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The recently reported flaws discovered in Reader and Acrobat tools urged Adobe, the developer of the vulnerable solutions, to release patches in order to protect the customers of the company. If you haven't read the advisories, you should know the holes affected Windows XP users with Internet Explorer 7 installe... |
23 October 2007
05:20 GMT |
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RealPlayer is the latest software affected by a critical vulnerability, a successful exploitation being able to give the attackers the possibility to control an affected system. According to the French Security Incident Response Team, this flaw was discovered on June 26, 2006 when it only affected RealPlayer 10.x bu... |
19 October 2007
06:38 GMT |
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Opera browser has always been one of the applications described as an alternative for the giants Internet Explorer and Firefox but in the recent period, it has grown up a lot and has become more popular among the Internet consumers. Moreover, together with Safari and other programs, Opera started challenging the two ... |
18 October 2007
05:19 GMT |
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This was the week of the stats - a lot of studies giving us a lot of numbers. Researchers making predictions for the next year, analyzing this year's third quarter or just the month of September in cyber-security. That's what made the news this week, but don't worry, this is not about boring numbers an... |
6 October 2007
08:37 GMT |
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It's all about Quicktime 7.2! More than a year ago, a vulnerability has been disclosed in the program by researcher Petko Petkov (who posted it on his blog). The flaw got completely ignored. That's until now - seeing that Apple didn't care much for his disclosure, Mr. Petkov posted a proof of concept s... |
4 October 2007
04:38 GMT |
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Following the recent reports sustaining that Ask.com's Toolbar contains a security flaw which might enhance hackers' attacks, the parent company struggled to discover and patch the security hole in no time. Ask.com proudly announced today that its toolbar was patched and you're now protected if you use... |
1 October 2007
06:56 GMT |
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Gmail was recently involved into a critical security flaw discovered by Pekto Petkov who said the Mountain View company has to patch it as soon as possible. In case you have not read the reports yet, the hole could allow an attacker to access the messages stored in the Gmail inbox as well as the address book and othe... |
28 September 2007
05:47 GMT |
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A recently discovered vulnerability in AIM revealed that a hacker can harm a user's computer if he manages to exploit and take advantage of the flaw. Security researchers from Core Security Technologies confirmed the issue and sustained it affects AIM 6.1 as well as 6.2 beta, the latest release of the applicatio... |
28 September 2007
05:16 GMT |
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Travelodge is a hotel chain from the United Kingdom, and like any respectable business, it has a website. There is a bad part about this, however: their web page had a glitch that led to a data leak. One could get a hold of sensitive data belonging to others, as records have been exposed due to a flaw. The single goo... |
27 September 2007
06:55 GMT |
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Adobe is a famous American computer software company, who has been on the market for almost 25 years - even if you have been living under a rock, you've still heard about them! Most people are satisfied with the fact that the company's products are pretty easy to use, but what doesn't sound too good is... |
27 September 2007
03:46 GMT |
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Gmail is one of the top web-based email technologies but this doesn't necessarily mean it is also 100 percent safe to use. And this statement is sustained by a new security flaw discovered by Petko D. Petkov, a researcher at GNU Citizen, who wrote on his blog that "it is very critical and very unlikely that you ... |
26 September 2007
05:33 GMT |
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Kaspersky has always been described as one of the top antivirus solutions and even it if usually manages to crush the competition, you have to keep an eye on the security reports released every once in a while. Today, security company Secunia published an advisory as a new glitch was discovered in the kilf.sys driver... |
24 September 2007
15:51 GMT |
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The popular Yahoo Messenger client is again harming users' computer as nCircle Network Security discovered a new exploit which can allow attackers to infiltrate into an affected system. As Computerworld reports, the security hole affects a fully-patched Windows XP SP2 but it seems like some of the operating syst... |
21 September 2007
03:03 GMT |
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We all know that Firefox is one of the top web-browsers, being installed on millions of computers from all around the world. But if Firefox is vulnerable to the Internet attacks, do you still think that it is a smart choice? Well, you now have the chance to think about the answer because the security company Secunia ... |
19 September 2007
09:26 GMT |
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Yesterday, the Mountain View giant proudly announced that it releases the presentation tool confirmed a long time ago. Today, the same company sadly confirmed that a security hole was already discovered in the service. Well, I can't say a thing about it although it was already fixed by the Google employees becau... |
19 September 2007
04:33 GMT |
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Today's online instant messengers challenge one another with new functions and abilities that lure new users to their products and win the competition. SecurityFocus reports a new security flaw in AOL Instant Messenger which might allow an attacker execute malicious codes in order to take the control of the comp... |
14 September 2007
03:41 GMT |
