Rootkit Viruses packaged with download – Kantaris

Mimenta | August 20, 2010

Kataris is a popular media player with computer users who are fed up with all the limitations of Windows Media player. Unfortunately it appears to be downloading with a viral marketing scam that installs a rootkit virus – one of the most difficult types of virus to remove.

3. The Best of Both Worlds – Better Graphics

Mimenta | June 29, 2010

Now my free edition of the The GIMP actually out-performs all the other bitmap graphics editors.

2. The Best of Both Worlds – Better Security

Mimenta | June 26, 2010

Virus writers target the common operating systems – Windows is their prime target.

The Internet’s at war.

Mimenta | June 9, 2010

In case you just got back from another planet, there is a cyber war going on. on two fronts nd we are all in danger of becoming victims of war. 1. Everyone wanted to tap into the Chinese market. A massive population who could make stuff cheaper than we could at home, was an irresistible [...]

On-line Auctions – The shipping sting

Mimenta | May 24, 2010

Buyers Beware, especially on eBay. They don’t seem to scrutinize their auction listings for inflated shipping charges as rigorously as some other on-line auctions.

Poetic justice – The Overruns scam

Mimenta | April 11, 2010

Have you ever wondered why the stuff at eBay is often so cheap? . . . Often this is not the case. the product is 99% genuine – it’s an overrun.

eBay – What went wrong?

Mimenta | March 4, 2010

Almost overnight we saw “genuine Tiffany” and “genuine Gucci” jewellery prices drop by 1000%. Georgio Armani suits that sold for over $1,500.00 AUD became available for $50.00 AUD

7.Keyloggers – Defending your passwords

Mimenta | February 7, 2010

. . . here’s a few steps that will improve your security and minimise the risk of identity fraud.

6. Keyloggers – Are you being watched?

Mimenta | February 2, 2010

The bottom line is – properly installed, a keylogger is totally invisable to all by the most tecno-savvy Geeks.

5. Keyloggers – Do they trap passwords?

Mimenta | January 31, 2010

I always assumed that you could thwart this by using a secured login screen (eg SSL) like you have with online banking but . . .