Lumpy's Corner

It seems the rumor mill is cranking away again. I am one of about 17000 people who reads spyware info's newsletter. Some sources are apparently reporting that there is spyware attacking the Firefox Browser. My sources, one of the more reliable being the above-mentioned newsletter, say it is not so. Once again, thanks for the timely accurate information. SpywareInfo.com is great for just that. This newsletter is largely the work of Mike who also owns malware.us which is a repository for malware.

The purpose of Mike's site is to exist as a service for those who develop software to combat malware. I have chatted with Mike in IRC (that would be internet chat for you Non-Cyber Junkies) and he is, in my opinion, a great guy. He was a major asset in my efforts to clean up the PC at my place of employment. (I do not have any problems with my lappy or home PC's because I use Firefox, Ad-Aware and SpyBotS&D. These measures seem more than adequate for my needs.)

Mike's SpywareInfo.com is a wealth of knowledge and has a very comprehensive list of download recommendations. What I am saying is that Mike and others like him provides a valuable service to Internet Users. Spyware, adware and other forms of malware are everywhere.

Mike, however, has a problem at the moment.

I was actually wondering if someone would try and do something like this. There seems to be an AdSense Trojan that replaces Google Ads with imposters.

There is more information avialable at Tech Crunch. There is also a give away for the sites that run the Google referal. (Like the one below the banner ad in the right column.) If your PC is infected, the referals will be text links and not graphics.

I have been getting a few of these type of e-mails. End user beware. It is a scam. Do not open. Do not follow the instructions. For more information go here.

I just read this. I have cyber-known the author for a few years and I know I need not check for accuracy. Be careful out there folks.