I received this from TrendMicro's Blog feed today:
It would be easy to think that once someone has logged in successfully to Facebook—and not a phishing site—that the security threat is largely gone. However, that’s not quite the case, as we’ve seen before.
Earlier this week, however, Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson found at least two—if not more—malicious applications on Facebook. (These were the Posts and Stream applications.) They were used for a phishing attack that sent users to a known phishing domain, with a page claiming that users need to enter their login credentials to use the application. The messages appear as notifications in a target user’s legitimate Facebook profile, as shown below. The links to the malicious site are highlighted:
Figure 1. Facebook notifications page
After entering the credentials, users would then be redirected to Facebook itself. (The posts detailing these findings can be found at the Counter Measures blog; the initial report is here and a follow-up was posted here.)
While Trend Micro has informed Facebook of these findings, users should still exercise caution when entering login credentials. They should be doubly sure that these are being entered into legitimate sites, and not carefully crafted phishing sites. The particular site involved in this phishing attack is already blocked by the Smart Protection Network.
Image credits: thanks to Rik Ferguson, Countermeasures blog.
Post from: TrendLabs Malware Blog - by Trend MicroFacebook Applications Used For Phishing
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Can't send attachments in Outlook, TrendMicro
Can't send attachments in Outlook and you are using Trend Micro? Try this:
1. Click on Start (XP); Windows orb (Vista).
2. Click on My Computer (XP); Computer (Vista).
3. Open C:
4. Open Program Files.
5. Open Trend Micro.
6. Open Internet Security.
7. Find and open tissuprt.exe, it's an icon that looks like a lifesaver.
8. Under the General tab, click on Quit All Components.
9. Click on Start All Components.
10. Rename the TmphHttp.dll to TmphHttp-backup.dll in C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security
11. Download and extract the TmphHttp.zip from this link: ftp://ftpuser:ftp-trend@ftp-download.trendmicro.com.ph/Retail/Whiskey/TmphHttp.zip Password to extract the file: novirus
12. Copy TmphHttp.dll to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security
13. Open tissuprt.exe then click on Start All Components.
14. Open the Trend Micro Internet Security main console.
15. Click on Virus and Spyware Controls on the left panel.
16. Click on Protection Against Viruses and Spyware then click Settings.
17. Uncheck Threats in Web mail attachments.
18. Click the OK button twice.
Now open your Outlook
1. Start Outlook
2. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
3. Click on the Mail tab.
4. Select your POP3 account and then click Properties.
5. Click on the Advanced tab.
6. Gradually increase the server timeout setting until the problem is resolved.
If the above link fails to work try this one:
TMphHttpx86.zip 345 KB
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1. Click on Start (XP); Windows orb (Vista).
2. Click on My Computer (XP); Computer (Vista).
3. Open C:
4. Open Program Files.
5. Open Trend Micro.
6. Open Internet Security.
7. Find and open tissuprt.exe, it's an icon that looks like a lifesaver.
8. Under the General tab, click on Quit All Components.
9. Click on Start All Components.
10. Rename the TmphHttp.dll to TmphHttp-backup.dll in C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security
11. Download and extract the TmphHttp.zip from this link: ftp://ftpuser:ftp-trend@ftp-download.trendmicro.com.ph/Retail/Whiskey/TmphHttp.zip Password to extract the file: novirus
12. Copy TmphHttp.dll to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security
13. Open tissuprt.exe then click on Start All Components.
14. Open the Trend Micro Internet Security main console.
15. Click on Virus and Spyware Controls on the left panel.
16. Click on Protection Against Viruses and Spyware then click Settings.
17. Uncheck Threats in Web mail attachments.
18. Click the OK button twice.
Now open your Outlook
1. Start Outlook
2. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
3. Click on the Mail tab.
4. Select your POP3 account and then click Properties.
5. Click on the Advanced tab.
6. Gradually increase the server timeout setting until the problem is resolved.
If the above link fails to work try this one:
TMphHttpx86.zip 345 KB
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Saturday, August 08, 2009
PC Drivers
Looking for drivers that you can't find anywhere else? If after you have searched for drivers on the manufactures site, give Driversdown.com a whirl.
http://www.driversdown.com/
Now remember, you wouldn't have to do this if you had just kept track of your software.
When you purchase a computer is usually comes with recovery disks &/or drivers. Some PC's you must order separately or after the fact but you should make sure you have these and keep in a safe place because it is no IF your computer fails but when.
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http://www.driversdown.com/
Now remember, you wouldn't have to do this if you had just kept track of your software.
When you purchase a computer is usually comes with recovery disks &/or drivers. Some PC's you must order separately or after the fact but you should make sure you have these and keep in a safe place because it is no IF your computer fails but when.
Contact a professional to help you:
Computer Repair Lakeland, FL
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