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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
Security: Windows Vista SP1 available for download?do you need it?
2008-03-19 07:31:00 "PC World’s in-house tests with the RTM version of Vista SP1 have shown mixed results. In file copying tests, the service pack proved noticeably faster than the original Vista OS. Other tests, on the other hand, showed little improvement (or actually performed worse than Vista without the service pack). For instance, our preliminary file compression ... More About: Security , Windows , Windows Vista , Download
Security: Apple releases massive security update
2008-03-19 07:28:00 "Known as APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002, it contains more than 40 specific fixes for versions of Mac OS X. The most significant updates include Apache, ClamAV, Emacs, OpenSSH, PHP, and X11. To get the update, go to the Software Update pane in System Preferences, or Apple ’s Software Downloads Web site. The update "is recommended for ...
Vulnerabilities: Malicious subtitle file could harm VLC media player
2008-03-19 07:22:00 "A flaw in the widely-used open-source VLC media player could allow an attacker to execute harmful code on a PC. The problem stems from a buffer overflow that can occur when the player processes subtitle files used for movies, according to a security advisory. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity: Apple releases massive security updateMicrosoft fixes a dozen critical Office ... More About: Media Player , Media , Player , File , Vulnerabilities
Hacking: Ongoing IFrame attack proving difficult to kill
2008-03-19 07:17:00 "One of the factors that make an ongoing malware attack so difficult to stop is the speed with which the assault can evolve. Over the past 12 days, an IFrame injection attack that originally focused on ZDNet Asia has been spreading across the ‘Net, changing targets and payloads on an almost daily basis. An iFrame ... More About: Kill , Attack
Hacking: Second mass hack exposed
2008-03-18 07:27:00 "Researchers at McAfee estimated that the attack has been active for roughly one week, and in that time frame has managed to place itself on roughly 200,000 web pages. ShareThis Possibly relatedHack ing: Cyber-attack launched from 10,000 web pagesHacking: Ongoing IFrame attack proving difficult to killHacking: Trend Micro Details Its Recent Failed Web AttackTrend Micro website infected users ... More About: Mass
Encryption: TrueCrypt developers consider complaint against Microsoft
2008-03-18 07:20:00 "The developers of the TrueCrypt open source encryption tool are considering submitting a complaint against Microsoft to the EU Commission if Microsoft is not prepared to lay open the Windows hibernation API. From version 5.1 TrueCrypt supports hibernation for encrypted system partitions. ShareThis Possibly relatedMicrosoft fixes a dozen critical Office flaws in four patchesMalware: US-CERT Warns ... More About: Encryption , Developers , Complaint
Vishing: The Anatomy of a Vishing Scam
2008-03-18 07:11:00 "A series of well-orchestrated wireless phone-based phishing attacks against several financial institutions last week illustrates how scam artists are growing more adept at fleecing consumers by exploiting security holes in seemingly unrelated Internet technologies. ShareThis Possibly relatedVishing: FBI warns that “vishing” attacks are on the rise More About: Anatomy , Scam
Hacking: Trend Micro Details Its Recent Failed Web Attack
2008-03-18 07:10:00 "The code inserted in some Web pages of the site was meant to redirect the visitor to a malicious server that would download malware capable of stealing passwords on an infected computer, Trend Micro spokesman Michael Sweeny said. The attempt, however, failed. ShareThis Possibly relatedTrend Micro website infected users with TrojanHacking: Ongoing IFrame attack proving difficult to ... More About: Recent , Details
Spam: Spam king pleads guilty to federal wire fraud
2008-03-18 07:06:00 "A man once described as one of the world’s top e-mail spammers pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and failure to file a tax return. ShareThis Possibly relatedSpam : Why spam isn’t going away soonSpam: Mega spammer arrested in Japan for sending 2.2 billion emailsBeware unexpected e-Valentines, FBI saysSpam: Five Things You Should ... More About: Fraud , King , Wire , Guilty
Hacking: Cyber-attack launched from 10,000 web pages
