Sunday, May 22, 2016

Malware 12 Signs

These are 12 signs that your computer and mobile phone is (or might be) infected by malware.


  1. There is a presence of ransomware which literally informs you that you have malware and they ask for a ransom reward in order for your files to be returned since they encrypted it already.
  2. The browser redirects the link you are looking for instead of the web page that it is supposed to be displaying.
  3. The home page you set is different from the home page you intended it to be displaying.
  4. There are numerous pop-ups constantly loading even if you are not online.
  5. You are experiencing a slow system while you are using your computer.
  6. There are unfamiliar icons in your desktop which are Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP) that was installed when you downloaded and installed a legitimate software.
  7. Computer crashes constantly which is really very annoying especially when you are doing something in your computer.
  8. Your web browser is not responding even though you know that your wifi connection or DSL connection is stable.
  9. Most of your emails are bouncing back even though you are very sure of the correctness of the email of your recipients.
  10. You are using your mobile phone and suddenly you noticed that its battery is already draining very quickly.
  11. You are paying additional charges for your mobile phone usages even though you are not using additional mobile phone features.
  12. Your computer is acting very smoothly which is too good to be true and you might not know that your personal data have been stolen already by botnets and other forms of malware and the only solution is to constantly and regularly check your computer by using an anti-malware security programs.

References:

This is a post based on an article by Wendy Zamora entitled How to tell if you're infected by malware

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

2016 Elections' 12 Celebrity Winners

These were some of the top celebrity winners who won in the 2016 National Elections. This list does not include the winners who won but did not claimed the top spot.
  1. Vilma Santos-Recto - Representative of the Sixth District of Batangas
  2. Monsour Del Rosario - Representative of the First District of Makati City
  3. Yul Servo Nieto - Representative of the Third District of the City of Manila
  4. Alex Vargas - Representative of the Fifth District of Quezon City
  5. Jolo Revilla - Vice Governor of Cavite
  6. Daniel Fernando - Vice Governor of Marilao, Bulacan
  7. Lani Mercado - Mayor of Bacoor City
  8. Richard Gomez - Mayor of Ormoc City, Leyte
  9. Guia Gomez - Mayor of San Juan City
  10. Herbert Bautista - Mayor of Quezon City
  11. Andrea Del Rosario - Vice Mayor of Calatagan, Batangas
  12. Jhong Hilario - Number 1 Councilor of the First District of Makati City
Joseph "Erap" Estrada - Mayor of Manila

References:


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Baguio City 2016 New 12 Councilors


As a policy making body, the City Council maintains an unwavering stance and steadfast resolve in establishing rules by which the people of Baguio are guided, and are necessary for the maintenance of a just, peaceful and orderly society. This body lays down the blue print for the common good and development towards a vibrant, progressive and God fearing Baguio Community.
Below are the official results for the new councilors of the City Council of Baguio. They are the Top 12 among 46 candidates running for councilor strategically chosen by Baguio City resident voters from  129 barangays.

1YANGOT, LEANDRO JR. (LP)49,053
2AVILA, EDGAR (UNA)48,622
3ORTEGA, ROBERTO (UNA)48,436
4ALANGSAB, JOEL (LP)47,289
5OLOWAN, FAUSTINO (NPC)46,531
6DATUIN, ELMER (UNA)44,100
7YARANON, MYLEN (LP)43,347
8SEMBRANO, ELAINE (UNA)41,967
9FIANZA, PETER (IND)39,519
10FARIÑAS, LILIA (UNA)37,073
11ALLAD-IW, ARTHUR (LP)36,412
12BOMOGAO, BENNY (UNA)32,877

References:

Welcome To The City Council Of Baguio
Baguio
WINNERS: Baguio City, Benguet Local Elections 2016 Results

Monday, May 9, 2016

Philippines' Party List Marginalized Sectors

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall promote proportional representation in the election of representatives to the House of Representatives through a party-list system of registered national, regional and sectoral parties or organizations or coalitions thereof, which will enable Filipino citizens belonging to the marginalized and underrepresented sectors, organizations and parties, and who lack well-defined political constituencies but who could contribute to the formulation and enactment of appropriate legislation that will benefit the nation as a whole, to become members of the House of Representatives. Towards this end, the State shall develop and guarantee a full, free and open party system in order to attain the broadest possible representation of party, sectoral or group interests in the House of Representatives by enhancing their chances to compete for and win seats in the legislature, and shall provide the simplest scheme possible.
Today is the 2016 National Elections Day which will determine the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines. It is also included in this election the voting of party-list group which will represent the so-called marginalized sectors underrepresented in the political system of the Congress. These sectors are indicated in Section 5 of the Republic Act 7941. We pray that the best party-list will win the required number of votes and sufficiently represent the advocacies of the sector they are affiliated with.


  1. labor
  2. peasant
  3. fisherfolk
  4. urban poor
  5. indigenous cultural communities
  6. elderly
  7. handicapped
  8. women
  9. youth
  10. veterans
  11. overseas workers
  12. professionals


References:

Republic Act No. 7941 Posted: 07 October 2015
8 things you need to know about the party list
In a quandary over which party-list group to elect?
Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines
PRIMER ON THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY
Philippine presidential election, 2016

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Our Votes For 2016 National Elections

List of candidates that we will be voting this coming 2016 National Elections.

