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I have published the April 10 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #212 Mark Donaldson.
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April 10 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #212 Mark Donaldson
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COOLSITES is a list of safe, fun, useful, informative and just plain cool websites and programs that are FREE, FREE and FREE. All of the programs and websites I list are free. If I list anything that is so good but isn't free I will list the price with it.
My website is Dialup Friendly. All pages except "Just The Links" and "Specialized Search Engines" load up in under 15 seconds.
Wherever you go if you see the user name LUEM42 that's me
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Pirillo's Picks for February 13 2007
"And if you think that's a lot of links, you should see how many
http://luem42.com/ collects every day. It's enough to make you wanna never leave the house again as long as you live" Yours Digitally, Chris Pirillo
http://chris.pirillo.com/
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Clif Notes Newsletter, Feb 2007
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"The COOLSITES Newsletter - find the coolest links here. This fella named Mark Donaldson has been sending out his lists of cool sites since 2003. I'd never heard of him before last week. One day I was Googling myself to see who was posting links to my newsletter, and I found his website. I guess he's mentioned my newsletter at least 3 times. I like the COOLSITES website too, but I think it could use some reformatting to make it a bit easier to read. What I really like is the content there. Mark must really read a lot of stuff on the web and he takes the best links then tells you about them."
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Security News and Links
I get these links and news from good sources however I do not test the programs myself because I just don't have the time. The definitive source of rogue info is Spyware Warrior- Rogue-Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
They Tried To Scam Me
I got two new variations on the lottery scam this week. Mark.
NOKIA SWEEPSTAKES PROMOTION
Ref: QGSL/941OYI/02
Batch: 08/04/YY09
Congratulations!!Your email I.D was selected, you have won the sum of
750,000 pounds. Contact the Agent email below for further instructions:
Mr. Arch Stanton
Email: prizedept.nokia2.RemoveThis@live.com
Tel: +44-703-190-0582
Sincerely,
SIR Alan Conwell
Nokia-UK zonal coordinator.
Hello,
Compliment of the day, did you assign Mrs. Janet White to receive the
collection of your bank draft,for the sum of $850,000 USD on your behalf ?
Forward your response urgently to : ericmarshall34.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk
Regards
Mr Eric Marshall
+234 8073926171
Secretary , Human rights activists watch.
"Websense Security Labs(TM) ThreatSeeker(TM) Network has noticed that a new spam campaign aimed at Match.com is being used to spread a trojan called Papras over the Internet.
Match.com is an online dating service. The service reportedly has more than 15 million members and has Web sites serving 37 countries in more than 12 different languages. On April 7 2009, we received thousands of malicious emails in our email Honey Pot system. The email claims that someone wants to show the user her pictures and videos, and lures the user into visiting the Web site set up by the attacker. When the user starts the video on the Web site, they are asked to install a streaming video player which is actually a trojan with relatively low AV detection.
Websense® Messaging and Web Security Customers are protected against this threat.
To view the details of this alert
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3337.aspx "
"Websense Security LabsT ThreatSeekerT Network has discovered that the official Web site of Fiat in Singapore has been compromised and is infecting the machines of site visitors with malicious code. Fiat is an Italian automobile manufacturer and industrial group based in Turin. Malicious code, showing traits of the Luckysploit exploit kit, has been inserted onto the main page of the site using an iframe. This iframe redirects itself to the pages of a different host that contains malicious obfuscated JavaScript code.
This code takes advantage of the MS Snapshot Viewer exploit (CVE-2008-2463) and the Adobe Reader PDF exploit (CVE-2007-5659). Upon successful exploitation, futher malicious files are downloaded and the infection reported via a phone home to ipaddress 213.15[removed] A rootkit is then installed on the user's machine.
The anti-virus detection rate for this is poor as can be seen in the AV detection report.
Websense®, Inc. has contacted Fiat to advise them of the issue.
Fiat has been in the news recently with press reports indicating a possible deal being discussed with the American car manufacturer Chrysler (link to news article).
Websense Messaging and Websense Web Security customers are protected against this attack.
To view the details of this alert
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3338.aspx "
"Websense® Security Labs(TM) has obtained a copy of a file that Conficker has dropped via P2P.
After a week of constant communication without updates, Conficker received a binary file yesterday (April 7th).
Research is currently ongoing as we monitor the Conficker process and well as its communication channels. There is also speculation that waledac and Conficker are now sharing resources. As this becomes clearer, we will issue future alerts.
Websense Messaging and Websense Web Security customers are protected against this attack.
