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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 37

By Richard Hay, on January 14th, 2012

Welcome to Episode 37 of the Observed Tech PODCAST where we wrap up our CES 2012 coverage. In this show we try out a slightly different format to spend more time discussing fewer items from the tech news world and introduce our new opportunity to influence show content by using the hashtag #observedtech on Twitter. If you tweet us a question or comment and use that hashtag we will incorporate that info into the next episode of Observed Tech. We also mention the unofficial official news of moving to produce two episodes of the Observed Tech podcast each week. That move will allow us to do the things we are trying out in this episode of the show. This episode is mostly about CES 2012 and some of the hardware and services highlights that I found interesting. There is also news about my hosting issues for the site and the upcoming WindowsObserver Windows Phone 7 App being built by Neuralnet Systems. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com so check out the notes below for links to all the sources. . . .

Xbox Live Rewards and Bing Phishing Email Analysis

By Richard Hay, on May 16th, 2011

Remember the other day when I mentioned a phishing email that was using the recent Microsoft-Skype deal to entice people to download malware?

Well now they are using the Xbox Live Rewards program and Bing to do the same thing. Check out this email I received earlier.

Looks pretty official doesn’t . . .

Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 16

By Richard Hay, on May 15th, 2011

In this episode we discuss news and items from the past week including the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report and the decreasing Malware infection rates on Windows PC’s; the latest phishing attempt that is trying to capitalize on the recent Microsoft-Skype purchase; the Windows Phone 7 App of the Week from USA Today; the latest Hotmail Connector Software update for Outlook; the Windows Home Server 2011 online server and client demo; a mention of last week’s Patch Tuesday to make sure you updated and we wrap up with a discussion about Microsoft’s purchase of Skype. . . .

Phishing Attempt Using Microsoft’s Recent Skype Purchase

By Richard Hay, on May 14th, 2011

The spammers and phishers out there will use the latest news and items of interests to pedal their wares or get you to click a link to their site.

I just received this email in my Junk Mail folder:

In Outlook, if you hover your mouse over each one of those . . .

Using Microsoft’s New Online Safety Scanner

By Richard Hay, on April 16th, 2011

Microsoft recently announced the availability of an online scanner to check your system for issues such as virus infections, spyware and malware. This new service is called the Microsoft Safety Scanner and although it has not been said directly by anyone at Microsoft that I have seen this service seems to be . . .

Microsoft SmartScreen Helps Prevent Phishing Attempts

By Richard Hay, on April 9th, 2011

Whoever invents the means to validate beyond a doubt when emails are from genuine companies will have the technology of the century on their hands.

Why do we need to validate who emails come from? Well the biggest reason is phishing and other scams to get your personal info. There is a . . .

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