Looking for something inside MAC NET? Use the "Search? Me" box on the top right banner to help you hunt down documents scattered within this site. It's fast and easy! Just type in the words and click the "Go" button. Here is our short tutorial to help you get better search results. Popular searches performed on this site: Runtime; apphd; mac; log; hijack; dialer; ehtray; service pack; mobile; sasser; bagle; worm; trojan. Who are we? MACNET is a network technology solution provider for businesses and individuals with the focus on security. At MAC-NET, we work hard to get the Machines and Network to work for you! MAC NET Internet Security News:14 February 2010 - Kneber Botnet Virus attacks 75000 computers worldwide, including US government installations. 1 February 2010 - Greater Manchester Police has been reportedly cut-off from the UK's Police National Computer system, after an outbreak of the notorious Conficker worm. Conficker spreads via a variety of methods and most likely that it infected the police systems via an infected USB drive.
13 December 2009 - FBI has released an advisory on so-called scareware which warned users that although these pop-up security warnings look authentic and sometimes even appear to be running a real-time anti virus scan of the user's computer, they are not to be trusted. 15 September 2009 - Another web craze has started, which was based on Kanye West's humiliation of Taylor Swift at the MTV Awards. Cyber Criminals has hijacked the event and use it to spread malicious software. Cyber Criminals created a malicious web page based on the West's "Imma let you finish" joke and tricked victims into clicking on it. The infected web page claims to show a video, but it is actually a link to malicious software. 1 September 2009 - Wiretap Trojan Enables Skype Eavesdropping - Skype is generally considered to be almost impenetrable network due to its strong encryption, but now there is evident that a "wiretap Trojan" virus will allow eavesdroppers to record, and listen to, the VoIP calls before they are encrypted. For more information on the vulnerability, check out Symantec recent alert as well as Skype's security blog which explains the threat. 26 June 2009 - The new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system is officially be available for preorder. To support this launch, two editions, Home Premium and Professional, will be made available for 50% off. This offer will last through 11 July 2009 or while supplies last, whichever comes first. Windows 7 will come with loads of exciting new features with enhanced security. 24 June 2009 - Microsoft releases Microsoft Security Essentials Free Anti-Virus Software. Microsoft Security Essentials should be able to detect and remove most form of Malware, Spyware and Trojans. Microsoft Security Essentials will also provide "real-time" anti-virus protection. 1 June 2009 - Microsoft shipped Windows Vista Service Pack 2. This update comprises of a couple of new features with many smaller bug fixes and other minor refinements. 31 Jan 2009 - Google search engine encountered an error - it is reporting all search made with the message that "This site may harm your computer". Yes, even Google's own site is reported that their site can harm your computer. CNY 2009 - Out of curiosity, I downloaded and installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 RC1, and I was blown away by the new IE8's speed. I was particularly impressed by the fast startup on my new, but really slow Vista powered, HP 2133 Mini-Note. 17 June 2008 - New Guinness World Record was set for the most software downloads in 24 hours. With 8,002,530 (8 million+) downloads of Firefox 3 in 24 hours on FireFox 3.0 download day. 2.5 million of the Downloaders came from US, 300 thousand from UK, 250 thousand from Iran, 200 thousand from Canada, 120 thousand from Australia, 80 thousand from India, 35 thousand from Vietnam, 30 thousand from Singapore, 29 thousand from Malaysia, 28 thousand from Phlipplines, 27 thousand from Thailand and 20 thousand from Indonesia. I am glad to announce that majority, more than 50%, of the readers accessing this site are using Firefox. And only 30% were using Internet Explorer and another 10% using Safari. Compare that with 2006, where almost 65% were using Internet Explorer. Meet the good and the bad, both 19 year old. Here are the 5 top flaws found in corporate networks. Here are some e-mail statistics for us to think about. According to Internet security firm. one in every 12 emails it scanned contained a virus designed to infect computers. The leap in virus attacks coincides with a big rise in the amount of spam mail being sent to computer users. Majority of the computer viruses do not rely on a specific Microsoft vulnerability but on simple social engineering. Remember to never open attached e-mail files without first saving them to the hard drive and scanning them for known viruses. Computer Viruses are major concern and virus exploits seem to keep just a step ahead of anti-virus technology so there is always a new one hitting the scene and wreaking havoc (some minor, some major) until the cure is developed - In the meantime, you can learn how to protect your computer from catching it. Spammers are now paying virus writers to create viruses that will use infected machines to relay spam. This is due to the processing power and anonymity that hijacked computers can provide to spammers. There is little or no money to be made from simply distributing viruses, but when you combine the capabilities of a virus and the profit that can be earned from spam, suddenly you have a more materialistic proposition. Phishing on the rise - Phishing, which has now occurred on every major English-speaking continent but was largely unheard of this time last year, has continued in earnest. A major e-mail outsource, detected this year has reached 2 million phishing related messages a month. Recent cyber security study estimated that 60% of computer users have not bothered to update their anti-virus software; 90% of computer users had spyware lurking on their systems.
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