Install Avast for Ubuntu 11.04/10.10/11.10

 Antivirus software for Ubuntu Users – is it optional ? If you want to get protected from virus attacks or malwares, spywares..

Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) or 11.10 (Few alpha versions has arrived, the stable will be released after few months) or 10.10 or any Linux based distributions are very less prone to virus attacks or malwares, spywares (or any similar *wares). The reason is pretty straight forward – First Linux based operating systems are highly secure and the second reason is that Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7 ..) has been the targeted systems for crackers / hackers or malicious programmers (may be due to the fact that most of the common users uses Microsoft Windows operating system).

Therefore, in general, you don’t need to install any antivirus software on Ubuntu; it’s OK!
If you want to try Avast then you need to download the debian package and install it – either from command line or using Ubuntu Software Center.

How to install Avast on Ubuntu (11.04/11.10/..)

step 1 : Download the debian package.
Download Free Avast Antivirus for Ubuntu

step 2 : Install the *.deb package by Right Click -> Open with Ubuntu Software Center, and click on install button and relax! or just enter the following command -

cd move_to_target_directory

sudo dpkg -i file_name.deb

step 3 : To start using avast antivirus software, You need to Register with avast to get a free license key (Don’t worry it’s free!). The license key will be delivered to your email address within 24 hours (usually withing a couple of hours).

step 4 : Start the program and enter the license key. That’s all!

Get The best security for your Ubuntu! :)

OS X Lion Gets Extra Layer of Security from Intego

Mac security expert Intego has confirmed that all of its software offerings are now fully compatible with OS X 10.7 Lion. In light of the new release, the Austin, Texas based software vendor is offering all existing and new customers a 10% discount on any product.

Intego has reached us via email to inform that the following versions of its software applications are fully compatible with Mac OS X Lion (single versions or part of Dual Protection or Internet Security Barrier bundles):

Intego X6 software:
- ContentBarrier, 10.6.4
- FileGuard, 10.6.2
- Personal Antispam, 10.6.7
- Personal Backup, 10.6.2
- VirusBarrier X6, 10.6.13

Intego X5 software:
- ContentBarrier X5, 10.5.7
- FileGuard X5, 10.5.4
- NetBarrier X5, 10.5.7
- Personal Antispam X5, 10.5.11
- Personal Backup X5, 10.5.9
- VirusBarrier X5, 10.5.13

Other software:
- Washing Machine, 2.4
- Remote Management Console, 2.0.3
- VirusBarrier Server, 3.2.

Existing users of one or multiple Intego programs will not be required to manually download standalone updates, but rather use Intego NetUpdate, an auto-update tool provided with all Intego programs.

Users simply run NetUpdate and download and install the latest versions of their Intego software, at which point they'll be ready to use them in OS X Lion, the company said.

“We recommend that users update their Intego software before installing or upgrading to Lion to ensure full compatibility,” says intego.

As noted above, the security firm is offering a 10% discount on any product, as long as it’s purchased from the Intego online store.

Whether you choose a standard pack, a family pack, Dual Protection software, or a full upgrade, the discount applies.

Customers will, however, need to punch in a code as they check out of the Intego online store before August 20, 2011. The code is: X6LION-107.

"We're very happy to see Lion released, and Mac users will be too," said Jeff Erwin, president & CEO of Intego.

"We have updated our software to make sure that our users will be able to continue to protect their Macs and remain safe from the dangers of the Internet. As always, our software is compatible with the latest version of Mac OS X on the day of its release," added Erwin.

Download Antivirus for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Mac security expert Intego has released an antivirus application for iPhone and iPad, in light of recent talks that Apple’s mobile OS is safer jailbroken.

Exploiting a vulnerability in the way iOS handles certain PDF fonts, a team of hackers has been able to compromise the software for jailbreaking purposes.


Implicitly, they sounded the alarm on a bug that may be leveraged by others to steal information from a user’s device.

Security experts have gone as far as to suggest that iPhones are now in need of an antivirus solution.

While Intego doesn’t mention any of this, we find it interesting that the Austin, Texas-based security vendor is now announcing an VirusBarrier iOS, a malware scanner for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Based on the Mac OS X anti-malware tool VirusBarrier X6, VirusBarrier iOS allows users to scan files attached to e-mail messages for malware that could subsequently affect Macs or Windows PCs.

