Virus And Spyware Removal

A study by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows that a single criminal gang was responsible for 2/3 of all phishing attacks launched in the second half of 2009.
The study shows that the “Avalanche” organization targeted vulnerable and unresponsive domain name registrars and registries, but in November 2009 changed tactics and now operates at a [...]

All the major Web browsers use blacklists to attempt to protect you from known malicious Web sites. Some browsers use Google Safe Browsing API (which Google still calls “experimental.”) But Microsoft’s IE8 has dits own, called SmartScreen, built on the Phishing Filter in IE7. Smartscreen checks the site you request against a blacklist they maintain; [...]