Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Drives such as USB sticks infected with the virus trick users into installing the worm, according to researchers.
The "Autoplay" function in Vista and early versions of Windows 7 automatically searches for programs on removable drives.
However, the virus hijacks this process, masquerading as a folder to be opened. When clicked, the ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Security vendor Symantec is using new virtual machine technology to protect Web surfers from online attack.
Called Vibes, the software bounces between three different virtual machine sessions, depending on what the user is doing on the Web. When Vibes spots the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol used for secure Web transactions, ...
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Microsoft Corp. rushed out an emergency patch Wednesday to fix a major security flaw in its Internet Explorer Web browser that has allowed hackers to infect millions of computers with viruses and steal personal information.
So far, the vulnerability has not led to the widespread infections common a few years ago. ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Researchers have unearthed rootkit-like functionality in an enterprise security product.
Network security software from a Chinese developer includes processes deliberately hidden from a user and, even worse, a hidden directory, Trend Micro reports. Files in the hidden directory could exist below the radar of antivirus scanners, potentially creating a stealthy hiding ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Microsoft users are being targeted again by malware via e-mail, scammers/spammers never give up and for once the e-mail looks fairly legitimate.
Usually this kind of ‘baitware’ is riddled with terrible grammar and horrible spellings, do make sure you brief the less security aware friends you have about this though just ...
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