Viruses

Porn Spam Bandits Get Five Years

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 15, 2007 - 8:26am.

Contents of this Can May Contain Pornographic Images

Porn and spam, synonymous with email since its inception, have fallen under the spotlight for different reasons as two violators of US anti-spam law have received a five-year sentence. Jeffrey Kilbride and James Schaffer were convicted of conspiracy, money-laundering, fraud, and transportation of obscene materials, the East Valley Tribune reports.

80% of Computer Viruses from Nude Celeb Email Hoaxes

Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 4, 2007 - 1:09am.

Just Google Angelina Jolie for a Nude Pic - But don't Open that Email Offer!

Surprise, surprise: That email asking if you’d like to see a nude photo of your favorite celebrity – most likely Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, and Milla Jovovich – was behind 80% of computer viruses last month, according to reports.

Apple: Some Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2006 - 1:49pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has confirmed that a malicious Windows-based code has shipped on a number of its Video iPods. The RavMonE.exe worm is not rated a serious threat, but can lower the security settings on Windows computers. Apple said the problem affects less than 1% of video iPods shipped after Sept. 12, 2006, and it has so far seen less than 25 reports concerning the problem. The company added that iPod nano and shuffle models, and Mac OS X are not affected by the malicious code. "As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves, for not catching it," Apple said on a support page of its website. Anti-virus firm McAfee on Wednesday released a software tool that removes the RavMonE.exe worm.