Mayor:

  • CLARAVALL, DEL - IND

Vice-Mayor: 
  • COSALAN, ISABELO JR. - LP
Councilors: 

  • CAYABAS, VLADIMIR (UNA)
  • BOMOGAO, BENNY (UNA)
  • BUMANGLAG, BUMMY (UNA)
  • ORTEGA, ROBERTO (UNA)
  • MAYOS, GRACE (NP)
  • SUGANO, GUELIRO (NPC)
  • PEREZ, RONALD (LP)
  • YANGOT, LEANDRO JR. (LP)
  • PADAWIL, FRANCIS (IND)
  • YARANON, MYLEN (LP)
  • ALLAD-IW, ARTHUR (LP)
  • GAERLAN, JOHN GLENN (IND)


Party List:

  • 69 SENIOR CITIZENS

Senators:

  • Domagoso, Isko Moreno
  • Manzano, Edu
  • Gatchalian, Win
  • Tolentino, Francis
  • Napeñas, Getulio
  • Bello, Walden
  • Hontiveros, Risa
  • De Lima, Leila
  • Ambolodto, Ina
  • Langit, Rey
  • Alunan, Raffy
  • Kiram, Princess Jacel

Congressman:

  • GO, MARK (NP)

Vice-President:

  • Honasan, Gringo

President:

  • Defensor Santiago, Miriam

Saturday, May 7, 2016

El Shaddai 2016 Election Endorsements

President: Jojo Binay
Vice-President: Bongbong Marcos
Party List: Buhay

Senators:

  • former DILG secretart Rafael Alunan
  • former justice secretary Leila de Lima
  • Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian
  • reelectionist Sen. Teofisto Guingona III
  • reelectionist Sen. Ralph Recto
  • Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao
  • former senator Francis Pangilinan
  • former senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
  • Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez
  • Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo
  • former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino, and 
  • former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority director general Joel Villanueva.

References:

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/565270/news/nation/el-shaddai-endorses-binay-bongbong-12-senate-bets

Friday, May 6, 2016

Iglesia 2016 Election Endorsements

President: Duterte, Rody
Vice-President: Marcos, Bongbong
Party List: 9SBP

Senators:

  • Villanueva, Joel TESDAman
  • Drilon, Frank
  • Sotto, Vicente
  • Pacquiao, Manny
  • Recto, Ralph
  • Gordon, Dick
  • Hontiveros, Risa
  • Gatchalian, Win
  • Tolentino, Francis
  • Zubiri, Migz
  • Lacson, Panfilo Ping
  • Romualdez, Martin
References:

http://interaksyon.com/article/127316/iglesia-backs-duterte-marcos-in-may-9-elections

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Fake Email From Paypal

AVOID PHISHING. BE AWARE. BE WARY.

"Phishing" is an illegal attempt to "fish" for your private, sensitive data. One of the most common phishing scams involves sending an email that fraudulently claims to be from a well-known company – like PayPal. These emails may contain links to fake websites or fraudulent attachments.
Fake websites encourage you to enter personal information like credit card numbers, social security numbers, and account passwords.

Today, I received an email from a supposedly Paypal email informing me that my account will be closed due to the suspension of my credit card. I had a hunch that this was a fake email. I immediately logged in to my Paypal account via the Paypal website which is https://www.paypal.com and from there, I noticed that there was no urgent message informing me to update my account nor a closing of my account. I am posting here the screenshot of the email I have received and I hope this will serve as a warning to check thoroughly the email from Paypal. DO NOT EDIT OR UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION VIA A LINK GIVEN FROM AN EMAIL. I have also immediately forwarded the email to the Paypal support so that they will check if this is a fraudulent email.

The fake Paypal email I received on 3 May 2016.
The website that will show upon clicking the link on the fake Paypal email.

The authentic Paypal log-in page.


12 Things I Have Noticed From The Email From This Fake Paypal Account:


  1. When you click on the link, the URL is not the Paypal website. This is the link that will show in your browser's URL: http://techihuahua.org.mx/account-updating-information/websc-login.php?Go=_Restore_Start&_Acess_Tooken=fa6bb3e989cbaf13ab4a83d7c0084b30fa6bb3e989cbaf13ab4a83d7c0084b30
  2. The email did not address me on my first name.
  3. The "CUSTOMER" was spelled incorrectly.
  4. There was a prevalent wrong grammar issues on the email.
  5. The font used was wrong for the PayPal logo.
  6. There is a sense of urgency which is very doubtful.
  7. The log-in module is wrong.
  8. Copyright dates are wrong.
  9. The links below the fraudulent page is not even clickable.
  10. The email was sent through another website host.
  11. My credit card is definitely NOT SUSPENDED.
  12. This is the most important one. Copy the email address and you will notice that the small letter "i" was used instead of the small letter "l". They both look the same at first glance but when you scrutinize the email, they are definitely not the same. It really depends on the font that you use on your browser. This is the email address of the sender: service@intl.paypal.com service@inti.paypai.com via sh100.subhosting.net 

The screenshot of the log-in page of the fraudulent website from the fake Paypal email. Check the labels I have inputted.

The screenshot of the fake Paypal email. Check the labels I have inputted.

UPDATE 1: I received another email coming from the same sender. Below is the screenshot of the second fake Paypal email.

Screenshot of the same fake Paypal sender with different subject line.
UPDATE 2: I immediately received a reply from the authentic Paypal thanking me for the forwarded fake email. I just hope some readers will become aware, wary and cautious of emails coming from fraudulent email senders who are just out there to illegally obtain our personal information.

Thank you for reading this post and have a nice day.


References:

https://www.paypal.com/selfhelp/article/FAQ438