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McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide

RichieUK — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:06:48 GMT

[quote]IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan were brought down when the anti-virus program attack their core system files. In some cases, this caused the machines to display the dreaded blue screen of death.[/quote]
[url]http://bit.ly/LbVXQ[/url]

Waledac worm targeting July 4 spam offensive

RichieUK — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:52 GMT

[quote]The Waledac worm is gearing up for a spam campaign related to the July 4 holiday, a security researcher warned on Thursday.[/quote]
[url]http://bit.ly/2oICJ[/url]

Torrentreactor Website compromised

RichieUK — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:04:55 GMT

[quote]Websense Security Labs™ ThreatSeeker™ Network has detected that Torrentreactor, one of the oldest and most reliable torrent search engines on the Web, has been compromised and injected with malicious code.[/quote]
[url]http://bit.ly/rmROZ[/url]

Michael Jackson Malware - Trojan.Win32.Buzus.bjy

quietman7 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:57:49 GMT

[quote]There has been a couple of malware attacks that have tried to use the news coverage of the death of Michael Jackson as the lure to get people infected.

Last night we saw this one: a file called Michael-www.google.com.exe. This file was distributed through a site called photos-google.com and possibly also through photo-msn.org, facebook-photo.net and orkut-images.com. Do not visit these sites.

When executed, Michael-www.google.com.exe drops files called reptile.exe and winudp.exe....[/quote]

The files are Trojan IRC bots that provide fake error messages. Screenshots at f-secure.com/weblog

New Koobface Component: A DNS Changer

RichieUK — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:41:22 GMT

[quote]Aside from the new Twitter component we’ve also seen Koobface download a new component with the filename dns.exe, whose main purpose, it seems, is to modify the system’s DNS registry settings.[/quote]
[url=http://blog.trendmicro.com/new-koobface-component-a-dns-changer/][color="blue"]blog.trendmicro.com[/color][/url]

Windows updates installing without permission

RichieUK — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:10:57 GMT

[quote]Windows is installing "surprise updates" against the wishes of some users, who have expressly set up the operating system not to deploy patches without permission, researchers claim.[/quote]
[url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=118061][color="blue"]pcadvisor.co.uk/news[/color][/url]

Kaspersky AntiVirus and Internet Security 2010 released

RichieUK — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:37:13 GMT

Kaspersky Lab releases Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010:

[quote]Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the release of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 – a new generation of solutions to protect home users from IT threats.

The new version 2010 products incorporate the advantages of advanced Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) technology in the Application Control module that assigns a security rating to previously unknown malware; unique Sandbox technology embodying virtualization technologies and providing a dedicated secure runtime environment; and the innovative Kaspersky Security Network that uses information from millions of users to dramatically reduce response times to new threats and replenish reputation databases with the most up-to-date information about clean and infected files.[/quote]
[url]http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575849[/url]

What’s new in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010:
[url]http://www.kaspersky.com/support/kav2010/buy?qid=208280470[/url]

What’s new in Kaspersky Internet Security 2010:
[url]http://www.kaspersky.com/support/kis2010/buy?qid=208280469[/url]

Migration policy to Kaspersky Lab products 2010:
[url]http://www.kaspersky.com/support/kis2010/license?qid=208280369[/url]

Download Kaspersky Internet Security 2010:
[url]http://www.kaspersky.com/kis_latest_versions[/url]

Download Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010:
[url]http://www.kaspersky.com/kav_latest_versions[/url]

Finjan releases free SecureTwitter plug-in to fight malware in Twitter links

RichieUK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:43:35 GMT

[quote]Security software maker Finjan Inc. released a free browser plug-in on Tuesday to help users avoid clicking malicious links in Twitter that could lead to spyware and malware. The software is called SecureTwitter and is available as part of the Finjan SecureBrowsing plug-in for Firefox and Internet Explorer.[/quote]
[url]http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20272[/url]

Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions

RichieUK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:42:37 GMT

[quote]Adobe’s Shockwave Player contains a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by remote hackers to take complete control of Windows computers, according to a warning from the software maker.[/quote]
[url]http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3664[/url]

Scareware attacks spreading to Twitter, Google, legit media websites

quietman7 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:18:12 GMT

[quote]...My cover story recounts how a steadily-growing, highly-lucrative criminal industry has evolved into a major driver of cybercrime. At the top of the heap are 10 to 12 murky scareware distribution groups that run highly-efficient “affliliate” programs...In some cases, the fake software you buy may actually provide you with some nominal protection. But mostly for your $30 to $80 the only thing you get is temporary relief from the obnoxious dialogue boxes, and misleading hard drive scans.[/quote]

Full article at lastwatchdog.com.

Critical fix for Google Chrome

RichieUK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:39:29 GMT

[quote]Google has plugged a security vulnerability in its Chrome browser that the company considers critical.[/quote]
[url]http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=117966[/url]

Spammers using MSN for ID theft

RichieUK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:38:42 GMT

Instant messaging sidesteps spam filters:
[url]http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=117946[/url]

SUPERAntiSpyware 4.26.1006 released

RichieUK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:19:22 GMT

Product Release History for SUPERAntiSpyware:
[url=http://www.superantispyware.com/producthistory.html?id=SUPERANTISPYWARE&whatsnew=yes&trial=yes&activated=yes&appid={6E52A22A-513C-485A-A03F-9358AA9B071A}][color="blue"]superantispyware.com[/color][/url]

Download Products and Trial Versions:
[url=http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html][color="blue"]superantispyware.com[/color][/url]

Microsoft Security Essentials BETA available

RichieUK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:17:45 GMT

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) [b]beta[/b].

For access to the beta you'll need to login using a/your Windows Live ID.
The signing up process for the beta includes a seven-question survey.
[url=http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/market.aspx][color="blue"]microsoft.com/security_essentials[/color][/url]

Beginner’s Guide: Is that a real anti-malware product?

RichieUK — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:27:41 GMT

[quote]In all our discussion of Trojans, downloaders, malicious spam and more than 700 rogues, it’s easy to forget that a lot of folks out there using the Internet simply can’t tell the difference between a rogue and a legitimate anti-malware application. They become the victims of scareware. They pay $49.98 for software that doesn’t do anything but pop up frightening warnings. To boot, they may have their credit card information stolen.

To light a small candle in this vast darkness, Sunbelt Software has produced a guide to help non-technical Internet users recognize rogue anti-malware products.[/quote]
“How to Tell If That Pop-Up Window Is Offering You a Rogue Anti-Malware Product”:
[url=http://www.sunbeltsecurity.com/dl/Is%20it%20a%20real%20anti%20malware%20product.pdf][color="blue"]sunbeltsecurity.com[/color][/url]