Performersoft.com: Downright scareware

It would seem Performersoft.com yet again, want to join the scareware group, this time it seems they're not content with their software doing it - they want their adverts to do it too.This one popped up whilst I was investigating a site earlier, yet again like the rest, going through ad.yieldmanager.com;GET /clk?3,

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Info: Outlook Export

For those wanting to use Outlook Export on Windows 7 or other 64 bit systems, if you've got Outlook installed, you'll need this, as the other installer Microsoft provides, won't work (won't install with Outlook 2007 present);http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=3671I'd strongly recommend you close Outlook prior to installing this (crashes Outlook otherwise), and prepare for a

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hpHosts: Updated February 10th 2012

The hpHOSTS Hosts file has been updated. There is now a total of 254,257 listed hostsnames.If you are NOT using the installer, please read the included Readme.txt file for installation instructions. Enjoy! :)Latest Updated: 10/02/2012 17:30Last Verified: 10/02/2012 04:00Download hpHosts now!http://hosts-file.net/?s=Download

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R.I.P. Donna Buenaventura

I'm sorry to report, my friend Donna, MCP, MCTS and previous MVP awardee for a number of years, passed away December 13th.Donna ran her blog at msmvps.com, and wrote for Brighthub, as well as being an administrator at Calendar of Updates, a damn good researcher, and a very good friend to alot of people, including myself.Donna, you'll be greatly missed darlin'.

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ALERT: Liberty Reserve 419'er

Ever get the feeling they're not really trying any more? This one came into my inbox today, and it's a standard 419'er along the lines of "give us money and we'll give you double for doing absolutely nothing" - hint: You'll lose your money!!============================================ Please note that in all e-mails from Liberty Reserve we will:Always address you by your first name.Never send you

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HostNOC/Burst: What do you get if you cross a researcher with a very annoying hosting company?

Answer: A very annoyed researcher.This has been an on-going issue with HostNOC/Burst for well over a year. If you happen to find more than 10 abuse cases on HostNOC/Burst IP space, and dare to report it - you'll get this; Hello, Your ticket has not been entered into the ticket system due to more than 10 tickets from your email address in 24 hours have been submitted. Please wait and try

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Alert: 77.95.227.57, how do I love thee? Let me count the 754 ways

Monitoring for new badness, I came across a handful of domains housed on 77.95.227.57. A quick dig later, and I had me a list of 754 URLs, each leading to badness your machine could do without.hxxp://hqhamstertube.biz/files/57hxxp://hqhamstertube.co/files/57hxxp://hqhamstertube.eu/files/57hxxp://hqhamstertube.info/files/57hxxp://hqhamstertube.net/files/57hxxp://hqhamstertube.biz/files/98hxxp://

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Crimeware friendly registrars: NameCheap

Crimeware friendly has a certain connotation to it, that most registrars tend to want to avoid. In NameCheap' case however, it seems they quite like it - or at least, put money above all else, including their reputation.I've been sending reports for years, and the majority of registrars and hosts, tend to deal with them quickly, or in some cases - eventually. Not NameCheap - all reports result in

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Alert: Pinball Publisher still using highly misleading marketing

This time, they're mis-using Real, makers of RealPlayer (knew the RIP thing was rubbish - made me smile, but always skeptical - Zango pulled the same trick but are still going with their ZangoCash rubbish). Wonder if the FTC are ever going to do anything about this (though they took their time dealing with Zango, so I'm not hopeful).Domains involved this time;

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