Storm Worm Botnet Lobotomizing Anti-Virus Programs October 27, 2007
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Just in time for Halloween, a virus that lobotomizes your AV and leaves your machine at the mercy of it’s master. New technique leaves anti-virus running but brain-dead; expert says we haven’t come close to witnessing Storm’s true power.
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Upgrade Windows XP to Vista for free October 25, 2007
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Chris Pirillo shows us how to upgrade any version of Windows XP to Vista for the great price of free! The thing that is great about this is that Vista seems more stable when it is installed this way, why? I dunno but it is just awesome watch the video!
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When PDF’s Attack… Again! October 24, 2007
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Some months ago Symantec reported on a cross site scripting vulnerability relating to PDF files and browser handling of them. As it turned out, the vulnerability was not used in the wild much at all….
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Youtube and Sony’s new camcorder October 12, 2007
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Sony’s new camcorder lets you directly post your home videos to youtube
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Implicit Trust in DNS Servers is BAD October 12, 2007
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If a DNS server is exploited, any Web site you visit may be fake. This includes search engines, Web mail, banks, online stores, etc. By redirecting Web mail, a user’s email account can be stolen. By redirecting forums or message boards, a user’s password can be stolen. A smart attacker can make these completely invisible to the user.
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We will, we will – mislead you. October 10, 2007
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In the ever-expanding world of misleading applications, you might wonder how each new application can stand out from the crowd and get itself noticed. Browsing the Web sites of some of these applications shows that…
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Too good to be true October 9, 2007
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How can you substantiate someone’s claim that they are the worst, the best, the most user-friendly, or simply the only system that your company will ever need. Some people blindly put their trust into companies without authenticating their claims.
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What’s coming with Windows? Even the insiders aren’t sure… October 2, 2007
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Sometimes you find fascinating little tidbits of Microsoft news buried in obscure places, tossed in as throwaway remarks. Today%u2019s case in point comes from a post at an obscure Microsoft blog, which inadvertently answers the question of why UAC fixes won’t be included in Vista SP1 and raises a few…
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What Are You Sharing? October 1, 2007
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Over the past few years, file-sharing programs have grown in popularity. Many people use them to share their music and games. They also provide attackers with a convenient medium for infecting users with Trojans or…
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Old hoaxes don’t die… September 27, 2007
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…they just move to new mediums. Waaaay back in 1994, a computer virus hoax known as Good Times was passed around the Internet. While not the first computer virus hoax, it is probably one of…
