Security team shows unfixable Windows 7 hack

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

At the Hack In The Box (HITB) Security Conference in Dubai on Thursday, security researchers demonstrated how software they developed can already take advantage of a design problem with the upcoming Windows 7 operating system, allowing them to hack into the system. VBootkit 2.0, created by researchers Vipin Kumar and ...

New Attack Sneaks Rootkits Into Linux Kernel

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Kernel rootkits are tough enough to detect, but now a researcher has demonstrated an even sneakier method of hacking Linux. The attack attack exploits an oft-forgotten function in Linux versions 2.4 and above in order to quietly insert a rootkit into the operating system kernel as a way to hide malware ...

Zero-Day PowerPoint Attacks Under Way

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Microsoft's PowerPoint application is being used in a new attack that exploits an unpatched vulnerability in the popular Office app. The software giant yesterday issued a security alert confirming "limited and targeted attacks" were under way using malicious PowerPoint files that exploit the flaw. The exploits carry a Trojan, according to ...

Windows AUTOPWN (winAUTOPWN)

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Autohack your targets with least possible interaction. Features : - Contains already custom-compiled executables of famous and effective exploits alongwith a few original exploits. - No need to debug, script or compile the source codes. - Scans all ports 1 - 65535 after taking the IP address and tries all possible exploits according to ...

Flaw in Conficker Worm May Aid Cleanup Effort

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Experts have discovered a security hole in the computer code that powers the Conficker worm, an aggressive contagion that has spread to more than 12 million Microsoft Windows systems worldwide. The security community is treading lightly with this news, because while the discovery could make it easier to isolate infected ...