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The 10 Biggest Web Annoyances
2007-11-03 00:00:00 Beyond obvious, nagging problems such as email spam, phishing lures, viruses, and spyware, a great many commonplace online frustrations some dating all the way back to the earliest days of the Web remain unfixed. More About: Anno
How Gmail Blocks Spam
2007-11-03 00:00:00 While Gmail doesn't filters all the spam messages that could reach your inbox, it certainly does a better job than other webmail apps like Yahoo Mail or Hotmail. Gmail's filters are constantly improving and an important ingredient of their effectiveness is the use of community signals. More About: Spam , Blocks
Why spam can only be managed, not ended
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Years ago when I was still a bit more naive, I thought we could end the spam dilemma if we would simply implement domain level sender authentication using digital signatures. SenderID and Yahoo's DomainKeys came out around 2004 gave me the satisfaction of knowing that I wasn't alone in calling for domain level authentication and DomainKeys is very similar to what I was proposing in 2002. More About: Spam
Flaws in ActiveX controls are being increasingly used to run security explo
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Arbitrary file overwrite and deletion flaws, typically exploited through ActiveX controls, are well on the way to becoming a new class of security flaw, according to net security firm Symantec. More About: Security
How to remove VirusRay (VirusRay Removal Guide)
2007-10-27 00:00:00 VirusRay, a rogue antispyware program is installed by Trojans, called Zlob infections, that impersonate audio or video codecs that you are required to install in order to watch or listen to certain media. In reality, though, when you install these codecs they instead download and install rogue antispyware programs on to your computer and display fake security alerts in your Windows taskbar. More About: Guide , Guid
Storm Worm Botnet Lobotomizing AntiVirus Programs
2007-10-27 00:00:00 The ever mutating, ever stealthy Storm worm botnet is adding yet another trick to its vast repertoire: Instead of killing antivirus products on target systems, it's now doing a hot fix with a memory patch to render them brain dead. The strategy means that users won't be alarmed by their antivirus software not running. More About: Antivirus , Programs , Worm , Storm Worm
Bad security products thrive on confusion
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Bruce Schneier, founder and chief technical officer of BT Counterpane, said many security products offered the feeling of being secure rather than actual security. Vendors can't be trusted to give a reliable precis of a product's capabilities, he warned. More About: Security , Products , Confusion
US still top spam generator
2007-10-27 00:00:00 "It seems as though a major American spammer is arrested every other week at the moment, but despite these high profile lawbreakers being put away, the US continues to relay far more spam than any other nation on the planet," said Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos. More About: Spam , Generator
Fight malware by upgrading to Vista, urges MS
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Systems running Microsoft's latest operating system recorded 60 per cent less malware infections than XP, according to figures obtained using Microsoft’s malicious software removal tool. More About: Malware , Vista , Fight , Urge
Identity thieves likely to be first timers, strangers
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Identity theft has become the financial crime of the 21st century. The crime has made up approximately a third of all complaints the largest proportion to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies since 2004. The U.S. Secret Service has cracked down on a number of identity fraud rings this year, including the arrest of former security consult Max Ray "Max Vision" Butler in September. More About: Identity , Tran , Strangers , Ranger
Privacy, Keeping your information confidential
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Using a modern computer is not what it used to be, computers are now more interconnected than ever before, internet applications have become more advanced and more intelligence is built into applications so installed and live applications gather user information. This information is gathered and reported on periodically, partly with and partly without the user's consent. Some of the information transacted may be confidential and some of the information may have little sensitivity or relevance to the user's identity. The information transacted, however small, has some value and this is why it is transacted. More About: Information , Privacy
RealPlayer Patch Plugs In the Wild Security Exploit
2007-10-25 00:00:00 RealNetworks, the maker of the RealPlayer and RealOne media player software, has issued a security update to fix a flaw that hackers are actively exploiting to break into vulnerable computers. More About: Security , Exploit , Wild , Patch
Secunia: 25% of computers have vulnerable IrfanView installed
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in IrfanView, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when importing palette (*.pal) files. More About: Computers , Irfanview , Secunia
Google's Purchase of Jaiku Raises New Privacy Issues
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Google's acquisition of Jaiku , a small Finnish startup active in the obscure field of microblogging a word most often associated with the better known company Twitter might not appear to be an earth shaking event. More About: Issues , Privacy , Purchase , Issue
University researcher claims the Zhelatin Trojan is dying down
2007-10-25 00:00:00 A security researcher at the University of California says the Storm Worm could be coming to an end, based on his tracking data. Brandon Enright told the Toorcon hacker conference in San Diego he had been following the Zhelatin Trojan 's progress since July and believes its effects have been significantly reduced. More About: Dying , Claims , Roja
Research Shows Steganography Threats, May Be On The Rise
