If you had trouble with email on 05/28/05

These messages should have been posted on Friday and they were not.

5/28/05We have identified and killed the source on the mail bombing this morning.
Mail should now be returning to normal, although it may take an hour or so to deal with the queued up items.

5/28/05We are under attack by a "mail bomber" this morning, who is throwing messages at our server at a rate of about 500 per minute. They are all being denied, but it still is overloading the available ports. You may experience some mail difficulties until this idiot realizes that all of his messages are being denied.

05/27/05 262 Area Code Issue

The issue with area code 262 was resolved late 05/26/05

05/26/05 All Credit Card Processing Failing Today

We are experiencing another billing issue today. All new sign ups and credit card transactions are failing.
We are working on this issue and will post here when it is resolved.
We regret this inconvenience to our customers

05/26/05 Certain numbers in the 262 area are currently expreiencing intermittent issues

Our Network Engineers should have this resolved sometime today.
Numbers affected during this issue:
- 2622470247
- 2628364520
- 2624384520
- 4144314004

Feedback for the new look?

We have made some changes on the members pages and we would like a little feedback on the new look. Please let us know if you like it, don't like it or any ideas you may have. If you like it please let us know why and if you don't please let us know why as well. Please send your feedback to supportteam@connectto.net NOT the regular support e-mail address THANKS!

You can also post your comments here!

05/25/05 Billing update - for customers who are billed on the 23rd, 24th, 25th of each month

05/25/05 Billing update - for customers who are billed on the 23rd of each month.
Due to the billing issue we experienced on the 23rd some people were billed for a $9.00 set up fee by mistake.For some reason the processing company we use billed current customer the set up fee along with their monthly billing.We are going through the list of customers that may have been over billed and refunding the charges as we find them.

This message is for people who are not new sign ups.
All of the extra charges have been refunded.
Please be aware that it may take a few days for your bank to process a refund.
If you have been over billed by $9.00 this month and you do not see a refund for it in a few days please contact us so we can get the fee reversed.
We apologize for the inconvenience

1 877 586 3538 or support@connectto.net
This does not apply to new customers who are subject to the one time $9.00 set up fee.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

Anti-phishing Applications

What is Phishing?

The act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information.

RootKit Removal Tools

The term rootkit is used to describe the mechanisms and techniques whereby malware, including viruses, spyware, and trojans, attempt to hide their presence from spyware blockers, antivirus, and system management utilities.

Internet Explorer Errors by ConnectTo.net

What is on the page?
Here are some examples;

"Invalid Page Fault" error message

Cumulative security update

Unexplained computer behavior

General Internet Explorer Error Messages

and more! Check it out!

05/24/05 Billing UPDATE

All billing is back to normal today. We are sorry for any trouble this may have caused our customers.

05/23/05 Billing process failure UPDATE

ALL BILLING IS FAILING TODAY- All sign ups, etc..
The vendor we use for processing the billing made some system changes that is causing this issue.
We hope they will get it resolved very soon

05/23/05 Billing process failure for customers

Billing process failure for customers with billing dates of 23rd of the month

Last night there was a server issue that caused all billing to fail for billing dates of 05/23.
If your billing date is the 23rd of each month and you are sure we have the correct expiration date and card number please ignore the e-mail notice you received. All billing that failed will be re-tried on 05/30.
We apologize for the inconvenience

New Links Added

Examples of new sites added;
OpenWares
The Open CD
System Information for Windows
FeMiNa - female friendly sites
Firefox Help

and more!

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Microsoft Windows Explorer Remote Script Injection

MODERATE: Microsoft Windows Explorer Remote Script Injection (MS05-024)

Affected:
Windows 2000 SP3/SP4
Description: Microsoft has confirmed the remote script injection vulnerability discussed in the @RISK newsletter posted on April 21, 2005, and released patch MS05-024 to address the issue.

Mozilla Firefox Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

05/16/05 HIGH: Mozilla Firefox Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Affected: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 and prior
Description: Mozilla Firefox browser contains two vulnerabilities that can be exploited in tandem to completely compromise a user's system.

Serious holes in antivirus software

News Story by Stuart J. Johnston

MAY 11, 2005 (PC WORLD) - SAN FRANCISCO -- What if the bad guys found ways to infiltrate your computer through the very antivirus software that you thought was protecting you? Recent discoveries suggest that this scenario isn't so far-fetched.

Technical Help Links

Thunderbird

Thunderbird gives you a faster, safer, and more productive email experience. We designed Thunderbird to prevent viruses and to stop junk mail so you can get back to reading your mail.

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POST IT!
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Come on! Share what you know with other people - post your comments!

RootKit Removal Tools

What is a Rootkit?

A rootkit is a collection of tools an intruder brings along to a victim computer after gaining initial access.A rootkit generally contains network sniffers, log-cleaning scripts, and trojaned replacements of core system utilities such as ps, netstat, ifconfig, and killall.

Anti Phishing, Pharming Page Added

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is the global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming and email spoofing of all types

Intrusion Detection System

Internet Storm Center Status

Are you cracked?