The security software vendor itself admits that “While there is no known malware for iOS, files can flow through your device into your computers at home and at work, by e-mail, or via remote locations such as MobileMe or Dropbox.”

They advertise VirusBarrier iOS, saying it “lets you easily scan e-mail attachments, other files you have access to on your iOS device, or files on remote locations such as MobileMe and DropBox, web servers or WebDAV shares […] to detect and eradicate all known malware affecting Windows or Macs: viruses, worms, Trojan horses, fake antiviruses, and other types of malware that might otherwise pass through undetected.”

VirusBarrier will be unable to scan files automatically or to run scheduled scans.

This is due to “the secure design of iOS”, Intego said, adding that VirusBarrier iOS is an "on-demand" detection system that lets you do the scanning.

It supports formats like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, PDFs, HTML files, JavaScript files, Windows executables (.exe), and Windows .dll files.

For $2.99, VirusBarrier iOS includes 12 months of malware definition updates that are “updated regularly,” according to the developers.

VirusBarrier iOS is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and requires iOS 4.0 or later.


Here are some key features of "VirusBarrier":

· On-demand scans of files received by e-mail, on remote locations, or on iOS devices
· Scans files for Mac, Windows and Unix viruses and malware
· Scans files for spyware, Trojan horses, adware, hacker tools, dialers, keyloggers and more
· Scans ZIP archives
· Repairs infected files
· Scans email attachments, files downloaded from Safari, and files accessed by apps supporting inter-app file transfers.
· Scans remote locations, such as DropBox, iDisks and WebDAV shares
· Scan websites for known phishing URLs, web threats, and malware hosting
· Automatically updates malware definitions
· Completes scans in the background
· Keeps logs of scans
· Includes a 1-year subscription to malware definitions


Requirements:

· iOS 4.0 or later
· Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad


Download Antivirus VirusBarrier iOS  for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Get Your Friends a Google+ Account Without an Invite

Google+ has raised quite a lot of interest these past couple of days. The initial reactions have been very positive and this may be Google's first competitive social project, so people are at least intrigued.

When Google enabled existing users to send invitations to their friends, the surge in activity promptly led Google to shut down invitations.

But if you have a friend on the inside, you can get an invite of sorts quite easily.

Anyone with a Google+ account can share something, be it a status update, a photo or anything else, with the people in their circles, or even with friends who don't have a Google+ account.

In this latter case, the friends will receive an email notifying them that the user shared something with them and a link to "Learn more about Google+".

All they have to do is follow that link and they'll be able to sign up for a new account within seconds. There's no limit on the number of people you can 'send an invite' like this and the process is hardly complicated.

Once you manage to get your hands on a brand new account, you can share something with whomever you like and they will be able to sign up as well, so you could build up a circle of friends in no time at all, as long as they're the early adopter types that are going to be excited about Google+.

Granted, this is not a sure fire way, Google may move to block this like it did previous ways of sending out invitations or getting people inside. For the time being it seems to be working so all you need to do is to find a friend with a Google+ account.

TL;DR: If you already have a Google+ account, write something and share it with anyone you want by typing in their email addresses. They'll receive an email notification and a link to sign up.

Google+ More Private than Facebook but Not Perfect

Google's new privacy-oriented social network, Google+, has captured everyone's attention since it launched earlier this week, but people have already begun to discover flaws in the implementation.

One of Google Plus' primary features is called "Circles," groups of people that users can create under their accounts and which are a fundamental part of the social network.

Circles allow users to share some information only with certain categories of users, allowing for a fine-grained experience that is closer to the real life where, for example, not everyone you know is your friend and not everything you share with friends you want your family to see.

However, it wasn't long until bugs that break this chain of trust surface. First, it people discovered that after information is shared with a circle, they have no way of controlling what those users do with it.

Sharing a post without disabling the "resharing" feature for it from the beginning was a done deal. Users couldn't go back and change their mind. However, Google reacted quickly and enabled a menu for already posted items that allows resharing to be disabled.

Another reported privacy bug involved photo tagging. For example, if a user shared a photo with a particular circle and someone in that circle tagged an outside person into that picture, that person could have reshared it with anyone they wished.

This was fixed and resharing is now impossible if the original poster disables it, however, tagging outside persons into the picture in order to give them access to it still works.

