iBotnet - MAC compromised and used for Botnets

ZDNet reports that malware researchers have found zombies on Macs that could be used in DoS attacks. If the Mac has certain pirated software running, it could be part of the botnet. Sometimes OS fanboys as I like to call them are so snobbish of THEIR OS, they don't think THEIR OS can be 0wn3d. Very wrong, it is all up to the enduser in this case in making sure his system is secured. If one wants to download torrents or run pirated software, he is at risk, along with looking at dubious websites, such as pr0n.

Firefox Add-Ons - ASN and IP Info

I have gotten kinda crazy about FireFox add-ons in times past, but nowadays on my new desktops, I have limited what I have installed due to supposed compromising activity with browsers with numerous add ons.

For spamvertized domain research and for sometimes just plain curiosity, I have ASNumber and ShowIP plugins installed. They show up in the bottom right of the browser. When you right-click on the IP info also let you copy and past the IP if you want to find out more using ARIN searches. Once in a while, the ASN won't be associated with an IP, but for the most part this add on is great.

Castlecops Gone - Other alternatives - InBoxRevenge.com

Castlecops closed down on December 23, 2008. Castlecops was an internet security site that offered internet security information. There were many tasks Castlecops took on from reporting phishing sites to webhosting companies, to assisting people showing them how to remove malware from their home computers. The volunteers scattered to different sites. One forum where anti-spammers congregate is InBoxRevenge.com - This forum shows some real research in its posts about spam operations.

Some of the other volunteers can be found at other active forums such as: Bleepingcomputer, DSLReports, MalwareRemoval, PCPitstop, SpywareWarrior, and others. Perhaps the highest concentration of former Castlecops' volunteers have made their online forum home at SpyWareHammer.com.

Castlecops shutdown because the owners could no longer donate the time and resources to keep the task going.