How to Safely Open an Untrusted USB?
Learn how to open an unsecured USB device without compromising your primary computer’s security. Also, find out about the risks involved in opening one.
Tagged: Malware
Will You Trust an Untrusted USB Device?
There are some potential threats involved in browsing an anonymous USB flash drive. The severity of the attack depends on how paranoid the user is and how limited is the attacker’s imagination. Chances are some...
Self Replicating Malware – The Moon Worm – Infects Linksys Routers
In 2003, a computer worm called Blaster, also known as lovesan, was programmed to start a SYN flood, creating a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) against the http port of windowsupdate.com. One of the executable messages...
How to Prevent Yourself From Installing Malicious Add-ons and Extensions
Being a tech support for the whole family sometimes suck, especially when your aunt constantly complains about a weird search engine, which no one ever heard of, pushing numerous ‘call to action’ adverts and banners —...
