorite antivirus application. I firmly believe that every home user should be using its free antivirus engine. In fact, I have never had to clean up a machine from a malware/virus infection that was running Avast! and I have cleaned up a large number of machines. None of those machines leave my service without having Avast! installed. It just works well. It … [Read more...]