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Archives - Posts written in August, 2008

Bogus Flash install as malwarePosted August 8th

Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly by ZDNet's Dancho Danchev -- A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with MX Logic alone detecting over [...]

SXSW 2009 Panel Selector, go vote!Posted August 8th

“I submitted a panel for next years SXSW Conference. The title is: Challenges of Implementing RIAs with Accesibility ”

2008 MAX Awards NominationsPosted August 4th

“Max is coming up in November. Submissions for the MAX awards are now being accepted now thru August 25th. The categories include: Advertising and Branding, Public Sector, Enterprise, Mobility and Devices, RIA, Video. You can submit your nominations here: https://www.adobemaxsubmission.com/nominate/

Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpacePosted August 4th

Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpace by ZDNet's Ryan Naraine -- My colleagues at Kaspersky Lab (see disclosure) have intercepted two new worms squirming through MySpace and Facebook, using social engineering lures to plant malware on Windows systems. The worms propagate via the comments features on the two popular social networks, using video lures and fake Flash Player downloads to trick end users into installing malicious executables. As [...] ”

Sapient Los Angeles to Host AIGA Studio TourPosted August 1st

“Sapient Los Angeles will host an AIGA studio tour on August 5th ”