To view the details of this alert
http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3339.aspx "
Article on ridding your Windows PC of the Conficker virus:
http://ct.download.com/clicks?t=182567091-be56918137808c8d29d6177983a6...f-bf&am
Beware Fake Publisher's Clearinghouse Prize Letter:
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/news/florida/BBBwarnsofphony1millionprize
Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=182911740-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Enjoy the Egg Hunt -- But Watch Out for Easter Scams! Scambusters.org:
http://www.scambusters.org/easterscams.html
Internet scam tries to rent out homes in Ocean City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/181/v-print/story/452497.html
Microsoft- Scareware, PDF exploits rise:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=182911751-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Microsoft warns of PowerPoint zero-day flaw:
http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=182080043-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-
Scamming the scammers:
http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_040209CNB-scammers-KC.9964b....html?r
Update. avast! Virus Definitions 4.x VPS:
http://www.avast.com/eng/updates.html
Update. AVG AntiVirus Free 8.5.287a1483:
http://free.avg.com/
Update. Avira AntiVir Rescue System 04-2009:
http://www.free-av.de/en/tools/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html
Update. McAfee Avert Stinger 10.0.1 stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Update. WinPatrol 16.0.2009.1 expose worms, trojan horses, cookies, adware, spyware:
http://www.winpatrol.com/
Using Advanced Privacy Settings In Internet Explorer 7:
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2009/04/06/using-advanced-privacy-s...ings-in
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Consumer News and Links
10 Things the IRS Won't Tell You. 10 things that the IRS would rather not discuss:
http://www.smartmoney.com/personal-finance/taxes/10-things-the-irs-wil...ot-tell
A Sticker Turns Your Cellphone into a Credit Card:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/attacking-the-mobile-wallet-g...#more-5
Can three little words help ward off foreclosures. In some cases, the bank has to prove it owns your home before they can foreclose. But almost half the time banks don't have that critical paperwork:
http://www.katu.com/news/business/42208827.html
Deal Seeking Mom. Real Deals for Real Moms:
http://www.dealseekingmom.com/
Find a Filler to Qualify for Amazon.com's Free Shipping!:
http://www.superfiller.com/
Five Leading Retail Rip-Offs:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/30/earlyshow/living/ConsumerWat...main490
free AutoCheck Vehicle History Report:
https://www.autocheck.com/consumers/creditCardAction.do?singleButton.y...2516575
Free samples promotional offers beauty freebies cosmetic make up, free stuff, samples, uk freebies:
http://www.isjustfree.com/
FREE SERVICES At CARFAX. Lemon Check® Record Check™ Recall Check™ Problem Car Check™:
http://www.carfax.com/cfm/uucp_redeem1.cfm
High-yield checking accounts. Search by zip code to find one near you.:
http://lmax.clarkhoward.com/t/12396475/729041/70846/0/?u=aHR0cDovL2NsY...aG93YXJ
Mouse Print. BJ's $149 Cruise -- Don't Expect to Get the Advertised Extras:
http://www.mouseprint.org/
New findings on how the giant monster mega-banks rip you off on clarkhoward.com:
http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/03/27/15413/
Pep boys $10 off any $30 purchase. Ends 4-25:
http://localstores.pepboys.com/tirepromo1coupon.html
Pep Boys Auto- FREE 2 ProLine Oil Filters + 10 Quarts Peak Oil April 5th through April 18th:
http://www.dealseekingmom.com/pep-boys-auto-free-2-proline-oil-filters...-quarts
StillTasty. Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide - Save Money, Eat Better, Help The Environment:
http://www.stilltasty.com/
The scoop on gold parties. are gold parties just another rip-off:
http://lmax.clarkhoward.com/t/12396475/729041/70854/0/?u=aHR0cDovL2NsY...aG93YXJ
Unique Way to Save a Bundle on Family Airfares:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/31/earlyshow/living/money/main4...060.sht
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Windows Secrets Newsletter
Free content posted on April 9, 2009:
TOP STORY
By Michael Lasky
Dell and HP balk at replacing bad Nvidia chip
How to get vendors to respond to your gripes
KNOWN ISSUES
By Dennis O'Reilly
WGA blocks some updates on legit Windows PCs
More reasons to postpone that upgrade to IE 8
WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Abby
Don't be sheepish, they're a shear delight!
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/090409
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Make My Start Page Your Home Page I have updated it on 10-3-8
Try my start page and make it your home page by clicking "Click here to make my start page your default homepage".
It has the following convenient logins and links such as: Google Mail Login, Yahoo Mail Login, Windows Live MSN HotMail Login, Froogle Price Search, Google Maps, MySpace Login, Lockergnome Cool Web Links, Weather Radar, BugMeNot, E! Online, Zap2it TV Guide, Snopes, Scambusters, YouTube, FaceBook, and links to my webpages. You can also google the web or my website. It also has a link for your suggestions so you can help me make it better.
The best thing about it is it's simple, small and loads up on dialup in less than one second. Check it out today at:
http://luem42.googlepages.com/start.html
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COOLSITES 112 cool links
I harvest what I believe to be the best links from the best sources that are safe, fun, informative, useful and just plain cool. I categorize them and edit their descriptions for clarity. I may make comments about the links but you will know because I always sign them with "Mark".
To see the full newsletter with all of the COOLSITES links please click and bookmark this link:
http://luem42.googlepages.com/coolsites.html and check it each week. Thank you. Mark.
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