Archive for December, 2006
December 29, 2006 at 11:17 am
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Security experts warn against opening New Year-related messages to ward off this fast-moving worm, which disables Windows firewall and several security programs.
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December 22, 2006 at 2:34 pm
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It is the first Windows Vista exploit made public since the operating system was released to volume license customers Nov. 30.
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December 22, 2006 at 1:50 pm
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Sensors monitored by Symantec's DeepSight threat management service have reported a significant spike in traffic related to TCP port 2967, which Symantec has traced to scans generated by the "Sagevo" worm.
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December 21, 2006 at 4:11 pm
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The volume of spam surged in November to an average of 85 billion messages a day during two periods, IronPort says.
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December 15, 2006 at 1:41 pm
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If a control server is shut down, the spammer can easily update the rest of the bots with the location of a new server as long as he controls at least one bot in the net.
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December 15, 2006 at 12:50 pm
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A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in McAfee's VirusScan Command Line Scanner antivirus software that could enable remote attackers to execute malicious code.
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December 15, 2006 at 12:01 pm
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The patch is designed to make surfing public wireless hotspots safer by reducing the chance of "man-in-the-middle" attacks.
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December 15, 2006 at 11:16 am
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Microsoft says IE 7 users may see their PCs bog down as the filter evaluates multi-frame pages for fraud indicators.
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December 15, 2006 at 12:00 am
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This year, security pros will finally get in the groove and refocus on security's primary task: Locking down your company's assets. To get there, however, you need a formidable aresenal. Here's your 2007 shopping list.
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December 12, 2006 at 11:40 am
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Some Hotmail accounts have been compromised, with all mail and contacts erased. The only remaining message: a ransom note demanding payment for the return of the deleted data.
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