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Sophos Antivirus is one of the top security solutions which are also compatible with the latest version of Windows, Vista. Because I'm sure that many of the Vista fans out there are looking for a security tool for their computers, I feel sorry to inform you that Sophos Antivirus contains a security flaw that mig... |
7 September 2007
16:36 GMT |
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When you have a problem with your security system it is hard to keep it a secret. How come? Well, black-hatters are always probing the Web to see what flaws they can exploit and if your network has a security issue, it will be found!I've read this great article by security expert Mark Gibbs, on NetworkWorld, ab... |
7 September 2007
05:46 GMT |
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Apple is one of the top companies in the world because it created several famous products such as iPods, the operating system Mac OS X and iMacs. But Apple is not only a company focused on hardware products and on devices as it also designed several top applications such as the web browser Safari and the multimedia p... |
7 September 2007
04:54 GMT |
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If you want to surf the Internet and stay secure, you need to deploy the services of a firewall and the ones of an anti-virus. You need the firewall to keep others from entering your machine and you need the AV to neutralize any possible threats on your PC.When I said that you might not need an AV of firewall, I cert... |
6 September 2007
03:06 GMT |
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StarCraft Brood War has been disclosed to have a vulnerability that may cause a denial of service (DoS) attack. The flaw comes with the minimap preview and it has not been repaired by any patch. It's not such a big deal, but somebody could make you program crash (remotely) right in the middle of the game, which ... |
5 September 2007
02:53 GMT |
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Yahoo Messenger's vulnerabilities are affecting the application continuously as more and more reports lead to security flaw discovered in the Sunnyvale company's tool. The bad thing about it is that we're all vulnerable to attacks as long as the parent firm doesn't patch the holes. But there'... |
30 August 2007
04:33 GMT |
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This is quite serious. Such a flaw can be used by hackers to compromise a user's system. I advise you to fix the program's bug first, before using it again. If you fail to do so - it's your risk!I've gotten this info from the Secunia website. They have all sorts of useful information on program vu... |
24 August 2007
04:37 GMT |
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Symantec Enterprise Firewall, a security solution that was meant to represent the protection system for the enterprise consumers, is now vulnerable to attacks as a new flaw was discovered. Security company Secunia discovered the hole that might allow an attacker to obtain valid usernames from the affected computer bu... |
17 August 2007
05:40 GMT |
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Yahoo Messenger, the software solution that is regarded by some of the users as the only instant messaging client that deserves to be installed on a computer, contains a critical security hole that might really harm your computer. The vulnerability was first published on a Chinese security forum but the folks from Mc... |
16 August 2007
05:09 GMT |
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Internet Explorer, the browser included into the famous operating system Windows, is again brought into spotlights although the folks from the Redmond company didn't do anything for it. Security company Secunia reported a flaw in both Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 that might allow an attacker to ob... |
13 August 2007
10:37 GMT |
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Panda Antivirus was described as a new competitor for the security giants such as Kaspersky and Symantec but it failed to reach its goal and steal an important amount of users from the rivals. Moreover, it was proved that Panda Antivirus is somehow more vulnerable than secure so it could harm your computer even witho... |
9 August 2007
06:24 GMT |
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Yahoo Widgets is an attractive platform powered by the Sunnyvale company that provides tiny and eye-candy utilities able to bring some simple functions straight on your desktop. The product is quite popular and, because you might be one of the users, you must know that Yahoo Widgets must be updated as soon as possibl... |
27 July 2007
06:36 GMT |
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NOD32, the well-known antivirus, has not been so efficient lately, as a highly critical vulnerability was discovered in many of the products included in the main series of security tools. NOD32 for Domino 2.x, NOD32 for DOS 1.x, NOD32 for FreeBSD 1.x, NOD32 for Linux 1.x, NOD32 for MS Exchange Server 0.x, NOD32 for N... |
23 July 2007
08:52 GMT |
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The parent company of Panda Antivirus likes to describe its product as one of the top solutions when it comes to computer security. But the things are a little bit different today when security company Secunia reported a highly critical vulnerability in several Panda software solutions that can allow an attacker assa... |
23 July 2007
06:28 GMT |
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Mozilla Thunderbird, the famous email client, might get the users into trouble because several security flaws were discovered and confirmed by the parent company. Some of them are also affecting Firefox, the browser created by the same firm but they were already fixed in the 2.0.0.5 release rolled out yesterday. Howe... |
19 July 2007
07:54 GMT |
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Google is again involved in security advisory as the way it handles the RSS auto-subscribe functions might bring some unauthorized traffic to malicious websites. The security flaw was discovered by Patrick Altoft from BlogStorm who wrote that almost any page is able to exploit the vulnerability in a matter of second... |
19 July 2007
06:28 GMT |
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The instant messaging created by the Sunnyvale company Yahoo is again vulnerable to attacks but this time, it is even more serious as the firm's engineers left the hole unpatched. Rajesh Sethumadhavan discovered a problem with the Yahoo Messenger address book handling because any malicious entry added to the app... |
