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28 Apr 2008

0day get’s hundreds of thousands of web servers

If you’ve got an IIS server, you’ll want to take a long look at your traffic and make sure you’re not one of the ‘hundreds of thousands’ of the Microsoft web servers that’s been compromised. Microsoft is staying quiet on this one, it’s F-secure and... (posted on 28 Apr 2008 by Network Security Blog)

23 Apr 2008

Fighting Botnets with botnets

Researchers at the University of Washington want to use their own botnet to fight malicious botnets on the Internet. Basically, the paper suggests using a swarm of the Phalanx, the name of their system, computers as proxies with a small crypto-puzzle... (posted on 23 Apr 2008 by Network Security Blog)

11 Apr 2008

Download Spyware Doctor 5.5 for Free

Spyware Doctor is one of the best security products of PC Tools that has been striving hard to keep the PCs of users safe from Spyware and Adware. Spyware Doctor also received the PC World’s Best Buy award in October 2007 and several Editors’ Choice... (posted on 11 Apr 2008 by Sizlopedia)

7 Apr 2008

"Drive-by" Viruses on the Rise

Sophos claims that new and creative malware will push the total number of viruses/malware to one million by year's end. According to a report about 25 percent of unique malware has been created in the last six months of its 20 year history. read more (posted on 7 Apr 2008 by OuterVillage.com | Technology News & Ideas)

1 Apr 2008

Hannaford Breach Followup: Malware on All of Their Servers

By PatB Contributing Writer, [GAS] “All your groceries are belong to us.” According to a ComputerWorld article, the Hannaford Breach was not just a single keylogger installed at a critical point in the enterprise. Malware was installed on each and every... (posted on 1 Apr 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

27 Mar 2008

Malware targeting crypto keys

The Internet Storm Center has an interesting diary entry today. Maarten van Horenbeeck discusses targeted malware that scans the compromised host for encryption keys and also includes a key logger to retrieve passphrases. This is scary stuff; when an... (posted on 27 Mar 2008 by Kees Leune)

24 Mar 2008

Mozilla CEO Says Safari auto-update is Wrong

Late last week, I posted here on PCMech that Apple was using the software updater to recommend Safari to users who do not have it installed. As I checked the headlines, the CEO of Mozilla has responded by saying that it is “wrong”. John Lilly, the... (posted on 24 Mar 2008 by PCMech)

22 Mar 2008

Apple Pushing Safari To Windows Users In Sneaky Ways

The tech blogworld is up in arms against Apple’s push of Safari to windows users via Apple software update program. Apple is using it’s iTunes muscle to push Safari to windows users, users who have iTunes installed will see Safari as a standalone... (posted on 22 Mar 2008 by Technology Bites)

21 Mar 2008

Apple upgrading Safari, even where it’s not installed

Yesterday a friend of mine posted in a chat room “Hey, why’s Safari upgrading? I don’t even have Safari installed.” Most of us figured it had been installed alongside Quicktime or iTunes and let it go. But it turns out that wasn’t the case; in a bid... (posted on 21 Mar 2008 by Network Security Blog)

18 Mar 2008

Are We Less Secure Now Than Before?

The information security professional faces a curious dichotomy in this field. Ask a bunch of security pros and many will tell you a main reason they enjoy it is that there is always something new happening. But that is often just a euphemism - “new”... (posted on 18 Mar 2008 by bloginfosec.com)

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