This is because sharing and tagging work independently. One possible fix would be to give users the power to disable tagging for photos too, but it remains to be seen how Google will choose to address the problem.

Google+ is still in a closed beta phase and users need an invitation to join. This means that bugs like these will continue to be identified and fixed until the network is opened to everyone. Therefore, if you do join at this stage, be cautions about what kind of information you share.
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In Wake of Mac Defender Frenzy, Intego Slashes VirusBarrier X6 Price

With the recent discovery of a Trojan targeting Mac OS X, security firm Intego based in Austin, Texas is the first to capitalize on this ordeal by offering a discount on its VirusBarrier X6 Mac antivirus program.

The Mac user base has been targeted lately by a piece of malware that portrays itself as a legitimate antivirus program, whereas it actually tricks users into handing over their credit card information.

The malware is distributed via a method called SEO (search engine optimization) poisoning, and the resulted application is either called Mac Defender, or Mac Guar and may come in different versions but its ultimate purpose is the same.

Intego has been the first to report on the existence of this piece of malware, by providing comprehensive security advisories that document its particularities, how to avoid it and / or how to remove it from an infected system.

Apple itself has issued a note on its Support site outlining the standard procedure from ridding an infected computer of Mac Defender and its variants, and has promised to issue a free software update to address the matter.

“With the many recent fake antiviruses targeting Mac users, Intego has decided to offer a special discount on VirusBarrier X6, the company's anti-malware and network protection program, so you can boost your Mac's protection on this Memorial Day weekend,” Intego tells Softpedia.

The security software vendor says only VirusBarrier X6 provides comprehensive protection from malware and network threats on the Mac.

Whether or not that’s the case, VirusBarrier X6 is indeed known to be the only antivirus Mac app that includes full anti-malware protection together with firewall, network protection, anti-phishing, and anti-spyware features.

To benefit from the discount, users must go to Intego's Buy Now page, choose a copy of VirusBarrier X6, and click on Continue Order.

On the next page, users must enter the following coupon code: FAKEAV-20. The offer is valid through Tuesday, May 31, 2011, Intego said.

NetQin Mobile Anti-virus Sees Increased Adoption in the Ovi Store

Among the mobile applications that owners of Nokia devices can enjoy through the Ovia Store, we can count the NetQin Mobile Anti-virus, which was only recently added to the storefront, but which already enjoys increased adoption among users.

The development team behind the application notes that the software has seen an increase in daily downloads of around 700 percent since launch, and that the user rating for it is of four stars out of five.

At the same time, they note that the increase in downloads was observed after the app was listed next to a popular game, Angry Birds.

The success this application sees in the Ovi Store is equaled by the popularity of NetQin Mobile Anti-virus on the Android OS, where it is one of the top 10 hot applications in the AppBrain.com.

The NetQin Mobile Anti-virus is already available on a wide range of mobile operating systems, including Symbian, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile.

The mobile application is based on Cloud-security technology, and was designed so as to protect mobile phones from viruses and malware through providing a fast and accurate scan.

Some of the main features of this software would include:

Anti-virus: With the original double-engine technology, NetQin Mobile Anti-virus completely deletes the latest viruses, Trojans, spyware and malicious fee-deduction software to protect mobile devices as well as users' privacy and property.

Contacts backup/restore: A backup account allows users to backup and restore contacts seamlessly between different operating systems so that the contacts will never get lost.

Real-time protection: Real-time protection detects all kinds of threats in time, such as viruses, malicious links, Trojans; protects accounts with QQ, MSN, etc.; and ensures the safety of mobile devices during file transmission, network connection and application installation.

Anti-lost: Anti-lost with remote control feature provides worldwide protection for mobile devices and prevents financial losses and privacy leakage.
 
Currently, the NetQin services are being used by a number off over 85.97 million users in over 100 countries all around the world. Symbian users can download the application from the Ovi Store here.

PlayStation Network Comes Back Online - Sony Faces New Hacks

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About a month after Sony's PlayStation Network was hacked, exposing the account information of 100 million users, Sony faces a series of smaller hacks across the company's systems.

So-net Entertainment Corp, a subsidiary of Sony, discovered that a hacker stole about $1,225 worth of customers' redeemable gift points, according to the Wall Street Journal. That same day, security firm F-Secure found that Sony's Thailand server was running a live phishing scam.

