I received this email a few days ago. At first I thought it’s genuine, as the sender email address as well as the link URL are from and to the right domain: youtube.com.

But the truth is a different thing. Sender address can be anything the sender wants it to be, [...]]]> Youtube Phishing Email

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I received this email a few days ago. At first I thought it’s genuine, as the sender email address as well as the link URL are from and to the right domain: youtube.com.

But the truth is a different thing. Sender address can be anything the sender wants it to be, so it doesn’t hold much to tell a phishing email. It’s the link that reveals it all.

In the email body, it says that your message was not delivered, and that you have sent the maximum number of messages per day. A link with an anchor text mimmicking a youtube ticket support page but with an actual link going to a different domain – in this case, click-on.hu – tells that this is a phishing email.

Is it dangeruous?

youtube phishing email redirect

As far as my experiment goes, this link is not harmful. It just wants traffic to it’s landing page or some sales letter. No harm done to our computer, or our private and confidential information. As you can see in the image, a redirection I’ve got (you might have yet different ones) is one that goes to pharmacytabshealth.net.

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Best Antivirus 2011 is taken from the top list of Top Ten Antivirus 2011 Review based on the best scope of protection and effectiveness, and weighted factors of help and support.

Even so, we still have three to choose from: BitDefender, Kaspersky and Webroot antivirus., as they all have the same [...]]]>

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Best Antivirus 2011 is taken from the top list of Top Ten Antivirus 2011 Review based on the best scope of protection and effectiveness, and weighted factors of help and support.

Even so, we still have three to choose from: BitDefender, Kaspersky and Webroot antivirus., as they all have the same scores for all categories. We need to go down to the details if we are to choose objectively this time. (There can only be one best antivirus 2011 out of ten or even three best, I’m sure you agree with that.)

This is the breakdown:

• We take previous rankings as a qualifying factor. In Antivirus Ranking 2009, Webroot antivirus has definitely less points than the other two, so this leaves only BitDefender and Kaspersky as contenders.
• Price: BitDefender comes with a lower price ($29.95 for 2012 version) while Kaspersky although a bit higher ($59.95 for 2012 version), it comes with three licenses. It’s up to you to decide, if you need or can utilize all three licenses Kaspersky is offering, then it is the most value product for you. Otherwise, if you only can use one license, then BitDefender is the one.

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So much for the best antivirus in 2011, as we are moving on towards 2012 now. Notice that the products we compare are labeled antivirus 2012 as they are all preparing for the launch of the year 2012 right now.

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Some products even give [...]]]> Anti Virus Gratis can be found easily nowadays. The usual marketing trick that a company releases a free product with some features disabled are common among software. Anti virus gratis is the same. We are bound to get used to an antivirus once we tried and used it on a regular basis.

Some products even give away almost everything for personal uses and only charge for business licenses and corporate copies. They have found ways that work on their line of sales. When the mainstream are using one product, it will become a familiar thing for them. Companies are people working together. Charging only big deals with multiple licenses work very well as legal things can be easy to manage on the level.

But what is our call actually? Do we just fall for any free antivirus software there are on the market? Here are some tips on choosing what anti virus gratis to try or use online:

1. 

   Anti Virus Gratis - known good brands

   You should check for the website, the brand, and the files that come with the download. Try ThreatExpert for instance, if you want to analyze a file. Brands that most people are familiar as good brands are worth trying. Websites for downloading should be trusted sites such as Brothersoft, CNet and the likes.

2. You can use almost any good anti virus gratis that are on the internet, but to what extent? Do you use all the features? I for example only need an antivirus that is offline all the time, and I only run when I want to check some new files I want to introduce to my system. No system space taken, no resident portion active, no nothing, not even an installation. Yes I use a portable antivirus scanner. You can find the download link here: Free Anti Virus Download.
3. Make sure you update often. As often as you can update, computer viruses still evolve more than any antivirus software can cope with. So you have to update often.

Those tips are probably not complete yet, but you got the most important ones.

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Free Anti Virus Download - ClamWin Free Antivirus

I’ve been testing several free anti [...]]]> I’ve been using this program for almost 2 years now. Free anti virus download that you can count on. Many many out there but you can’t be sure if it’s really protecting your computer or just sitting and consuming on your resources.

Free Anti Virus Download - ClamWin Free Antivirus

I’ve been testing several free anti virus software when I bumped into this software. A friend of mine told me he’s been using it for a long time so I decided it was not a rogue antivirus. What I found just suites my need. The simplicity and system independence. Have you guessed yet? Yes, it’s a portable free anti virus download.

Introducing ClamWin Antivirus for Windows Portable: ClamWin Free Antivirus Portable (25)

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You must be wondering if it is for free for real am I right? Why don’t they charge you money? How can something good be free? Are they making any money or are they just do it for charity?

Well, you’re not alone, asking those [...]]]> Avira Antivirus product that’s free is Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus.

You must be wondering if it is for free for real am I right? Why don’t they charge you money? How can something good be free? Are they making any money or are they just do it for charity?

