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- Behavior-based AV solutions cannot stand alone
- Someday, behavior analysis might replace signature comparison in AV solutions. But I don't think so. Like all security controls, these two approaches to detecting malware are layered defenses, supporting each other, identifying threats the other misses. by Tom Olzak
- Tags: Malware, Behavior Analysis, Signature Comparison, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Tom Olzak
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- CNN Top 10 e-mail leading users to malware
- Attention news junkies: The Belgian MX virus and spam blog is reporting that today's CNN Top 10 e-mail links are sending unwitting users to sites hosting malware. by Selena Frye
- Tags: Malware, CNN, E-mail, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Security news roundup: Hackers crack London Tube's Oyster Cards
- This week's security events include a vulnerability in the multicast filter of an unpatched Solaris 10 system, Trojans targeting the ARDAgent flaw in Mac OS X, hacks of the London Tube's Oyster Card, and an IT manager who got 63 months for causing massive data loss at his former employer....
- Tags: Card, Sun Solaris 10, Trojan Horse, Hacker, Londen Tube, Sun Solaris, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, UNIX, Security, Servers, Viruses And Worms, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- Top 10 IT headlines for June 25: True cost of iPhone 3G, is Ballmer right for Microsoft, 200K sites spreading malware
- Top 10 IT headlines for Wednesday, June 25, 2008: Google and Nokia could be making the wrong assumptions about smartphones, can Ballmer lead Microsoft for the next decade, iSuppli reveals true cost of iPhone 3G, 200K sites are spreading malware on the Web, and more. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Information Technology, Steve Ballmer, Malware, Microsoft Corp., 3G, Social Networking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Strategy, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Has your network been penetrated lately?
- Penetration testing is in the news as a leader in the practice was able to prove that he could hack into the FBI's NCIC crime database in less than six hours. The hack required a number of techniques including network vulnerability scanning, Web server vulnerability exploits, and escalation of privileges;...
- Tags: Researcher, Network, Penetration, Rootkits, Networking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Powered Military Armor
- Powered armor has a long history in science fiction, beginning with The Lensmen series in 1937, brought to the masses with Heinlein's Starship Troopers in 1959; and, later in Haldeman's Forever War, Niven's Known Space series, and not to be forgotten, out stalwart hero Tony Stark in the comics series and film...
- Tags: Armor, Military, Suit, XOS-system, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Healthcare, Network Technology, Security, Networking, Jerry Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- Be prepared for your next Spyware battle with a removal checklist
- Regardless of size, everyone from small businesses to enterprise organizations must battle the associated Spyware risks that include key trackers, Web page redirectors, persistent pop-up advertisements, inoperable network connections, unwanted tracking applications, and other nefarious programs that slow and even render systems and programs nonoperational. To help...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Erik Eckel
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Attacks involving targeted Trojans going up
- The number of attacks involving targeted Trojans are increasing, with up to 70 targeted Trojans a day recorded in the month of April this year. This represents an increase of 250% over the December 2007 level of just 28 per day. A targeted Trojan is sent...
- Tags: Trojan Horse, Attack, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Security researcher to unveil rootkit for Cisco routers
- Security researcher Sebastian Muniz of Core Security Technologies will be unveiling a malicious rootkit that he developed for Cisco's routers at the EuSecWest conference on May 22. Traditionally the domain of operating systems, rootkits are essentially malware that makes extraordinary efforts to hide themselves by subverting key...
- Tags: Cisco IOS, Cisco Router, Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Rootkits, Routers & Switches, Networking, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Check your rootkits at the door with rkhunter
- So it's usually op-ed here but I ran across a story the other day about a new proof of concept rootkit Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits and thought maybe I'd highlight an application I generally use to inspect systems for rootkits. The application is rkhunter. This tool...
