Google explains Chrome red alert messages
Almost all web browsers available today features some kind of a malware and phishing site protection.
Google Chrome is one of them.
It brings on a red colored page with messages showing the potential problems connected to the web page you are trying to visit.
Google has a blog [...]
Twitter latest victim of phishing attacks
Online sources are pointing to Phishing attacks which are being conducted on Twitter users.
Users are sent messages pointing to fake Twitter pages where they are lured to login with their details.
This data is then stolen by the people behind this phishing attack. It is also capable of stealing Facebook [...]
Norton Internet Security for Mac 4 released
Symantec has announced the release of their Norton Internet Security for Mac 4 application package.
This internet suite is aimed at Apple Mac users and comes loaded with a variety of security applications.
Norton said that they have loaded this package with an antivirus, antispyware and other tools [...]
Firefox 2.0.0.19 to have SafeBrowsing disabled
Market sources say that Google has asked Firefox developers to disable the integrated SafeBrowsing feature in the upcoming final edition of Firefox 2.0.0.19.
This is because the search engine giant is no longer supporting this edition of SafeBrowsing which comes in FF2.
The recently editions of Firefox 3 comes with [...]
Apple Safari uses Google powered anti-phishing tools
Apple recently launched Safari 3.2 web browser update.
One of the new features in this release was the addition of anti-phishing tools which warns the user if he visits a harmful website.
Apple is using the database provided by Google for this service.
The company has not given any details [...]
Castlecops.com operator hired by Microsoft
Software giant Microsoft has hired the man behind the popular anti-phishing Castlecops.com Web site.
Paul Laudanski announced on the website that he is now looking for someone who can run this web service.
He said in a statement: “I won’t be able to ensure the same kind of support that I was able [...]
PayPal would not ban Apple Safari users
Online payment gateway provider PayPal had recently said that they were soon going to block access to their site by unsafe web browsers.
The company had stated that older generation of browsers lacked any anti-phishing capabilities and they would soon start giving warning to the users of these browsers.
Apple Safari [...]
