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Clemson could get grant to help fix Hitchcock Woods erosion

Clemson

Updated: 7:13 PM Hitchcock Woods in Aiken is one of the largest urban forests in the country, and even though it's privately owned, anyone can hike, walk a dog, or ride a horse there. But there's a problem that's been around for a while. Stormwater runoff is causing parts of the park to crumble away.

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Report: Apple to release updated phone this summer

Posted: 7:05 PM Apple is set for a possible summer launch of the next iPhone, rather than a fall launch like the last two models, according to a report Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal.

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Controversial Aiken chicken house to face one final hurdle

Aiken Chicken Farm

Updated: 5:56 PM Some neighbors in an Aiken County community are still fighting against a planned chicken farm. Many tell News 12 they don't want it across the street from where they live. The proposed chicken houses will be the topic of a hearing in Columbia on Thursday.

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NASA regains space station contact

NASA logo over Earth and space background

Posted: 2:33 PM A NASA spokesman says something went wrong this morning during a computer software update on the station. The outpost abruptly lost all communication with Houston.

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Burger King Twitter account hacked

Twitter

Posted: 4:42 PM Burger King hasn't really been sold to McDonald's, despite what it says on Burger King's Twitter feed today.

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Church pastor's Facebook page hacked

The community reached out to help after a local pastor had his Facebook page hacked. (WRDW-TV)

Posted: 12:01 PM David Willis, Steven Creek Community Church's teaching pastor, had his marriage-dedicated Facebook page hacked.

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150-foot asteroid will buzz Earth, no need to duck

NASA logo over Earth and space background

Posted: 3:00 PM The megarock will pass within 17,000 miles of the planet -- the closest known approach ever for an object of this size. But NASA scientists said Thursday there's no reason to worry.

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Instagram says users' photos won't appear in ads

Instagram

Posted: 5:52 PM At issue is whether users' photos can be part of advertisements, on and off Instagram. The mobile photo-sharing company said in a blog post Tuesday that it has no plans to put users' photos in advertisements.

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12 On Your Side: Don't 'like' everything on Facebook

12 On Your Side

Updated: 7:59 PM If you do "like" something, make sure it isn't spam. All you have to do is hold your mouse of the posts and check out the web address that pops up at the bottom of your screen.

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Virus Alerts from Viruslist.com

  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Gpcode.ax

    Kaspersky Lab warns users about the emergence online of a new version of the Gpcode ransomware program.

    The program spreads via malicious websites and P2P networks.

    Kaspersky Lab products detect the program as Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Gpcode.ax.

    You can read more on our blog.

  • Email-Worm.Win32.VBMania

    Kaspersky Lab is monitoring a new email worm which is currently spreading. Emails spreading the worm say “Here you have” in the subject line.

    We detect the worm as Email-Worm.Win32.VBMania.

    While the servers hosting related downloads have been taken down, we are keeping customers updated and protected against any new variants.



  • Net-Worm.Win32.Kido
    Kaspersky Lab has detected that multiple variants of Kido, a polymorphic worm, are currently spreading widely.

    Kaspersky Lab has detected that multiple variants of Kido, a polymorphic worm, are currently spreading widely.

    Net-Worm.Win32.Kido exploits a critical vulnerability (MS08-067) in Microsoft Windows to spread via local networks and removable storage media.

    The worm disables system restore, blocks access to security websites, and downloads additional malware to infected machines.

    Users are strongly recommended to ensure their antivirus databases are up to date. A patch for the vulnerability is available from Microsoft.

    Detailed descriptions of Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.bt, Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.dv and Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.fx are available in the Virus Encyclopaedia. A dedicated removal tool is available here.

  • Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak
    Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of the ‘malicious blackmailer’ Gpcode - Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak.

    Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of the ‘malicious blackmailer’ Gpcode - Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak.

    The new Gpcode variant encrypts files with extensions DOC, TXT, PDF, XLS, JPG, PNG, CPP, H etc. on hard drives using an RSA algorithm with a 1024-bit key.

    After encrypting files, the virus leaves a text file in the folder next to the encrypted files with following message:

    Your files are encrypted with RSA-1024 algorithm.
    To recovery your files you need to buy our decryptor.
    To buy decrypting tool contact us at: ********@yahoo.com

    Currently, we detect the new variant, but we are unable to crack the 1024-bit key. Our analysts are continuing to work on both the key and the virus to resolve this issue.

    Kaspersky Lab recommends that all Internet users enable maximum protection from malicious code and network attacks on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources and back up any important information on their computers.

    Detection of Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak was added to Kaspersky Anti-Virus signature databases yesterday, on June 4th, at 15:39 GMT. Please make sure to update if you haven’t already.

    If you have fallen victim to Gpcode.ak, try to contact us using another computer connected to the Internet. DO NOT RESTART or POWER DOWN the potentially infected machine. Contact us by email stopgpcode@kaspersky.com and tell us the exact date and time of infection, as well everything you did on the computer in the 5 minutes before the machine was infected: which programs you have executed, which websites you have visited, etc. We'll try and help you recover any data that has been encrypted.

    For more information about the malicious program, please read our weblog.

  • Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf
    Kaspersky Lab has detected mass mailings of a new variant of Warezov, Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf.

    Kaspersky Lab has detected mass mailings of a new variant of Warezov, Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf. At 8.00 Moscow Standard Time, 19 April 2007, 70-85% of the malicious content in mail traffic consisted of various forms of a new modification of Warezov - the Warezov.nf worm.

    A few hours before this point, there was a noticeable increase in mail traffic of an earlier modification of Warezov - Warezov.do which featured in the October 2006 Top 20.

    If you are using Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 or Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 with Proactive Protection turned on, new variants will be detected without the need to update your antivirus databases.

    A full description of Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf is now available in the Virus Encyclopaedia.

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