Archive for the 'Security' Category

8th July Comments

Dumb Scammers Hitting MCHSI mailboxes

Posted on July 8th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Okay folks here is a e-mail that I got from some idiots that are so dumb they can not even set up a phishing e-mail right. But I include this copy so if you receive one you can forward it to Mchsi.
Dear Mchsi.com Subscriber,

This message is from Mchsi.com messaging center to all Mchsi.com [...]

25th June Comments

200,000 sites spreading web malware, China’s hosting the most

Posted on June 25th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

Yesterday, the Stopbadware.org initiative released a report entitled “May 2008 Badware Websites Report” summarizingBadware sites May 2008 the findings out of analyzing over 200,000 sites spreading malware. With recent data for malicious sites provided by Google’s Safe Browsing diagnostic, Stopbadware.org also received responses from affected parties such as Google itself, The Planet, SoftLayer and iEurop. [...]

19th June Comments

Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0

Posted on June 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am

It’s not all about world records for Firefox 3.0.
Just hours after the official release of the latest refresh of Mozilla’s flagship browser, an unnamed researcher has sold a critical code execution vulnerability that puts millions of Firefox3.0 users at risk of PC takeover attacks.
According to a note from TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) , a [...]

28th May Comments

Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in the wild

Posted on May 28th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Malware hunters have spotted a previously unknown — and unpatched — Adobe Flash vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
The zero-day flaw has been added to the Chinese version of the MPack exploit kit and there are signs that the exploits are being injected into third-party sites to redirect targets to malware-laden servers.
Technical details on the [...]

22nd May Comments

After Debian’s epic SSL blunder, a world of hurt for security pros

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 at 4:56 am

It’s been more than a week since Debian patched a massive security hole in the library the operating system uses to create cryptographic keys for securing email, websites and administrative servers. Now the hard work begins, as legions of admins are saddled with the odious task of regenerating keys too numerous for anyone to estimate.
The [...]

12th May Comments

Company claims Windows Vista less secure than Windows 2000

Posted on May 12th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

A recent statement from anti-malware and threat-detection software manufacturer PC Tools claims that Windows 2000 is a more secure operating system than Windows Vista. The company’s claims, as covered by Infoworld, have attracted a good deal of coverage—no one wants to miss out on a good Microsoft bashing—but an examination of the company’s methodology raises [...]

9th May Comments

Mozilla: Firefox plugin shipped with malicious code

Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 7:03 am

Mozilla warned Wednesday that a malicious program inserted adware code into a Firefox plugin that has been downloaded thousands of times over the past three months.
Because of a virus infection (Compare antivirus products), the Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 was polluted with adware, Mozilla security chief Window Snyder said in a blog posting. “Everyone [...]

9th May Comments

The computer security paradox

Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 6:35 am

Here is a great article concerning your privacy and the fact that it seems to be fading into the dark pages of history, Baldy.
One of the most prized rights of any American is the right to privacy and security. It’s something people in some countries would kill for. Yet now there appears to [...]

7th May Comments

10 dumb things users do that can mess up their computers

Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Users find plenty of ways to run into trouble, from gunking up their system with shareware to leaving it exposed to attackers to forgetting about using surge protectors. Share this list with your own users so they can sidestep preventable problems like these.
Technology may be changing at a lightning-fast pace, but one thing remains constant: [...]

7th May Comments

More Than Five Top, Free Tools for Web Developers

Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 6:14 am

More and more, open source projects are either integrating with the web or are developed entirely for on-demand use. This requires strong web development skills–or at least good enough tools to rescue you if any of your web development skills are weak. The good news is that there are many free open source tools to [...]