Published in October 31st, 2007
A potentially dangerous computer worm called Storm has been silently infecting computers in India, creating a pathway into the system which can be exploited, either to steal data or flood your e-mail account with spams.
Having enticing subjects lines, the spam mails containing the worm baits people into opening them. Those who open the attachment then [...]
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Published in October 30th, 2007
A security company has alerted surfers to a worrying trend of malware attacks using PDF files.
F-Secure, a Finnish security firm, has warned of a “high volume” of emails containing infected PDF (portable document format) files, a popular format used for sharing documents that contain text and graphics.
Many attacks that use infected files attached to an [...]
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Published in October 25th, 2007
The company, which was recently doing business as Best Offers, gave no reason for its sudden closure, which was announced on its Web site. “Best Offers and Direct Revenue have ceased operations. To service legacy consumers we are maintaining this page of uninstall instructions, an uninstall software tool, and an e-mail based support service.”
E-mail sent [...]
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Published in October 24th, 2007
Secure email and Web gateway security provider Marshal announced today WebMarshal 6.0, the Web security solution that goes beyond simple URL filtering to provide realtime Website classification and malware detection as well as comprehensive content scanning for all downloaded and uploaded content at the Web gateway.
By providing comprehensive Web access control and enforcement, complete [...]
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Published in October 23rd, 2007
The Storm Worm’s days may be numbered, according to a University of California researcher.
Brandon Enright, a network security analyst at UC San Diego, has been tracking Storm since July and said that, despite the intense publicity that the network of infected computers has received, it’s actually been shrinking steadily and is presently a shadow of [...]
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Published in October 19th, 2007
For the second time in just over a month, Skype has been hit by a Trojan, this one known as Skype Defender.
Some Windows users have been affected by a malware program that imitates Skype software and attempts to steal sensitive information.
65404-SkypeDefenderSetup.exe is classified as an Infostealer, that is, a Trojan horse program that attempts to [...]
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Published in October 18th, 2007
A rootkit is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate operators.
Usually, a rootkit will obscure its installation and attempt to prevent its removal through a subversion of standard system security. Techniques used to accomplish this can include concealing running processes, files or [...]
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Published in October 16th, 2007
A father’s decision to spy on his son’s Internet surfing helped police solve a Coronado hotel burglary and arrest two National City men this month, police said.
The case began July 3 when a Huntington Beach man reported the theft of his 17-year-old son’s shoulder bag. Inside was $2,400 worth of electronic equipment, including a laptop [...]
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Published in October 12th, 2007
Verizon has offered users the opportunity to access its internet security suite for a trial period of one month.
The broadband service company said that it will allow businesses and individual users, regardless of their current internet service provider, to access its suite of security products online for a month at no cost.
The Verizon Internet Security [...]
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Published in October 10th, 2007
Broadband World Forum Europe – SupportSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a leader in technology problem resolution, announced today the availability of two value-added services for digital service providers to offer to their customers, SupportSoft® System TuneUp and Virus & Spyware Removal.
SupportSoft System TuneUp is ideal for consumers suffering from slow computer start-up, shut down [...]
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