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Apple Ends Security Updates for 5-Year-Old Macs

security.thejoshmeister.com — On Friday, Apple officially and quietly cut off all users of G4 and G5-based Macs (some of which Apple sold less than 5 years ago) from ever receiv... View in Crawl 4

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How to Clean "Antivirus Scan" FakeAV Malware

security.thejoshmeister.com — Yesterday I conducted a forensic investigation and cleanup of an infected Windows PC. When I first saw the computer, it was running a fake antiviru... View in Crawl 4

How to Clean "Antivirus Scan" FakeAV Malware
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Fake Codec Malware Sites: tv-world-online, etc.

security.thejoshmeister.com — I recently viewed an old YouTube video produced by SophosLabs back in January 2010 (nearly a year ago). I took note of the domain where this malwar... View in Crawl 4

Fake Codec Malware Sites: tv-world-online, etc.
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"DHL Services" Scam E-mail with Oficla Malware Attachment

security.thejoshmeister.com — Scammers are once again trying to trick innocent victims into opening an attachment containing malware. I first told you about fake DHL e-mails con... View in Crawl 4

"DHL Services" Scam E-mail with Oficla Malware Attachment
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MacTech Conference 2010: Mac-based Planetary Exploration Rovers

mactech.com — In less than a couple of weeks, MacTech Conference will have the first public display (outside a university or research setting) of Mac-based plane... View in Crawl 4

MacTech Conference 2010: Mac-based Planetary Exploration Rovers
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Megaman Remix Album by ilp0

sites.google.com — A free fan art progressive rock album rearranging the Original Soundtrack from the game 'Mega Man' (Capcom 1987, Nintendo Entertainment S... View in Crawl 4

  • Oct 6, 2009 via ilp0
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Save $50 Instantly on MacTech Conference Registration

security.thejoshmeister.com — I'm going to be attending MacTech Conference from November 3-5, 2010 in Los Angeles. It's not specifically a security-oriented eventMacTe... View in Crawl 4

Save $50 Instantly on MacTech Conference Registration
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"Windows PC Defender" Malware and Malicious Site Reports

security.thejoshmeister.com — There's a lot of fake ("rogue") antivirus malware in the wild, as I've mentioned previously. Sometimes it's relatively eas... View in Crawl 4

"Windows PC Defender" Malware and Malicious Site Reports
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"AntiMalware" Fake Security Product: Malware Analysis and Related Domains [Updated]

security.thejoshmeister.com — A recent tweet from Panda Security Malaysia led me to do some further investigation of a new (and not widely known yet) malware distribution site (... View in Crawl 4

"AntiMalware" Fake Security Product: Malware Analysis and Related Domains [Updated]
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Malware and Malicious Site Reports: pconlinescan, langlan, moqxqpuxz

security.thejoshmeister.com — A recent trend amongst malware distributors has been to bombard Google with loads of useless pages containing keywords and phrases that will put th... View in Crawl 4

Malware and Malicious Site Reports: pconlinescan, langlan, moqxqpuxz
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So You Think You Can Trust Google Results

security.thejoshmeister.com — As I've mentioned several times on this site and elsewhere, you can't trust search results to be completely safe, even if you're usi... View in Crawl 4

So You Think You Can Trust Google Results
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LongURL: Preview Shortened URLs, No Clicking Required

security.thejoshmeister.com — Last month I blogged about How to Preview Shortened URLs (TinyURL, bit.ly, is.gd, and more). Just this past week, I found out about a Firefox exten... View in Crawl 4

LongURL: Preview Shortened URLs, No Clicking Required
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Deposit Scam: Malaysian Oil Company Manager

security.thejoshmeister.com — Deposit scams (also called 419 scams, advance-fee fraud schemes, etc.) are a common e-mail phenomenon. The sender typically purports to have some ... View in Crawl 4

Deposit Scam: Malaysian Oil Company Manager
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the JoshMeister is a computer security geek, Ph.D. student, and Latter-day Saint. He podcasts and writes about Apple, tech, information security, the TV show LOST, and religion. — Redlands, California, USA
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