2008-03-14 07:17:00 "The web pages have been modified to silently redirect visitors to sites laden with malware that attempt to break into the user’s PC. McAfee Avert Labs described the assault as "one of the largest attacks to date of this kind". ShareThis Possibly relatedTrend Micro website infected users with TrojanGoolag Scanner brings Google hacking to the massesHacked: Researchers ... More About: Cyber , Launched , Pages , Attack
Trend Micro website infected users with Trojan
2008-03-14 07:15:00 "Antivirus vendor Trend Micro Inc. confirmed Thursday that "some portions" of its site had been hacked earlier this week, but hedged when asked if those pages had been serving up attack code to unsuspecting visitors. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware: Malware in the MoviesHacking: 51 Percent Of Malicious Web Sites Are HackedMalware: How Antivirus Programs (Don’t) WorkHacking: Cyber-attack launched ... More About: Website , Trojan , Users
Security: The top five internal security threats
2008-03-14 07:12:00 "Criminal attacks are particularly likely to happen from the inside: one recent study estimated that 90 percent of criminal computer crimes were committed by employees of the company attacked. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?Security : Disk encryption may not be secure enoughSecurity: Behind the Scenes at Microsoft’s Secure Windows InitiativeSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to ... More About: Internal , Threats
Microsoft fixes a dozen critical Office flaws in four patches
2008-03-14 07:11:00 "Microsoft released its March 2008 security bulletin, which includes four bulletins, all deemed critical by Microsoft. The most serious of these affects Microsoft Excel, which alone has six specific "Common Vulnerablities and Exposures" vulnerabilities noted, one of which has been exploited in the wild. ShareThis Possibly relatedMicrosoft Issues Biggest Patch Update in a YearTips: How to ... More About: Office , Patches , Critical
Mozilla adds 900 fixes and upgrades Firefox 3 beta
2008-03-14 07:06:00 "Mozilla released the latest beta of Firefox 3, including some 900 bug fixes and highlighting for users that it is for testing purposes only. The release comes less than a week after Microsoft showed off the next version of its browser ? Internet Explorer 8 ? at its annual Mix show for developers. ShareThis Possibly relatedFirefox 3 ... More About: Security , Beta
Spam: Why spam isn?t going away soon
2008-03-14 07:01:00 “Recently, Symantec said in its February 2008 State of Spam report that 78.5 percent of all e-mail is spam; they also said most of that is now coming from Europe. That’s a change from previous reports that had suggested servers in North America were responsible. What the Symantec report doesn’t explicitly state is that much ...
Malware: The MonaRonaDona Extortion Scam
2008-03-14 06:58:00 "According to an analysis by Russian anti-virus maker Kaspersky Lab, MonaRonaDona is noisy because its author is hoping the victim will conduct a Google search for instructions on how to remove it. The second result in a Google search for "monaronadona" is a Digg.com article linking to an anonymous blog entry with instructions on downloading ... More About: Malware , Scam , Extortion
Growth of Anti-Botnet Startups Points to AV Deficiencies
2008-03-14 06:55:00 "A slew of software companies new and old are shipping tools aimed at slowing the botnet epidemic, but the emergence of this new market is seen by some analysts as an indictment of the existing anti-malware industry. With reliable statistics showing a dramatic rise in botnet-related computer infections, venture capitalists are now pouring money into ... More About: Malware , Growth , Startups , Points , Anti
Malware: US-CERT Warns of Microsoft Windows CE Trojan
2008-02-27 08:16:00 "The WinCE/InfoJack Trojan hijacks the infected device’s serial number, operating system and other information and uploads it to an attacker-controlled Web site. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity: Behind the Scenes at Microsoft ’s Secure Windows InitiativeSecurity: Microsoft wants to worm its way into your PCMicrosoft Issues Biggest Patch Update in a YearMicrosoft slates 12 patches for next weekanti-CAPTCHA operations by ... More About: Malware , Microsoft Windows
Goolag Scanner brings Google hacking to the masses
2008-02-27 08:14:00 "An infamous hacking group called Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) recently released a tool called Goolag Scanner , which simplifies and automates Google hacking. ShareThis Possibly relatedPrivacy: Google Says IP Addresses Aren’t PersonalHacked: Researchers figure out how to crack GSM phone securityA History of Hacking CultureHacking: DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogsHacking: Vista’s Growing Popularity Draws ...