- Tags: Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Anti-spyware software is big business in the UK
- Anti-virus software has long been a staple in corporate PCs. This trend continues, with the exception that the majority of businesses in the UK now use anti-spyware scanning software as well. We have no real reason to expect the trend to be different over in the US. ...
- Tags: Software, U.K., Anti-spyware, Anti-spyware Software, Anti-virus Software, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Security news roundup: Spybot Search & Destroy scans for rootkits, multiple patches from Apple
- Here’s a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers news that Spybot Search & Destroy now comes with the ability to detect rootkits, a re-release of a patch that affects Microsoft Office Excel 2003 SP2 and SP3, a slew of patches from Apple, and a warning from Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Vulnerability, Detail, Patch Management, Apple Inc., SpyBot, Microsoft Corp., RootAlyzer, RootAlyzer Tool, Rootkits, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-23
- MBR rootkit Mebroot: A tough threat to security
- Security firm Finjan has raised a warning on rootkit "Mebroot," which it believes has entered the Release to Manufacturing RTM phase -- a term used for software that has entered production. It's extremely difficult for security software to detect this rootkit because it overwrites the master boot record MBR of the harddisk....
- Tags: Software, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Security Software, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- Unraveled: Elaborate malware scheme scams users into parting with cash
- If you see a computer being infected with a "MonaRonaDona virus," you might be interested to know that this "virus" has been making its rounds the past week. According to the security researchers over at Kaspersky, the MonaRonaDona virus is actually a custom software and is part...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Security vulnerabilities abound at Adobe
- As with many other software vendors, Adobe has found itself rife with security vulnerabilities in a number of its products. A recently patched series of flaws in Acrobat, the longtime standard for Web documents, has already infected thousands, according to some researchers. Some older versions of Acrobat are still waiting...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, Vulnerability, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- ScanSafe offers security service in a SaaS model
- ScanSafe announced its Anywhere+ Web security service for policy enforcement and real-time malware protection for mobile workers. An excerpt from InternetNews: Dan Nadir, vice president of product strategy for ScanSafe told InternetNews.com that his company realized there was a missing piece of the puzzle when it...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, ScanSafe, Software As A Service (SaaS), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Emerging Technologies, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-26
- Norton Internet Security 2008: The Right Tool for the Job?
- The Job Windows computers require protection from a wide variety of common viruses and spyware programs, not too mention unwanted intrusions. Novice users are particularly vulnerable to system infections and identity theft. A single software suite is required that can address all these issues. The Tool ...
- Tags: Job, Norton Co., Tool, Norton Internet Security, Anti-spyware, Norton Internet Security 2008, Software Suite, Tool Norton Internet Security 2008, Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam, Rootkits, Firewalls, Spam And Phishing, Networking, Erik Eckel
- Blog posts 2008-01-22
- Security news roundup: January 20
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers a new vulnerability discovered in Winamp, a security update from Citrix, a report on more rootkits vectoring in on the MBR, a new vulnerability in Skype, a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, and a heap overflow bug...
- Tags: Winamp, Vulnerability, Problem, Citrix Systems Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Service, Flaw, Winamp 5.52, Call Manager, Rootkits, Security, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Office Suites, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-21
- Open source under attack?
- A nest of poisoned Web sites has been quietly attacking unsuspecting visitors using an arsenal of thirteen different exploits. If the site visitor has javascript enabled and is vulnerable to any of those exploits, then in no time at all their system will be compromised with a Trojan not...
- Tags: Open Source, Antivirus, Belief, Vulnerability, Apache Software Foundation, Trojan Horse, ScanSafe, Attack, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Servers, Hardware, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2008-01-19
- Microsoft patent takes concept of spyware to new heights
- Microsoft has submitted a patent application for a "unique monitoring system" that promises to take the concept of spyware to a brand new level. The patent describes a computer system linking workers to their computers via wireless sensors. Except from The Times: The system...
- Tags: Monitor, Patent, Monitoring System, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Spyware, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Components, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Wireless, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
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