Well, you’re not alone, asking those questions. Everyone thinks the same too. But this is also a common market strategy on internet. You give away something, let people get used to it. When they like it, they’ll buy your full product with more features that they eventually need.

So what about the effectiveness of the Avira Antivirus itself?

As you can read on Top Ten Antivirus 2011 Review, Avira AntiVir was sitting nicely at number 8. That means it is advisable, but there are 7 other antivirus products that are better in overall ranking.

I’d say if you want the free personal edition, just go for it, because the points that are measured in the review were only for paid ones.

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Viruses, worms and Trojans developers are always in the run, competing with antivirus software. What was the best software in this field is not guaranteed to still be the top in the ranking today.

In the top ten antivirus 2011 list, some [...]]]> Top Ten Antivirus 2011 Review, You Have to Check Out Before Getting Any Antivirus Software!

Viruses, worms and Trojans developers are always in the run, competing with antivirus software. What was the best software in this field is not guaranteed to still be the top in the ranking today.

In the top ten antivirus 2011 list, some antivirus software just got kicked out of the list while new ones, namely Avira AntiVir and Norton Antivirus, not appearing in the list last year get their position in the top ten.

The criteria on reviewing the best ten on the list includes well weighted variables which is ranked top to bottom. In this case, Scope of Protection is the most weighted variable, while Help & Support is the least one.

Here is the Top Ten Antivirus 2011 Ranking as of  May 2011:

Top Ten Antivirus 2011

Source taken from this site: Best Antivirus Software Review 2011 – TopTenREVIEWS. If you are wondering about how the benchmarking is done on the Best Antivirus Ranking 2011, visit the site.

In addition to this post about top ten antivirus 2011 ranking, you may want to check out other related posts here:

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The internet offers many threats to any operating system however new or old, including Windows XP. Spyware, viruses and other dangers offered by the web can cause problems from data loss to identity theft and as such it is important to defend against these problems. Virus [...]]]> Get Virus Protection For XP

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The internet offers many threats to any operating system however new or old, including Windows XP. Spyware, viruses and other dangers offered by the web can cause problems from data loss to identity theft and as such it is important to defend against these problems. Virus protection for XP comes built in to the operating system but is this enough? We will review the built in safe guards and also take a look at the extra products available to keep your computer safe.

XP comes with a number of anti-virus guards built in; these are intended to combat online dangers. The program is known as Windows defender and will perform much like an externally installed program. XPs antivirus program does not offer a secure enough level for most computer users making an additional program advisable.

Any program offering virus protection for XP has to achieve a careful balance. The first requirement is to offer greater safety while online than the Windows Defender can, so as to make it worth adding to your PC. Once it offers the user greater protection it must achieve the precarious balancing act between performance and processor usage. The antivirus will need to be active at all times and as such it cannot use too much of the operating systems speeds to the point where the user would see a slowing down of XP.

There are a number of products on the market to defend your PC. Kaspersky, Norton and McAfee are three of the bigger names but there is a multitude of products. In 2011 a number of newer products have impressed with their ability to balance their virus combative abilities to their use of the PCs processors and the level of protection; Vipre and BitDefender.

Each of the older and better known products offers slightly different advantages and disadvantages. McAfee is the only of the three with a built in firewall and offers a robust defence for emails, but has a high processor use and may make the system run slower than expected.

On the other hand Kaspersky does not offer a firewall, a problem which is covered by XPs own inbuilt protection. This program runs a real time and hourly system which allows it offer ongoing detection of and defence against viruses from a number of sources. Norton also offers a real time defence against viruses; however this does not help its ability to defend against viruses from email sources.

Vipre and BitDefender find a balance between the two and are excellent up and coming products offering virus protection for XP and other products. They combine low processor use with the safe guards that can let you sleep well at night knowing your safe online.

Whatever you use the internet for, antivirus products are essential to your peace of mind. XP offers some defences but an external program dedicated to protecting your data is highly advisable. There is a choice of products from the trusted elder statesmen of the antivirus world or the impressive newer products you can really stay safe while online.

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As usually is done lately, these kind of phishing use extensive psychological pressure on its readers (read: preys) to take immediate actions without further considerations. This is where the success of these kinds of email phishing stems.

Now let’s [...]]]> In only three days, I’ve received three similarly subjected emails namely from HSBC. It goes something like this:

As usually is done lately, these kind of phishing use extensive psychological pressure on its readers (read: preys) to take immediate actions without further considerations. This is where the success of these kinds of email phishing stems.

Now let’s take a look at the HTML file attachment:

Take notice at how relieving it is for someone who has been led to believe that his card has really been stolen and blocked. Amazing how this psychological trap works, right?

Now let’s see what it looks like when it’s run:

Don't fill any fields, it's a phishing page

Notice the underlined fields. Those fields alone can lead to disaster for an HSBC card holder, if he decides to fill in and click continue. What’s more is that the phishing goes as far as stealing your Internet Banking Identification!

So, how come it looks so real, as if it really is an legitimate HSBC website? Simple. It gets all of its HSBC attributes such as favicon and all FROM www.hsbc.co.uk:

Where is the intercepting address, if you’re wondering. Watch this part of the html file:

Beware!

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