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Malware Help Org Malware Help Org Step-by-Step visual guides for Cleaning and Preventing Malware for those new to Online Security. Learn about cleaning Malware which includes Spyware, Adware, Trojans etc. Their methods, symptoms, how to cure and prevent recurrence. Articles
Microsoft demonstrates real online scams
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Microsoft teamed up with Prevx and Get Safe Online to demonstrate the real life, online scams that criminals use to steal from PC users. Their message was simple: secure your PC, and do it today. More About: Microsoft , Scams , Real , Demonstrate
Malware Targets EBanking Security Technology
2008-01-01 00:00:00 A new class of malicious software contains a feature specifically designed to thwart online security technology implemented by Bank of America and many other financial institutions that allow their customers to monitor and make changes to their accounts via the Internet. More About: Security , Technology , Malware
Hackers on prowl: Biggest digital threats in 2008
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Safe in cyberspace, the advent of new technologies usually presents a double edged sword. Innovative software, Web sites, and devices attract attention because they make communicating easier, accomplishing tasks faster, or being online more entertaining. But hackers generally follow to exploit the latest mass market. More About: Hackers , Digital , Threats , 2008
Apple releases QuickTime Security Fix
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Apple has released an update to its QuickTime media player, fixing a number of critical security bugs in the software. The QuickTime 7.3 update, released Monday, fixes seven bugs in the software. Six of the flaws could allow an attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim's PC. More About: Security , Apple , Quicktime
Google's Advanced Search Operators Abused by Spammers
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Imagine Google's search engine being exploited for sending spam URLs. Unbelievable? Believe it!...It appears that spammers have found a way to exploit this facility to direct the end user to a URL advertising their products or services, using Google’s advanced search operators. More About: Search , Operators , Abused , Spammers , Vance
Leopard's firewall a 'mess,' breaks Skype, says researcher
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Leopard's firewall is confusing, inconsistent, switched off by default and incompatible with some applications, a security researcher said Friday after analyzing the new security tool. More About: Firewall , Skype , Breaks , Mess
Most Consumers Clueless About Online Tracking
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Every single move you make online can, and often is, tracked by online marketers and advertising networks that gather and use the information for serving up targeted advertisements. More About: Online , Tracking , Consumers , Clueless
Researchers fine tune picture passwords
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Computer scientists from Newcastle University announced last week that they have developed software that lets the user draw pictures as an alternative to remembering strings of letters and numbers. More About: Picture , Tune , Fine , Passwords
Cracking passwords
2008-01-01 00:00:00 When you type in a password, the computer converts whatever you type into a hash. A hash is a unique algorithmic value that is then stored on your computer (or Web server). "Computers have been designed this way for the last 20 years," said Graham, who last summer hacked someone's Gmail account before a live Black Hat audience, "so that when hackers break into your computers they can not just easily steal your passwords. All they can steal is that cryptographic information." Typically, passwords are stored in MD4 hash, says Graham. More About: Cracking , Passwords
The Decline of the CAPTCHA
2008-01-01 00:00:00 The concept of using CAPTCHA tests to defeat automated attacks is reaching the end of its useful life. This is what we get for taking Alan Turing's name in vain. The 'T' in CAPTCHA is for Turing and his famous proposition that a machine could be said to be called "sentient" when a person out of view talking to it could not tell if it were human or machine. More About: Captcha
Deconstructing the Fake FTC Email Virus Attack
2008-01-01 00:00:00 A targeted email virus disguised as an identity theft inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission appears to have successfully compromised more than 500 PCs, including victims at banks, real estate brokerages, law firms and marketing companies. More About: Virus , Email , Fake , Attack , Atta
Graffiti as password: secure and memorable
2008-01-01 00:00:00 One of the largest security challenges many organizations face come from the most basic aspect of security: user passwords. Humans simply have a limited capacity to remember otherwise insignificant streams of letters and digits; as a result, they often choose passwords that are easier to remember. More About: Graffiti , Password , Secure
All-in-one security suites: Tried and tested
2008-01-01 00:00:00 Today's security suites have a difficult job. Every other day seems to bring a new threat that targets Windows PCs. Spam is going through the roof, and phishing Web sites are proliferating as well. To find out which security suites can best handle the onslaught, we put eight of them through some tough tests under the 32-bit version of Windows Vista. More About: Security , Tested , Suites
Security: Microsoft launches Security Vulnerability Research and Defense bl
2007-12-31 07:08:00 "The Security Vulnerability Research and Defense blog, introduced Thursday, provides in-depth technical information and ways security professionals can protect an organization from vulnerabilities. The blog will be updated the second Tuesday of every month, called "Patch Tuesday," which is when Microsoft releases security updates for Windows and other software. ShareThis Possibly relatedVulnerabilities: Microsoft Flaw could lead to ...