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Until recently, steganography, the stealth technique of hiding text or images within image files, has mostly been considered too complex and conspicuous to be much of a threat. But some forensics experts now worry that the bad guys are starting to use the tactic more frequently, especially in child pornography and identity theft trafficking. More About: Research , Rise , Threats , Tegan , Threat
Mozilla fixes 10 Firefox flaws
2007-10-25 00:00:00 Mozilla Corp updated its open source Firefox browser to patch 10 bugs in Firefox, including three rated as critical, and released the refreshed versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The new Firefox 2.0.0.8 is also compatible with Mac OS X 10.5, a.k.a. Leopard, Mozilla said. More About: Mozilla
Zero Day Vulnerability Threatens RealPlayer Users
2007-10-25 00:00:00 A zero day vulnerability in the latest version of RealPlayer and RealPlayer 11 Beta is actively being exploited, Symantec said Friday morning. It could allow remote attackers to take control of computers running the affected music player software. More About: Vulnerability , Users , Threat
Trojan horse steals Skype usernames and passwords
2007-10-25 00:00:00 A Trojan horse posing as a Skype addon is stealing logon credentials, the company's online spokesman, Villu Arak, said yesterday in a blog posting. Calling itself Skype Defender, the malware installs if users download and run the executable SkypeDefenderSetup.exe, then launches to display a mock Skype interface complete with username and password fields. Entering valid information, however, only results in the bogus application claiming, "Your Skype name and password were not recognized. Please check and try again." More About: Steals , Horse , Roja
Insight into MPACK Hacker kit
2007-10-18 00:00:00 If you thought that running Windows Vista, with the latest virus software and updates installed, and with Internet Explorer or Firefox locked down was enough to be protected on the Internet, you are in the same boat as the rest of us who were wrong. There is a new, high tech attack that is running around the Internet. The new attack is from the MPACK kit... the exploit is so stealthy, it will be finding its way into the United States very soon. There are ways to protect yourself, but if you don’t take action, you are most certain to be attacked and infected by the MPACK kit. More About: Insight , Hacker
How to reduce password pain
2007-10-18 00:00:00 McAfee found that most people don't use the recommended longer, more complex, passwords made up of a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers and even punctuation characters. Worse still, many passwords are fairly obvious things like a pet's name or a hobby. More About: Pain , Password , Reduce
RBN the Russian Hosting Firm Denies Criminal Ties
2007-10-18 00:00:00 "We can't understand on which basis these organizations have such an opinion about our company," Tim Jaret of the Russian Business Network says in an email interview. "We can say that this is subjective opinion based on these organizations' guesswork." Jaret's email signature identifies him as working in RBN's abuse department. More About: Hosting , Criminal , Mina
PDF MailTo Vulnerability Fix Tool
2007-10-18 00:00:00 There is a critical security vulnerability that affects Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, versions 8.1 and below. According to the Adobe Security Advisory, your machine is vulnerable if you have: Adobe Reader 8.1 and earlier OR Adobe Acrobat 8.1 and earlier, Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7. More About: Tool , Vulnerability
P2P: Use a blocklist or you will be tracked
2007-10-18 00:00:00 For years, P2P communities have suspected that affiliates of the RIAA, the MPAA, and others have been haunting P2P networks to look for those who might be swapping copyrighted files. It's more than a hunch; it's well documented that companies like SafeNet (formerly Media Sentry) engage in this sort of work, and that their testimony is routinely produced at trials. It helped to bring down Jammie Thomas, in fact.
Shadowy Russian Firm Seen as Conduit for Cybercrime
2007-10-18 00:00:00 An Internet business based in St. Petersburg has become a world hub for Web sites devoted to child pornography, spamming and identity theft, according to computer security experts. They say Russian authorities have provided little help in efforts to shut down the company. More About: Cybercrime
Chinese Internet Censorship Machine Revealed
2007-10-18 00:00:00 The Chinese government has instituted an elaborate system for Internet censorship that employs tens of thousands of censors and police responsible for maintaining control over the flow of information, a report released by international free press advocates showed. More About: Machine , Censorship , Mach
A Year's Worth of Phish Facts
2007-10-18 00:00:00 Phishtank.com, a volunteer effort to identify phishing emails and associated Web sites, released its first annual report today, providing one of the most comprehensive data sets ever published on the subject and offering fascinating insights on the scope and increasing sophistication of phishing attacks. More About: Facts , Phish , Worth , Wort
Rock Phish is behind growing Net fraud
2007-10-18 00:00:00 A recent surge in phishing fraudulent email and websites designed to "fish" sensitive personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers is the handiwork of a small, shadowy cybergang, computer security experts say. More About: Fraud , Rock , Phish , Growing
The brains behind Bugmenot
2007-10-18 00:00:00 It was a "slapped together" weekend project that has helped millions view websites without having to register their details. Now the Melbourne man behind Bugmenot.com, one of the first websites to harness the power of user generated content, is revealing himself to the world. More About: Brains , The Brain
Microsoft HealthVault site faces concerns over privacy
More articles from this author:2007-10-08 00:00:00 Microsoft Corp. launched a website Thursday for managing personal health and medical information, jumping into an industry whose digital future is clouded by privacy worries. More About: Microsoft , Faces , Site , Privacy , Riva 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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