So-net does not believe the breach on its systems was connected to the PSN hack. The company reported that an intruder tried 10,000 times to access the So-net point service, which gives customers gift points that can be exchanged for products. So-net said that the intruder likely had usernames for accounts and proceeded to use software that generated passwords in the attempts of finding the right one. Points were redeemed from 128 customer accounts, and another 73 accounts and 90 email accounts were accessed.

In the case of Sony Thailand, The Next Web confirmed that the phishing site hosted on the hdworld.sony.co.th URL was the result of a hack, likely through some security weakness in the server's infrastructure.

Earlier this week, Sony was forced to take down sign-ins across the PlayStation Network due to a vulnerability in the password reset page that allowed hackers to get into user accounts using only an email address and a date of birth.

While none of these breaches near the magnitude of the original PlayStation Network breach, it seems perhaps that such vulnerabilities are only now being discovered because of the scrutiny the company and its systems have come under following the PSN hack. Experts believe that Sony is only one of many companies that must improve its security to prevent further attacks, and that without such measures, similar hacks will happen again.

"It's a realization that we all had, that no system is 100 percent safe," Kazuo Hirai, the Sony exec managing the breach said at a briefing earlier this week. "This requires constant monitoring and constant vigilance."

PSN Possibly Back Up For Developers

 PSN Possibly Back Up For Developers

The PSN has been down for nearly an entire month and a lot of gamers, including me, are getting bored with playing through their back catalogue of single-player games. According to rumors, the PSN may start restoring some of its functionality soon.

A few members of the NeoGAF forum, who claim to work with video game developers, have posted that some PSN services were back up. User BY2K claimed,

PSN was working at my work today, we could play co-op. (Not saying what game, I can’t anyway.) Everybody was clueless but, somehow it was working.

Another member went on,

Okay, so this was mentioned in the old thread by a QA tester and since then I have had other developers confirm to me that this is the case. The internal PSN developer network is online again, at least it seems for some, although things are still a bit shaky at the moment such as lack of new account sign up. Looks like the full network, at least the online play/account part of it, will be back soon.

One of the NeoGAF moderators, Kagari, has reported that several developers have posted on the forums that the PSN was up and working for them. In addition to the postings on NeoGAF, the official PlayStationNL Twitter account has confirmed that select groups are testing the PSN. Gamers Mint translated the following tweet:

@snickel86 at this moment a select group is testing the network . Territories= Japan (Asia), Europe & America.

Sony has not made any further comments about the state of PSN, but if they are testing reintroducing the PSN with developers, then restored functionality for regular users shouldn’t be far behind

Keeping Busy Until PSN Back Up Online

The PlayStation Network has been down for coming up to a month now and if recent reports are anything to go by, we could be looking at another 3 weeks until it’s up and running again. With that it mind, we thought we would take a look at ways of keeping busy until PSN is back up online.

Luke Westaway from the crave.cnet.co.uk website has provided a list of different things that PlayStation 3 owners could possibly do while they are waiting for PSN to come back online. For example, if they’ve got a decent enough laptop / desktop computer, they could try PC gaming.

They could even try a bit of social gaming, or simply reconnect with old school friends on Facebook. There are a few decent social games on Facebook, including the hugely popular FarmVille. Another suggestion is to finish off all your leftover games.

You can see what other suggestions Luke came up with via the cnet.co.uk website. What have you been doing to keep yourself busy while the PlayStation Network has been down?

PSN back up by end of May?

In a recent statement issued by Sony, they claimed that they will be aiming to restore full functionality of the PS network (PSN) by the end of May. The PSN, which was hacked, was shut down on 20th April by Sony after a security breach was discovered. An investigation into how the details of more than 100 million users were compromised is still on-going. Sony's spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka stated that the company had missed their self-imposed deadline of restarting parts of the network by the weekend, after claims that they would be restoring services last week.

However, it has come to light that the Sony Online Entertainment network (SOE) had also come under attack putting a further 25 million users at risk. To make matters worse, Sony isn't yet even aware of the full extent of the damage done to SOE server. Nick Caplin, Sony's Head of Communications stated that are unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers in a blog post updating users on Sony's website.

