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- Trend Micro ServerProtect and Trend Micro ScanMail Combine to Defend 22,000 Fairfax County, Virginia Public School Users and 400 Servers From Viruses and Malicious Code
- The Fairfax County Public School FCPS system, located in northern Virginia, is the twelfth largest school system in the United States. FCPS rely heavily on computers for instruction and staff communications. Teachers' computers are often hooked up to a VCR and large television monitor and are used for classroom presentations....
- Tags: Malicious Code, Trend Micro Inc., Server, Virus, Productivity, Consumer Electronics, Viruses And Worms, Security, Personal Technology
- Case studies
- Yamaha Eliminates Spam and Viruses at the Internet Gateway
- The System Network Administrator for Yamaha Corporation of America needed antivirus software that would automatically clean viruses and block spam email at the Internet gateway and provide reports afterwards about what happened. He wanted an antivirus, anti-spam solution that would allow him to monitor malicious code activity across his entire...
- Tags: Yamaha Corp., Malicious Code, Trend Micro Inc., Anti-spam, Virus, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security, Cyberthreats, Spam, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Components
- Case studies
- Security Update for Visio 2002 (KB920816) (EXE)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Visio 2002. Security Update for Visio 2002 (KB920816) addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Visio, Malicious Code, Microsoft Corp., Security, Security Administration, Viruses And Worms
- Software downloads 2007-10-11
- Security Update for Office 2000 Multilanguage Pack (KB920906) (exe)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office 2000 Japanese Multilanguage Pack. This update addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security Administration, Security, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-02
- Security Update for Visio 2002 (KB873354) (EXE)
- A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visio 2002 that could allow malicious code execution when Visio documents are stored and opened from a Web site. This update resolves that vulnerability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft Visio, Malicious Code, Microsoft Corp., Security Vulnerability, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Software downloads 2007-10-02
- Hardening the Network and Streamlining Security Administration With Symantec Enables City to Expand Web-Based Services
- While expanding its network services, Comune di Milano was hit with a series of malicious code attacks. Turning to Symantec for comprehensive enterprise security solutions has enabled the city to end significant disruption from malicious code for all but the oldest systems, regain 41,000 hours in employee productivity lost to...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Web, Security Administration, Symantec Corp., Enterprise Security, Network, Security, Viruses And Worms
- Case studies 2007-09-26
- Security Update for Office 2000 (KB920906) (exe)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office 2000. This update addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security Administration, Security, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-20
- Security Update for Office XP (KB920816) (exe)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office XP. This update addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security Administration, Security, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-19
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.4 Update (dmg)
- This update contains several improvements to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code. This update contains several improvements to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Apple Macintosh, Attacker, Microsoft Office, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office 2004, Security, Productivity, Viruses And Worms
- Software downloads 2007-09-19
- Security Update for Office 2003 (KB920813) (exe)
- Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office 2003. This update addresses a vulnerability that could enable malicious code execution. Additionally, other fixes may be included in the update. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security Administration, Security, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-14
- Top 10 news items, September 15: What's interesting in IT security this week
- There's always a lot going on in the world of IT security. In any given week, I read about literally hundreds of vulnerability disclosures, high-profile security breaches, and changes in the security landscape for information technology. Press releases with a lot of spin on them, the boring minutiae of patch...
- Tags: Software, Malicious Code, Security, IT Security, Information Technology, Vulnerability, MhZ91, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2007-09-15
- Safe n Sec Corporate (exe)
- Safe n Sec Corporate - New generation of corporate security systems providing computer networks protection from all type of malware, intrusions and insiders. Protects from inside attacks based on mass malicious code usage, specially developed software and intrusion methods. Prevents internal information drain, occasional and deliberate. Blocks internet threats. Saves...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Corporate Security, Internet, Security, Productivity, Viruses And Worms
- Software downloads 2007-07-23
- Hype or the Matrix Reloaded? The Government Hacked!
- Recently there has been a lot of buzz concerning the latest reports on Government entities being hacked and in some cases their web sites are being defaced. With the increase in sophistication and change in motivation I would not be surprised if some of these attacks were successful. Web mafias...
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- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- A Practical Understanding of Malware Security
- In the past decade one has seen the time shrinking between initial discovery of an attack and widespread customer infection. Today, the term 'Zero-day attack' has become a major topic of discussion for security teams, as it serves to both highlight a weakness in the traditional first line of defence...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Malicious Code, Malware, Attack, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2005-10-01
- Blocking Malicious Code and Spam With Symantec Solutions Helps Global IT Company Continue Its Fast Growth
- To support fast growth, IT Information Technology service provider HCL Technologies needed to standardize on antivirus and antispam solutions. It turned to Symantec to eliminate significant disruption from malicious code, block 90 to 95 percent of spam, and reduce incoming email by 75 percent through filtering spam, thereby minimizing storage...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Spam, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing
- Case studies 2007-04-27
- The Evolving Threat: Combat Training for the New Era of Malicious Code
- The malicious code used in modern attacks has more devastating consequences than the headline-making worms and viruses of the previous era. Many existing protection systems are inadequately prepared to stop new forms of malicious code. Largely signature-based, these legacy security products rely on known attack signatures. When one of these...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Training, Signature, Attack, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Sygate Personal Firewall (exe)
- Sygate Personal Firewall provides best of breed security in a user friendly interface, protecting your PC from hackers, trojans and DoS attacks. New features include full-ICS support, protocol driver level protection, enhanced logging, and more. Sygate Personal Firewall is a personal firewall to offer protection from malicious code intrusions, keeping...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Sygate Technologies, Sygate Personal Firewall, Firewalls, Security, Viruses And Worms, Network Security, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-02-08
- The Impact of Malicious Code on Windows Vista
- This paper discusses the development of a framework to measure Windows Vista's immunity to legacy, current, and future threats. It presents metrics derived from this framework, security considerations applicable to Windows Vista, and a high-level view of what the future of malicious code may bring. As Microsoft unveils its new...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Security, Software
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Q4 Web Security Trends Report
- Finjan's Malicious Code Research Centre MCRC is dedicated to the research and detection of web threats. This report describes recent specific incidents of sophisticated hacker attacks that take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies to embed malicious code in high-traffic web sites as well as including "in the wild" examples of...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Web, Finjan Software Inc., Channel Management, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- White papers 2007-01-08
- Assessment of Windows Vista Kernel-Mode Security
- Windows Vista introduces several additional barriers that aim to prevent malicious code from gaining access to the operating system kernel. This paper is intended to provide a technical review of their implementation. The kernel mode security enhancements in Windows Vista are quite substantial, resulting in a dramatic reduction of its...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Security, Software
- White papers 2006-08-08
