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Microsoft To Patch 17-Year-Old Computer Bug
It is February and it is time to update some patches. A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update. A 17-year-old bug in Windows will be patched by Microsoft in its latest security update.
This ancient bug was discovered by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy in January 2010 and involves a utility that allows newer versions of Windows to run very old...
Latest Kaspersky Update Identifies Google Adsense as Trojan (False Positive)
We at TechChunks.com made a sensational revelation back in Nov 2009 when we discovered about AVG Antivirus 9.0 Search Shield Blocking Google Cached Pages as Active Threats and now Kaspersky antivirus seem to be following AVG’s foot-steps! An update to Kaspersky‘s popular anti-virus software on Monday falsely identified Google Adsense as a malicious script.
As a result of the false alarm,...
The Top 10 Torrent Sites of 2010
As of January 23rd, 2010, several torrent search engines have distinguished themselves. This list is compiled from reader suggestions, and will be updated every several days.You are welcome to submit your own suggestions to be included in this torrent sites list. This list is in random order. Special thanks to the TechChunks.com readers who contact us regularly and made this list possible.
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Microsoft Admits Chinese Hackers Exploited Internet Explorer Flaw to Attack Google
Microsoft says a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser played a role in the recent computer attacks against Google and at least 20 other companies.
The entire world has been talking about Google’s decision to not censor its China search engine after it became the victim of Chinese cyber attack. And while we’ve talked a great deal about its global implications and the censorship in China,...
New Malware (URLzone Bank Trojan) Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud
It’s sophisticated, it’s nasty, it’s ruthless and it’s intelligent. And it leaves no clue to the account holders when it decides to rip their balance off. Security experts agree that cyber-criminals are getting smarter, but this new Trojan takes things to a whole new level. This is one such Trojan horse program, which is very sophisticated and it keeps reinventing itself in...
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AVG Antivirus 9.0 Search Shield Blocking Google Cached Pages as Active Threats
Today during my daily Googling I noticed this. I am using AVG Antivirus Free Edition 9.0.709 and has the AVG Search Shield enabled. Since Firefox is my default browser, the AVG Search Shield acts automatically on the Google SERP (Search Engine Results Page) (Google being my default search engine).
While searching something out of curiosity I clicked the “Cached” link under the search link...
How to Remove (Fix) iPhone Worm – ‘iKee’
If your iPhone is jailbroken and if you see the below image as your home screen, it is time to tighten your seat belt security and remove iKee worm and fix your jailbroken iPhone.
A hacker who calls himself/herself iKex has recently created what apparently is the first iPhone worm, and it’s currently infecting jailbroken iPhones across Australia. The attacks, which researchers say are the world’s...
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