Although some users are appreciative that Sony is ensuring that their security is water-tight, many are frustrated and upset at the constant delays and false promises. It's not only the users who are being affected by the downtime, but also business who rely on the PSN to distribute their content. Christian Svensson of Capcom added his voice to the complaints and stated that his company was losing hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars due to the network shut down. Many users go on to complain that the way Sony has dealt with the situation, especially after the hack has led them to be unsympathetic.

With millions of personal details being obtained and hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers released, Sony may feel the world crumbling around them as lawsuit after lawsuit is filed against them after their failure to inform users that their credit card information may have been stolen in a timely fashion. With this being the most significant and largest digital theft in history, is the future looking bleak for Sony?

BackTrack 5 on Motorola Atrix 4G Smartphone and a Motorola Xoom Tablet.

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BackTrack 5 came with more surprise! Developers BackTrack 5 have tested it on a Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone and a Motorola Xoom tablet.

The BackTrack development team has announced the availability of BackTrack 5, its security-focused Linux distribution, while shrugging off a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on its web server the day before. According to the developers, the latest release "has been built from scratch, and boasts several major improvements over all our previous releases".



BackTrack offers more than 300 penetration testing tools to enable users and administrators to test the security of items ranging from web applications to RFID systems. The tools include LAN and WLAN sniffers, password crackers, vulnerability scanners and the Metasploit exploit framework.

BackTrack 5 (BT5), code-named "Revolution", is based on the latest Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu, version 10.04 "Lucid Lynx", and uses the 2.6.38 Linux kernel, which has been patched with "all relevant wireless injection patches".

 For the first time, an ARM image is now provided. So far, the developers have tested it on a Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone and a Motorola Xoom tablet. According to a tweet from the developers they demonstrated the ARM version's functionality by using a Xoom to run Metasploit to gain access to a Windows XP system.


In the forums, the developers say they have ceased support for all versions of BackTrack 4. Details about the new release can be found in the BackTrack 5 Forums and in a post on the BackTrack Linux blog. BackTrack 5 ISO and VMware image files, with either GNOME or KDE 4.6 desktop, for 32- and 64-bit systems are available to download as torrent files from the project's web site.

The BackTrack project is sponsored and developed by Offensive Security.

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The development team of BackTrack has revealed that the BackTrack 5 - a new distribution of the Linux based security offering, is now being made available.

The developers stated that the new release "has been built from scratch, and boasts several major improvements over all our previous releases".

“The BackTrack Dev team has worked furiously in the past months on BackTrack 5, code name ‘revolution’. Today, we are proud to release our work to the public, and then rest for a couple of weeks,” read a statement on the official BackTrack-Linux blog.

BackTrack is a Linux based platform that offers over three hundred penetration tools, designed especially for users and administrators to carry out security tests of a wide range of items including RFID systems, to web applications.

The tools in offering also include the likes of vulnerability scanners, password crackers, LAN and WLAN sniffers as well as the Metasploit exploit framework amongst many.

The new BackTrack 5, also known as “Revolution” is inspired from the LTS release of the Ubuntu, and it applies the 2.6.38 Linux kernel.

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PSN Back Up Online In 3 Weeks, really?

When will psn be back online? PSN Back Up Online In 3 Weeks, Justified?

The Sony PSN outage is enough to no doubt send many of you “over the edge” with news of when it will finally resume. Since the PlayStation Secure Network went down on Wednesday 20th April, we have heard nothing but if’s and but’s from Sony as to when the service will finally come back. Following on from the PSN being hacked and then personal information such as credit cards, names and addresses of users being subjected to being tampered with, people have been left with a “bad taste in their mouths.” Today news may change gamers minds even more, with a view to changing over to Xbox to get their gaming fix.

Reported from Inentertainment.co.uk via Gather.com, the news is bleak! Rumor is now indicating that gamers will have to wait until at the least the 31st May to have the service back up and running. This actually would tie in with a post we issued a week ago indicating the self same thing. Gather.com have reported that the PSN has a target of “May 31” to come back online.

Just over a week ago, Sony held a conference giving its customers a huge apology for the downtime, news of a “Welcome Back” campaign along with suggestion that they were indeed trying to fix the problem(s) with a view to resuming the service within the following week. Unfortunately that time has been and gone and if the news does end up with some truth in it, many of you will be saying a “few choice words.” Take a look at some of the other posts we gave you the weekend.

