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No p*rn for you, naughty boy!
There are always peculiar things malware researchers discover while analyzing new samples. VirusTotal 24/43 Let’s remember the filename as HD Porn TV for later Our victim runs it thinking they will see the latest porno in HD quality. Instead they get a new browser ‘theme’ with a Turkish flavor: Internet Explorer: Firefox: The bad guys…
Twitter spam and viagra galore
Spam mails claiming to be from Twitter that send you to pharmacy sites are a popular wheeze for spammers, and here we go again. It seems I have “two PR messages from Twitter”. If that wasn’t enough to get me clicking (it isn’t), I can also join in on sports conversations, argue with bloggers and…
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Advanced API Design: REST, GraphQL, and gRPC
APIs are the cornerstone of modern applications, enabling seamless communication between services. The design of these APIs plays a crucial role in determining the efficiency, scalability, and overall performance of an application. Three of the most prominent approaches in API design are REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. Each approach has unique strengths and weaknesses, making them…