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Sticky Thread Sticky: Security Risks from unpatched media players...Are you at Risk? (Multi-page thread 1 2)

Sticky Thread Sticky: Internet Connection Security for Windows Users

Sticky Thread Sticky: Security News Editor - Glaswegian

Microsoft to issue security updates to patch bugs in Windows and Office

Facebook and Twitter acquire new bill that kicks out imposters

Update: 'Here you have' email worm spreads quickly

Android mobiles contract another text message virus

Sony PlayStation 3 update prevents jailbreak attempts

Symantec: Victims of cybercrime blame themselves

Norton™ Security Suite - Review

Apple fix for iPhone flaws coming with iOS 4.1

Critical bug in Apple QuickTime 'took two months to fix'

Facebook glitch allows spammer to post thousands of messages to walls

Google fixes 10 Chrome security bugs, pays $10,000 in bounties

How to keep personal information secure online

New malware detects browser, shows fake malware warning page

Fake antivirus software using ransom threats

Russian Trojan blamed for credit card losses at US diner

Consumers more wary of online ticket websites

25% of new worms are designed to spread through USB drives

itunes possibly hacked

Microsoft admits new attack route for massive DLL flaw

HTML5 causes security concerns

Avast gets $100 million for free antivirus software push

Linux kernel purged of five-year-old root access bug :eyebrow:

Scareware tries to trick marks into dropping defences

Google patches nine flaws in Chrome

Facebook 'dislike' scam warning

This ^ one is worthy of an excerpt:

"Facebook users are being targeted in a scam that offers them a chance to install a "dislike" button...

...Graham Cluley of security firm Sophos said it was the latest in a series of "survey scams" that included links to a video purporting to show an anaconda vomiting up a hippo..." :D

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#42
Here's a thread on something you may have noticed in your firewall's events list:

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According to one poster Amazon Web Services rents out hosting space to plenty of people.
Most of them are legit' but some might not be...
 
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Posted on October 9th, 2010 by Davey Winder

"Remember, remember, the fifth of October. It was the day that Microsoft officially lost the plot. It was the day that Scott Charney, the Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Tinfoil Hat Wearing (I think his actual title is Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy Computing. Ed) stated that “If a device is known to be a danger to the Internet, the user should be notified and the device should be cleaned before it is allowed unfettered access to the Internet”.

Let me run that past you again: if your computer (or network) gets infected by some malware and ends up being part of a botnet, quite possibly courtesy of some zero-day exploit taking advantage of a Windows vulnerability, then that computer (or network) should be forcibly disconnected and put into some kind of cyber-quarantine using an adapted public health model..."
 
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Marketers are spying on Internet users -- observing and remembering people's clicks, and building and selling detailed dossiers of their activities and interests. The Wall Street Journal's What They Know series documents the new, cutting-edge uses of this Internet-tracking technology. The Journal analyzed the tracking files installed on people's computers by the 50 most popular U.S. websites, plus WSJ.com. The Journal also built an "exposure index" -- to determine the degree to which each site exposes visitors to monitoring -- by studying the tracking technologies they install and the privacy policies that guide their use.
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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10122089
 
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Russian Business Network (commonly abbreviated as RBN) is a multi-faceted cybercrime organization, specializing in and in some cases monopolizing personal identity theft for resale. It is the originator of MPack and an alleged operator of the Storm botnet.[1][2][3]

The RBN, which is notorious for its hosting of illegal and dubious businesses, originated as an Internet service provider for child pornography, phishing, spam, and malware distribution physically based in St. Petersburg, Russia. By 2007, it developed partner and affiliate marketing techniques in many countries to provide a method for organized crime to target victims internationally.

Activities

According to internet security company VeriSign, RBN was registered as an internet site in 2006.

