It came from the deep, a mile below the Earth’s surface, in a place where only bacteria were thought to exist. It’s Halicephalobus mephisto, a new species of roundworm that radically extends the possibilities of animal life on this planet and perhaps on others.
Let me tell you more about Koobface. This is a very bad virus that is hitting social networks like the famous Facebook and MySpace. It is reputed and confirmed by Kaspersky that Koobface has over 1000 versions of its program. Koobface was first identified in 2008. It was that year that experts saw this popular worm appeared on social networks like Facebook and MySpace. This worm was able to spreat itself using user’s accounts. The first thing this worm will do is to send some messages to your contacts. Those messages will contain links that if your friends do click on them, they will be redirected to sites similar to Youtube where they will be asked to install a new Flash Player version to be able to see any video. The trick is that they will not install a Flash player. Rather they will install some version of Koobface which will begin to repeat the same process of messaging more users. The following website How To Remove Koobface has good infos about how to remove Koobface.
More social networks have been affected by this worm: Twitter, Hi5, Bebo. We can say that Koobface is becoming more dangerous day after day. Double check any links you want to open when receiving such messages on social networks. Even if they are being sent from your close friends. That’s the only way to protect yourself from such threats. Since the social network boosts over 225 millions users, there is high probability that many computers connected to that website are infected with this threat and that their owners are not even aware of the problem. More and more people are registering to sites like Facebook. That’s why such social networks will remain a target for criminals trying to hurt your computer. Check here Remove Virus to learn more about virus removal.
Follow the next steps to avoid being infected with any worms like Koobface:
- always double check any links you will receive in those networks, even if they were sent by your friends;
- use Internet Explorer 7 in “Protected Mode” or to have Firefox’s “NoScript” installed in order for the level of protection against worms to increase;
- on those social networks, write as little personal infos as possible. Don’t write where your live, neither your phone number on public pages.
The above steps should help you avoid being infected by threats like Koobface and any similar ones.
Computer experts say individuals with upcoming bachelor parties or afterwork get-togethers are especially vulnerable to cyber attacks resulting in fraudulent late-night purchases.
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Most everybody enjoys autos. And they’re always in search of great deals. These two aspects combine for a general love of great deals on cars. Some of the best bargains around can be found when authorities offer impounded cars for sale. That’s known as an auction. For those who know their stuff incredible cars are available at incredible prices.
Where do the auctions find the cars? Police often acquire cars through taking them from criminals. Laws are in place to allow authorities to take all the possessions away from drug dealers, for example. When these cars are taken it isn’t long before it’s time to sell them for a little cash. Scoff laws also generate a lot of cars. The car is offered for sale when the fines reach a point that the owner can’t pay.
Dealerships often sell or in turn auction off cars they purchase at auctions. They might also be purchased and then re-auctioned for a higher amount. It’s no matter. A smart buyer can get the car for a song when its up for auction. However, there are some things to consider. As the saying goes it’s “buyer beware.”
The first thing to keep in mind is these cars are generally sold with no warranty. It’s a case of what you see is what you get. That is, in the auto industry, “as is.” It’s not illegal to utilize puffery. That’s making non specific positive claims about the car such as “it’s a great deal” or “you’d be foolish not to want to drive home in this beauty.” Some key words like “clean” or “like new” are also involved. The law allows quite a bit of latitude on this phrases that imply quality. However, on closer examination they really don’t mean too much other than “here’s a worm, grab the hook.”
Have some information when you visit an auction. Inspect the autos thoroughly. Bring a mechanic with you if possible. Auctions offer test drives so use them. Impounded cars for sale can be a bargain. But many deals aren’t as good as they seem on first blush.
By Andrew Liszewski
Normally these types of novelty sound keychains aren’t worth a second glance, but this distinct giant foot has 2 things going for it. 1) It features the voices of the actual members of Monty Python (though most likely lifted from the TV series and movies) and 2) Instead of the typical 3 or 4 quotes this thing has a whopping 17 including:
Button your lip, you ratbag!
Come on you worm…you miserable little man.
Come at me then…come on, do your worst, you worm.
Death awaits you all! With nasty, big, pointy teeth.
Don’t come here with that posh talk you nasty stuck-up twit!
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
I wave my private parts at your aunties.
What is it now, you great pillock?
You dirty double-crossing rat.
You don’t frighten us, pig-dogs!
Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person.
I blow my nose at you.
You stupid, birdbrained, flatheaded…
You’re a looney.
Now I’ll admit that referring to that as an “Impressive Vocabulary” is maybe a bit of a stretch, but for ~$5.50, 17 quotes is above and beyond the typical sound keychain call of duty.
[ Monty Python Abusive Voice Keychain ]