Author Archive for usrbingeek

Virus Bulletin to test and certify anti-spam products

Virus Bulletin has built a reputation for testing and certifying anti-malware products for more than ten years and they’re about to get into checking the performance claims made by anti-spam product vendors.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from all of us at WyldRyde to you and yours and best of wishes for the New Year! Thank you for being a part of our community! Please enjoy the Holidays responsibly: Don’t drink and drive or drunk IRC.

We Need Your Support, Please Give To WyldRyde

Before you “go offline” to spend time with your family this week we wanted to remind every one of our upcoming 2nd Annual WyldRyde New Year’s Eve Party on December 31, 2008 from 11pm to 2am EST/8pm to 11pm PST! Please remember, although the party is meant to be fun, it’s also a very important [...]

Intermittent issue with WyldRyde Web Chat

Since last evening the WyldRyde Web Chat has been experiencing an intermittent problem and successfully loads about 50% of the time. We believed that we would have this problem fixed last night but it was more complex than initially thought. Our techs are continuing to work on the issue and they expect to have it [...]

Windows worm creating massive botnet

Last month Microsoft released a critical patch out of schedule to prevent massive exploitation however it seems as many systems are still unpatched. A worm exploiting this critical bug is being used by the Conficker.a or Downad.a worm, reports ComputerWorld.

2nd Annual WyldRyde New Year’s Eve Party!

We’re going to ring in New Year’s Eve again with Subservient Chris on December 31, 2008 from 11pm to 2am EST/8pm to 11pm PST! As you may remember from last year, Chris Pirillo acts out any reasonable request in-exchange for a minimum $10.00 donation to WyldRyde.* Chris sang songs, danced, answered tech questions, put his [...]

Unpatched IE7 Flaw Exploited

A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability which is an unpatched exploit in Microsoft Internet Explorer is being targeted by malware authors and script kiddies, reports Trend Micro.

Social Network Spam Spreading Malware via Spoofed YouTube Links

There has been an uptick in public reports of malware that is spreading through spam messages that appear to come from Social Networking web sites such as MySpace.com, Facebook.com and Classmates.com. The emails reportedly describe a YouTube video and a link is provided. The link actually leads to a malicious spoof web site which, to [...]

Chat with Santa Claus!

LIVE from the North Pole, Santa Claus is streaming video and chatting on WyldRyde everyday from 6pm-12am EST/3pm-9pm PST until December 24th! Bring the kids and join the fun at http://www.wyldryde.org/channels/santa/! Brought to you by TheSquirrelCam.com, Ustream.TV and WyldRyde IRC Network!

Apple Releases Update for iPhone and iPod touch

Apple has released an update for iPhone and iPod touch to address vulnerabilities that affect CoreGraphics, ImageIO, Networking, Office Viewer, Password Lock, Safari, and Webkit. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, place arbitrary calls, cause a denial-of-service condition, spoof user interface, and obtain sensitive information. All iPhone and iPod touch users [...]