Initially, much of its activity was legitimate. But apparently the founders soon discovered that it was more profitable to host illegitimate activities and started hiring its services to criminals.[5]

The RBN has been described by VeriSign as "the baddest of the bad".[6] It offers web hosting services and internet access to all kinds of criminal and objectionable activities, with individual activities earning up to $150 million in one year.[7] Businesses that take active stands against such attacks are sometimes targeted by denial of service attacks originating in the RBN network.[6] RBN has been known to sell its services to these operations for $600 per month.[4]

The business is difficult to trace. It is not a registered company, and its domains are registered to anonymous addresses. Its owners are known only by nicknames. It does not advertise, and trades only in untraceable electronic transactions.[6]

One increasingly known activity of the RBN is delivery of exploits through fake anti-spyware and anti-malware, for the purposes of PC hijacking and personal identity theft.[8] McAfee SiteAdvisor tested 279 “bad” downloads from this one site, and found that MalwareAlarm is an update of the fake anti-spyware Malware Wiper.[9] The user is enticed to use a “free download” to test for spyware or malware on their PC; MalwareAlarm then displays a warning message of problems on the PC to persuade the unwary web site visitor to purchase the paid version. Along with MalwareAlarm, much other rogue software is linked to and hosted by the RBN.[10]

According to Spamhaus, RBN is “Among the world's worst spammer, malware, phishing and cybercrime hosting networks. Provides 'bulletproof hosting', but is probably involved in the crime too”.[11] RBN was the subject of an article[12] in the Washington Post on October 13, 2007, where Symantec and other security firms claim RBN provides hosting for many illegal activities, including identity theft and phishing. The article quotes a spokesman for Kaspersky Labs that the owners of RBN might not have directly violated the law as they primarily provide hosting services; their customers are apparently the ones violating laws.

Organization

The RBN operates under several different names, or what could be regarded as operating divisions. A few of these international operations appear to be based in specific countries.[13]

* RBNet
* RBNetwork
* RBusinessNetwork
* iFrame Cash
* SBT Telecom Network (Seychelles)
* Aki Mon Telecom
* 4Stat
* Eexhost
* DefconHost
* Rusouvenirs Ltd.
* TcS Network (Panama)
* Nevcon Ltd. (Panama),
* Micronnet Ltd. (St. Petersburg Russia)
* Too coin Software (UK)
* 76service
* MalwareAlarm (Czech Republic)
* InstallsCash
* Jiangsu Network Co., LTD[14]

Political connections

It has been alleged that the RBN's leader and creator, a 24-year-old known as Flyman, is the nephew of a powerful and well-connected Russian politician. Flyman is alleged to have turned the RBN towards its criminal users.[15] In light of this, it is entirely possible that recent cyber-terrorism activities, such as the denial of service attacks on Georgia and Azerbaijan in August 2008,[16] may have been co-ordinated by or out-sourced to such an organization. Although this is currently unproven, intelligence estimates suggest this may be the case...
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You may want to check out some of the eye-opening links in this...
 
#56
irishpride28 said:
Is there a way to uninstall the add-ons from the OP? I installed them and now my firefox is slower than ever, freezing when i type too fast, etc.
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In Ubuntu: Click 'Tools'-->'Add-ons', click an add-on, and then click 'Uninstall' and restart Firefox when prompted.

In Windows: I believe one clicks 'Edit'-->'Properties' first (I haven't used Windows in a long time).

Before you uninstall the lot of them, you may wish to Google/Wikipedia each one to learn how essential they might be to your security needs and then try reintroducing them one at a time to determine which one(s) are slowing things down on your system.

Another option is to try Google Chrome which one can install along with Firefox (but just use one at a time).

In Ubuntu it's called Chromium and it can be installed via the Ubuntu Software Center.

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Troubleshooting extensions and themes
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Re Firefox slowdowns caused by the Add-ons listed in the OP.

Ghostery can be an offender in this regard. In Ghostery, click Preferences-->Performance-->and check mark...

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...for a noticeable improvement in Firefox performance compared to having everything on this tab enabled.

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Firefox slower due to add-ons.
http://support.mozilla.com/ilo/questions/767871

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Test Pilot is a program to collect structured user feedback through Firefox. Test Pilot studies explore how people use their web browser and the Internet - and help us build better products.

After you install the Test Pilot Firefox Add-on, you can choose to participate in exclusive studies. At any time your data is completely under your control: You choose if you want to participate in a particular study, you can see what data has been collected from you in real time and at the end of a study, you choose if you want to submit your data to the Test Pilot servers. Test Pilot study results are made available under open licenses, with the data being anonymized before release.
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