Mozilla releases Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
2008-02-27 07:29:00 Mozilla’s Thunderbird 2 email application is updated to version 2.0.0.12 from 2.0.0.9, looks to be a bug fix release. It fixes 5 security issues among a host of other issues. Their official web log states that "The Gecko 1.8.1.x branch (Thunderbird 2 .0.0.x series) will not include any groundbreaking features that Gecko 1.9 will bring, since ... More About: Mozilla
Privacy: Google Says IP Addresses Aren?t Personal
2008-02-23 08:52:00 "Google has responded to European regulators who have suggested that Internet Protocol addresses of users be considered personally identifiable information. Not surprisingly, it disagrees. ShareThis Possibly relatedPrivacy : IP addresses could become “personal information” in EuropeHow Internet Censorship WorksPrivacy groups vow to fight Microsoft-Yahoo dealPrivacy: Facebook faces privacy questionsCredit card data breach could affect 650,000 More About: Personal
Hacked: Researchers figure out how to crack GSM phone security
2008-02-23 08:49:00 "Two enterprising researchers claim to have figured out a way to eavesdrop on calls made using GSM mobile phones, cracking open its much-vaunted encryption. ShareThis Possibly relatedA History of Hacking CultureHacking: DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogsHacking: Vista’s Growing Popularity Draws Hackers’ MaliceHacking: Attackers Abuse Google BloggerHacking: 51 Percent Of Malicious Web Sites Are Hacked More About: Security , Phone , Crack , Figure
Malware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?
2008-02-23 08:47:00 "The Google-backed StopBadware .org group has explained the thinking behind its decision to slap the "badware" label on two versions of RealNetworks’ RealPlayer software, insisting there are serious problems with the installation process and behavior of the products. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnetsMayDay! Sneakier, More Powerful Botnet on the LooseRealPlayer ... More About: Malware , Label
Security: Disk encryption may not be secure enough
2008-02-23 08:45:00 "Computer scientists have discovered a novel way to bypass the encryption used in programs like Microsoft’s BitLocker and Apple’s FileVault and then view the contents of supposedly secure files. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?Security : Behind the Scenes at Microsoft’s Secure Windows InitiativeSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnetsWhitelisting of software ... More About: Encryption , Disk
A History of Hacking Culture
2008-02-23 08:20:00 "The appearance of professional Internet criminals was predicted in fiction long before the Internet became a mass medium. During the early years of the Web, we spent a great deal of time and energy looking for ways to defeat the professional thief. The mischief maker, the prankster, and the juvenile delinquent were overlooked. Then a ... More About: Culture , History
Vulnerabilities: Serious Browser Bugs Spoil Opera Tune
2008-02-23 08:14:00 "Opera has shipped a high-priority update to its flagship Web browser to correct multiple flaws that put Windows users at risk of malicious hacker attacks. ShareThis Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Spam: Five Things You Should Know About Fighting SpamHacking: Hackers go after ExcelWidespread encryption heralds new attacksA History of Hacking CultureMalware: Mobile worm spreads through ... More About: Vulnerabilities , Bugs , Browser , Tune
Spam: Mega spammer arrested in Japan for sending 2.2 billion emails
2008-02-23 08:11:00 "A 25-year-old Japan ese man has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly sending 2.2 billion spam messages advertising gambling and dating services under the guise of a fake identity, according to Japanese media reports. ShareThis Possibly relatedBeware unexpected e-Valentines, FBI saysSpam : Five Things You Should Know About Fighting SpamHacking: Hijacking Printers For Spamming More About: Arrested , Emails , Mega
Security: Behind the Scenes at Microsoft?s Secure Windows Initiative
2008-02-23 08:09:00 "Microsoft ’s Secure Windows Initiative unit has emerged from the shadows, promising a new level of transparency, as well as details of software vulnerabilities and security bulletins. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?Security : Disk encryption may not be secure enoughSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnetsSecurity: Microsoft wants to worm its way ... More About: Behind The Scenes
Hacking: DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogs
2008-02-23 08:07:00 "The WordPress.com blog-hosting service suffered a DoS (denial-of-service) attack that began Saturday and was still preventing users from logging in or posting to their blogs on Tuesday. ShareThis Possibly relatedHacked: Researchers figure out how to crack GSM phone securityA History of Hacking CultureHacking: Vista’s Growing Popularity Draws Hackers’ MaliceHacking: Attack ers Abuse Google BloggerHacking: 51 Percent Of Malicious ... More About: Wordpress , Blogs , Access
Malware: Russian hosting network running a protection racket
More articles from this author:2008-02-23 08:01:00 "The Russian Business Network , a notorious hacker and malware hosting network, runs a protection racket that extorts as much as $2,000 a month in fees for "protective Web services" from borderline sites, a researcher alleged today. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware : An Inside Look at the Russian Business NetworkMalware: Fight Malware With Exposure, Group Advises More About: Hosting , Running 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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