“Leaked” Beta Version of MSN Messenger 8 is a Virus

January 8th, 2009 Great news for Windows enthusiast. The public beta version of Windows 7 is all set for a grand release come Friday, January 9, 2009.

June 11th, 2009 There are many users worldwide who feel helpless before malicious attackers and hackers attacking Windows Live Messenger and MSN Messenger. Once your MSN messenger is infected by virus, Trojan, worm, keyloggers, bots and other malicious threats your privacy and confidential details such as chat history or login and password may be compromised.

November 12th, 2007 I am sick and tired of Yahoo Messenger Spam initiated primarily by Myfreecamhost and now joined by few new initiates too. Everyday, at the most inppropriate times I will get one or more messages from Yahoo Messenger asking me to watch some random female's webcam on myfreecamhost for free (obviously scam).

July 14th, 2006 Google Talk, Google's instant messaging service ranks at the bottom of the overall ranking, which is dominated by MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger according to ComScore Media Metrix. MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger tops with 204m subscribers, Yahoo! Messenger is second at 78m, AIM boasts of 34m users and ICQ claims 33.9m users.

July 8th, 2009 AOL has announced the launch of its instant messenger service AIM 2.0.9.1 beta for Windows Mobile. The latest version of AIM includes rich-features and changes for enriching mobile phone experience.

August 6th, 2006 AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition has the annoying habit of popping up a virus alert everytime it detects an email virus. There is no way to stop the alert in the free edition (on Windows).

June 11th, 2009 Microsoft's Windows is the most loved OSvirus affected OS in the world. World's largest software producer is all set to rage a war against viruses with the introduction of its long-awaited free anti-virus service.

January 8th, 2009 We have seen and discussed many anti-virus software earlier in our blog. Even today, when we use an anti-virus software it is either for prevention or for cure.

November 5th, 2007 Yahoo Instant Messenger isn't directly available on Linux. However there are several alternatives.

November 7th, 2005 Computer hackers are exploiting increasing fears over bird flu by releasing a computer virus attached to an email passing itself off as containing avian flu information, warned Spanish virus protection software firm Panda Software. The virus Naiva.A masquerades as a word document with email subject lines such as Outbreak In North America and What Is Avian Influenza (bird flu)?, said the firm on its website.

August 30th, 2007 WordPress team has released version 2.3 after 3 months of "feverish" work. It is obviously targeted for the adventurous and savvy to test and provide feedback for the final release.

November 5th, 2007 Either Yahoo! Messenger sponsors spammers (not that would surprise me) or Myfreecamhost has found a loophole in Yahoo Instant Messenger. I am daily receiving half a dozen, most likely automated, Yahoo instant messages from various random email id's on myfreecamhost.

February 17th, 2006 Java SE 6 Beta offers the first feature complete version of next major release of the Java SE platform. Sun expects to ship the final release of Java SE 6 in the fall of 2006.

July 2nd, 2009 Leading developer of anti-virus software and Internet Security software solution, Kaspersky Lab has released its latest version of popular security application Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. All the major components of implemented in the earlier version of the product has been upgraded including the firewall, heuristic analyzer, parental control module and the anti-spam module.

January 16th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A computer virus attack that has infected more than 6.5 million Windows PCs this week is one of the worst in years, internet security firm F-Secure said Friday. In total the worm, which is known as Downadup or Conficker, has infected nearly nine million PCs since its first version was unleashed two years ago.