We told you that Sony is looking to entice customers with a new “debix” protection data service which is free until June, and just last night we told you that rumor has it, Sony may be retailing a PS3 Call of Duty: Black Ops package for $299.99 to entice customers to come back to them.

Are you ready to jump ship now? Have you had more than enough or are you prepared to wait? The big question is of the timescale customers have had to wait, is it justified? Let us know your thoughts.

When PSN Back Up Online, Expect Double XP

Early today we learned that PSN was back up online, but only for internal testing, which is the closest yet to pleasing PlayStation 3 users. However, they will not be happy about the fact that it is double XP weekend for Black Ops. Do not feel to sad, as you can expect double XP once PSN is back online.

This is not one of those rumors either, as is was David Vonderhaar from Treyarch who made the announcement via Twitter, saying that they are now working on a plan for this to happen. Treyarch better hope that they come up with the goods, otherwise we will have a lot of angry PSN Call of Duty: Black Ops players – although we all know that it is not their fault.

We had hoped to see the PlayStation Network come back online over this weekend, but GameRant learned via a tweet that this would not likely happen now. So not only will they miss out on online gaming this weekend, but also Double XP– what more can go wrong?

Is this a nice gesture by Treyarch to make Double XP available to PSN users once the service comes back online?

Sony PSN Back Up Online For Internal Testing

 Sony PSN Back Up Online For Internal Testing

We are not that far away from what PS3 owners have been waiting for, as Sony PSN is back up online for internal testing. OK, the PlayStation Network is still not live for users, but it is the closest we have been in the 17 days that the service has been down. The first test is to ensure that the security along with the network infrastructure, is working correctly.

According to PlayStation Blog, Sony is working with a number of outside entities to test the new security features, just to make certain that it will not be prone to future attacks. This is a very important step in the process of bringing PSN back online, and once all the necessary checks have been done, then we will be back in business.

The PlayStation Network Status has been an interesting one over the past couple of days; we knew that internal testing was about to begin, as well as a sorry letter from Sony Corporation CEO. However, none of this came to any comfort of those PSN users who have been waiting over two weeks, as well as the fact that their details are in the hands of some hackers – or worse.

Can we truly be about to start PS3 online gaming once again?

When will psn be back online?

Hot! PS3 & PSP: The PSN will return this week with a few surprises

 PS3 & PSP: The PSN will return this week with a few surprises. User can get a smile again. :)
Sony promises: the PSN will return this week, and users will receive a month’s free subscription for the network.

Sony’s network back online? The Japanese company released a statement to newspapers with new details about the anticipated return of the PSN network, after two weeks of being disabled. According to the message, the PSN is expected to return to action gradually.

Sony are not stating a specific day for the return but explain that the reload will not happen simultaneously around the world. It is not yet known which countries will receive the network first and which will have to wait a few more hours (or days) to play online games.

The renewed PSN is expected to include most of the options the network provided before it was disabled, including online games, account management, friends’ lists, chats, virtual home connection, PlayStation Home, and access to Qriocity.

In addition Sony implemented a lot of new security measure in the network, that will make it a lot safer to use, so that the big hack that led to the disablement and the revelation of millions of users’ details does not happen again. The PlayStation store however, is not expected to return at this stage and it is not clear when it will be active again.

Sony also announced its compensation plan for the disappointed users called “Welcome back”.

All PSN users will receive a one month Premium subscription to PlayStation Plus that includes various exclusive services (such as saving games on a cloud, exclusive discounts on contend for download and more). Registered users for the service will also receive a free month.

In addition, Sony will allow downloading “entertainment content” from the network free of charge. Sony say the content will change geographically and will be announced soon. Apparently these are PSN games, but Sony could decide to award its clients more modest contents such as themes or avatar pictures.

The bonus pack will be sent to users in the next few weeks apparently close to the re-launch of the PlayStation store.

Fake MS Removal Tool? How to remove Fake MS Removal Tool completely?

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Fake MS Removal Tool is a rogue program. Fake MS Removal Tool bares its essentiality by hijacking your system and displaying many misleading pop-ups.

