New Phishing Botnet spreading across the Internet

A new Zbot botnet is infecting computers all across the Internet stating that their computer is infected with the conficker worm and you need to a “system update” to remove it from your computer.  The messages are coming in the form of emails telling you need of a “system update”  and that you need to get the new “cleanup utility.”  When users click on the link they are then infected with the Zues Trojan.  The Zues Trojan is designed to steal financial information from your computer.  If you get an email stating that your computer is infected with conficker or that you need a “system upgrade” don’t click on the link.  You should delete the email immediately.   Remember that they key to internet safety and security is to understand the threats.

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Millions of computer compromised with Fake Security Software

Symantic stated this week that millions of computers are infected with fake security software.  Internet users get a pop-up on there computer telling them they are infected with worms, viruses and other malicious threats.  They tell you that you need to purchase antivirus or computer security software to remove the threats.  People are paying the $50-120 for the computer security software and actually get nothing in return, in fact some actually make your computer less secure.  When you pay the money the code is designed to remove the message and give you security software that isn’t very good or actually isn’t even security software.  It is estimated that these fake messages about computers being infected have been downloaded over 45 millions times and still rising.  This is just a reminder that if you get a message stating that you computer is infected with worms, trojans and other threats this is just a scam and don’t buy anything.  Verify your anti-spyware software is up to date and run a full system scan.  Remember that internet security starts with understanding the threats.

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FBI Arrest 53 in Phishing Scam

Well here we go again another phishing scam leading to bank accounts being compromised.  We here at Internet Safety Center can’t stress enough to never click on links inside emails especially from Banks.  Again, Never Never Never click on links inside emails from Banks, Credit Card or other Financial Institutions.  The websites and emails look legit but are really fake and designed to get user names, passwords and other private information.  Please read our guide on How to Spot a Phishing Email/Website.

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New InternetSafetyCenter Coming Soon

I just wanted to inform everybody that a new Internet Safety Center will be released in the next couple of weeks.  We have been working around the clock on updating the content on the website along with creating new content.  We are going to vastly expanding our Identity Theft section and Computer Security sections.  We are also creating two new sections to the website Kids Corner and How to.  The Kid’s Corner will have information on some of the best websites for kids for education and some great kids friendly internet browsers.  The “How to” section of the website will contain videos on product reviews and How to do certain things.  Some of the How to video that will be released in the next month will be How to Backup your email for Outlook, Outlook contacts, Internet Favorites and more.  If you have suggestion for How to video please email us at howto@internetsafetycenter.com.

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Gmail Passwords Released on the Internet

Yesterday Microsoft Hotmail was a victim of a phishing scam and today Google Gmail becomes a victim of a phishing scam.  Google has announced that only about 500 accounts were compromised in the attack.  Internet phishing is not going to slow down anytime soon infect I expect it to grow dramatically over the next couple of years.  If you get an email stating you need to update your account information don’t click on the link inside the email.  Open a new internet browser and type in the website address manually.  This will help prevent you from becoming a victim of fraud or Identity theft.  We also encourage everybody to read out guide on how to spot a phishing email .  Remember that internet safety is about education and understanding the dangers.

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Phishing Scam running wild on Twitter

A giant phishing scam is currently running wild on Twitter.  The link left on the tweet takes you to a phishing website designed to looks like twitter and asks you for your user-name and password.  If you enter your twitter sign-in information the hackers then can control your Twitter account.  If you get a tweet and the link takes you to site looking similar to Twitter close your web browser.  The fake ulr in the phishing attack is http:\\videos.twitter.secure-login.com.  Remember that one best ways to spot a phishing website to look at the url and verify it is correct.  Internet safety and security starts with education yourself about the various kind of cyberattacks.  We have a full review on how to spot a phishing email and websites at Phishing/Email Scams.

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