Phishing: Future Phishing
2007-12-30 07:34:00 "Forget the Nigerian prince. Phishing scams are moving beyond the misspelled, far-fetched ruses that clog your in-box and beg for your bank codes. In the year to come, security professionals are warning of bank code-stealing exploits that are much slicker and more convincing–hidden in guises as harmless as a banner ad on a reputable Web ... More About: Future
Malware: How Antivirus Programs (Don?t) Work
2007-12-30 07:29:00 "For over 25 years, the computer community has been dealing with malicious software. These little pieces of malware started as minor pranks and theoretical explorations into subverting security controls, but soon developed into more malicious programs that have left a significant impact on the computing community. Over the last decade we have seen viruses/Trojans/worms wreck ... More About: Antivirus , Programs , Malware , Work
Malware: Hackers exploit Bhutto assassination
2007-12-30 07:25:00 "Searches for news about Bhutto ’s killing and the ensuing chaos in Pakistan listed sites pimping a bogus video coder/decoder (codec), said analysts at McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp. and WebSense Inc. For instance, WebSense found such a site simply by using "benazir" to search on Google. Meanwhile, McAfee quickly located 10 sites hosted on Blogger.com, Google ... More About: Malware , Exploit , Hackers , Assassination
Hacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks
2007-12-30 07:14:00 "…Apple is a victim of its own success. Savvy hackers read the same stories and watch the same television programs as the rest of us, and so they are very aware of the burgeoning popularity of Apple’s products. Hack ing Windows still provides a lot more bang per bug than attacks on Apple, but the smaller ... More About: Attacks , Atta , Anal
Hackers on prowl: Biggest digital threats in 2008
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Safe in cyberspace, the advent of new technologies usually presents a double edged sword. Innovative software, Web sites, and devices attract attention because they make communicating easier, accomplishing tasks faster, or being online more entertaining. But hackers generally follow to exploit the latest mass market. More About: Hackers , Digital , Threats , 2008
All-in-one security suites: Tried and tested
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Today's security suites have a difficult job. Every other day seems to bring a new threat that targets Windows PCs. Spam is going through the roof, and phishing Web sites are proliferating as well. To find out which security suites can best handle the onslaught, we put eight of them through some tough tests under the 32-bit version of Windows Vista. More About: Security , Tested , Trie , Suites
Cookie variants skirt blockers, antispyware tools
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Just because your Web browser is set to block third party tracking cookies that doesn't mean all of them are being blocked. More About: Tools , Skirt , Antispyware , Cookie
Malware Targets EBanking Security Technology
2007-12-23 00:00:00 A new class of malicious software contains a feature specifically designed to thwart online security technology implemented by Bank of America and many other financial institutions that allow their customers to monitor and make changes to their accounts via the Internet. More About: Security , Technology , Malware
Microsoft demonstrates real online scams
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Microsoft teamed up with Prevx and Get Safe Online to demonstrate the real life, online scams that criminals use to steal from PC users. Their message was simple: secure your PC, and do it today. More About: Microsoft , Scams , Real , Demonstrate
Warning sounded over flirting robots
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Those entering online dating forums risk having more than their hearts stolen. A program that can mimic online flirtation and then extract personal information from its unsuspecting conversation partners is making the rounds in Russian chat forums, according to security software firm PC Tools. More About: Robots , Flirting , Warning
How to remove AntiSpy Pro or AntiSpyPro (AntiSpy Pro or AntiSpyPro Removal
2007-12-23 00:00:00 A computer becomes infected with the AntiSpy Pro, or AntiSpyPro, infection when a user installs a Trojan that is masquerading as a video codec required to watch a movie found on a web page. When the Trojan is installed, it will add a Browser Helper Object into Internet Explorer that hijacks searches you make on both Google and Yahoo. These searches will show alerts stating that you are infected and that you should install AntiSpy Pro to remove them.
Spammers Giving Up? Google Thinks So
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Bill Gates was wildly optimistic when he said in 2004 that the problem of spam would be "solved" by 2006. The volume of junk email transmitted worldwide is still enormous. But a remarkable trend is underfoot, according to Brad Taylor, a staff software engineer at Google : The number of spam attempts that is, the number of junk messages sent out by spammers is flat, and may even be declining for the first time in years. More About: Giving , Spammers
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Once the preserve of bedroom bound teenagers, malware is now big business and aimed at financial gain rather than peer group recognition. Viruses are firmly established in the public consciousness. Most people are familiar with the dangers they pose, yet millions continue to succumb to attacks that exploit unpatched holes in common platforms such as Windows or Java. No system is safe from compromise. More About: Malware , Bedroom
How PC Repair Shops Can Steal Personal Info
2007-12-23 00:00:00 WPBF News 25 reporter Brian Albert recently took a look into how easily computer repair shops could steal personal photos, music, financial information and more from customers' computers. Best Buy Geek Squad Supervisor Henry Roper told WPBF that personal computers carry a large risk of exposure when individuals keep all their private information on them. More About: Personal , Info , Steal , Shops , Repair
Killing botnets
2007-12-23 00:00:00 Panda Security is arming customers with new software Panda Security for Business Version 4.02SP1 that takes advantage of its "Collective Intelligence" strategy. The Madrid based company is bringing the Collective Intelligence approach to bear with integration between the latest version of Panda Security for Business and Malware Radar, an on demand service that provides an automated malware audit for customers. More About: Botnets , Killing
Apple releases QuickTime Security Fix
More articles from this author:2007-11-09 00:00:00 Apple has released an update to its QuickTime media player, fixing a number of critical security bugs in the software. The QuickTime 7.3 update, released Monday, fixes seven bugs in the software. Six of the flaws could allow an attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim's PC. More About: Security , Apple , Quicktime 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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