What it does is it running like it's looking for spyware or malware and comes up that is found a TON of them. When you ask it to remove it, it charges you for the software. Fake MS Removal Tool is deceptive and aims to lure you to purchase its full version by some fake security reports. This hint seems like support for scammers because you will simply be made to share your money with them. But it is Fake.

Fake MS Removal Tool is any type of software program that does intentional damage to your computer hardware or software. Fake MS Removal Tool is a rogue application, which means it masks itself with the outlook of some good programs, however, the reality is that it is extremely dangerous. It takes over all your screen with its warning alert. The main goal of Fake MS Removal Tool is to persuade you that these detected problems are real, so that you would be scared and finally make the decision to buy this program as the only remedy for removal of all supposedly detected threats. Do not trust these fake promises instead of Fake MS Removal Tool immediately.

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Step1: To stop all Fake MS Removal Tool processes, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager. Click on the "Processes" tab, search for the virus, then right-click it and select "End Process" key.

Step2: Remove the Fake MS Removal Tool virus from registry editor. Click "Start" button and selecting "Run." Type "regedit" into the box and click "OK." Once the Registry Editor is open, search for the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Random." Right-click this registry key and select "Delete."

If you thought the virus threat was big, consider the incidence of spyware infection. Or you hesitate to remove yourself for in case due to mistakes damaging your system.

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Facebook Scam Lures Users with Free Poker Chips 2010

Security researchers from GFI Sunbelt warn that scammers are tricking Facebook users into participating in surveys and sending spam by promising them 10 million free Texas Hold'em poker chips.

These are not real poker chips, but virtual currency for the popular Texas HoldEm Poker game on Facebook, which is developed and run by Zynga.

"Zynga just gave me 10 million poker chips for Texas Hold'em Poker, for FREE! Get yours now: [url] Limited time offer!," the Facebook spam
messages read.

As it turns out, the scammers don't only abuse Zynga's name and reputation, but also the company's logo, which is clearly visible on the external landing page the link points to.

Moreover, a large banner with graphics from the real game and the text "FREE 10M POKER CHIPS" is also displayed to make it appear as if this is a legit campaign.

As it usually the case with most of these scams, the users are asked to jump through a few hoops in order to allegedly receive the amazing bonus.

The first step involves Liking the rogue page, which will promote it to their walls. At the time of writing this article almost 13,000 users fell for the trick and did this.

The second step requires Sharing the page, while the third and most intrusive of all tells users to post the previously mentioned spam message in five different places on Facebook.

Ana even if a misguided user does all this, they will still not get the 10 million chips. Instead they will be asked to complete one of several surveys in order to "help keep this quality content available."

These surveys attempt to sign up users to useless premium rate services and the scammers earn money through affiliate marketing schemes for directing traffic to them.

According to GFI Sunbelt's Tom Kelchner some of the websites users are led to offer game downloads rigged with adware.

New Code Injection Masquerades as Google Analytics

Part of a scareware distribution campaign

A new mass injection tries pass the rogue code added to compromised websites as the Google Analytics script. The attack is actually part of a malicious campaign to distribute a new piece of scareware that has a very low detection rate.

The compromises are likely the result of SQL injection vulnerabilities in mostly ASP and ASP.NET websites. Successful exploitations leads to a rogue <script> tag being injected right after the </title> element in the HTML output.

The src of the this tag loads a script called urchin.js from a domain with the name google-server43.info. This is clearly meant to hide the infection and pass the code as being part of Google Analytics, with which the urchin.js name is normally associated. The domain name is also indicative of this.

Searching for the rogue script tag on Google reveals some 154,000 hits. Although these results include multiple infected pages under the same domain, it's pretty safe to assume that tens of thousands of websites have already been affected by this new attack.

The rogue script performs a check to see if the visitor has already been targeted and if they weren't, proceeds to bombard them with bogus security alerts, which claim their system is infected with fictitious malware. This scareware campaign pushes a fake antivirus program called System Security AntiVirus.

This sort of applications try to scare users into buying a license for a fake an useless product in order to clean their system of infections that didn't exist in the first place. This is a very profitable criminal model that has been for years now. Unfortunately victims of such scams, will not only depart with a considerable sum of money, but will also compromise their credit card details.

The scareware file distributed in this case has a very low detection rate based on signatures alone. Only 4 of the 42 antivirus engines on VirusTotal currently identify it as malicious.