18 July 2007
09:52 GMT |
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It's well known the fact that you must have an antivirus solution in order to protect your computer from viruses, malware files or other threats that might harm your system. But what if those security products that must be installed on your computer are also vulnerable and the hackers can use them to infiltrate ... |
17 July 2007
11:16 GMT |
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The famous Microsoft browser Internet Explorer is about to get a new patch soon because the security companies discovered a new security hole that might allow a malicious person to attack the user's computer. Security firm Secunia rated the flaw as less critical but confirmed the hole was identified on a fully p... |
16 July 2007
09:51 GMT |
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The Opera Browser is one of the applications able to fight with the giants Firefox and Internet Explorer for the supremacy of the Internet. However, the recently-discovered security holes proved us that there is no 100 percent secure program so even the two kings produced by Mozilla and Microsoft can be defeated. But... |
16 July 2007
05:37 GMT |
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Symantec is often described as one of the best security companies on the Internet but sometimes you wouldn't say that because most of its products are the subjects of the security advisories. Today, numerous Symantec solutions proved us that a single security hole can affect the entire computer because a success... |
12 July 2007
16:31 GMT |
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The famous application QuickTime is again brought in the spotlights because the parent company Apple discovered some highly critical vulnerabilities that must be patched to avoid a successful exploitation from the attackers. According to the Cupertino firm, the flaws were confirmed for both Windows and Mac versions o... |
12 July 2007
09:48 GMT |
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WabiSabiLabi Ltd, a Swiss company rolled out an interesting website that allows users to buy security vulnerabilities for unpatched software solutions. Although it might sound like some hot goodies for hackers, the owners sustain the flaws can be also bought by the security companies or even by the parent firms in or... |
9 July 2007
06:23 GMT |
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The security of our computers is very important for all of us because every personal system stores private information, documents and details that must be hidden from public eyes. That's why it is very important to install security solutions able to block every hack attempt, every spam campaign and to assure us ... |
6 July 2007
10:15 GMT |
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Following the recent security concerns issued by researcher Christian Matthies, the parent company Google decided to contact him and resolve the flaws. As Christian Matthies said, he sent an ultimatum to the Mountain View company in order to patch the vulnerabilities before they are successfully exploited by a danger... |
25 June 2007
06:56 GMT |
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The recently-released Apple TV is already vulnerable to online attacks as it contains a moderately critical security flaw. The hole can allow an attacker to connect to an affected system, compromise it and obtain higher privileges. Security company Secunia rated the flaw as moderately critical and sustained the only ... |
21 June 2007
06:34 GMT |
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Trillian, the famous Yahoo Messenger alternative, is not a too secure replacement for the popular instant messaging client, because it contains a critical security flaw that might harm the users' computers. According to security company Secunia, Trillian Basic 3.x and Trillian Pro 3.x contain a highly critical v... |
19 June 2007
12:06 GMT |
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Kaspersky Antivirus, one of the most popular security solutions for our computers, proved us again that it's hard to name a program the best in its category after the security companies discovered a vulnerability in its engine. Although security company Secunia rated it as not critical, it is a sign that our com... |
12 June 2007
10:56 GMT |
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The famous instant messaging client Yahoo Messenger is affected by highly critical vulnerabilities that might permit the attackers to obtain remote control on an affected system. The flaws were reported by eEye Digital Security, a security company that refused to offer more details until the parent company firm Yahoo... |
7 June 2007
10:16 GMT |
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One of the most popular mail solutions on the Internet, Google's Gmail, was again affected by a vulnerability that can permit an attacker to view or delete some of the messages stored into an account. The Mountain View company's employees were quite quick in fixing the flaw and managed to repair it in a few... |
6 June 2007
06:01 GMT |
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Symantec is one of the most famous security companies in the world and, in the same time, it is one of the most affected firms by vulnerabilities and security flaws. Today's vulnerability brings Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation in the spotlights as Secunia recently released an advisory that reveals moderately... |
4 June 2007
15:36 GMT |
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Firefox is no longer securer than Microsoft's Internet Explorer as Mozilla's browser is very often brought in the spotlights by the security flaw discovered in its engine. Yesterday, it was reported that Firefox contains several vulnerabilities that can allow an attacker to connect to an affected system and... |
1 June 2007
15:06 GMT |
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The downloadable application that is meant to take the power of the online Google Search into the offline mode, Google Desktop, is affected by a major flaw that can allow an attacker to do almost whatever he wants with the affected computer. Robert Hansen, CEO of Sectheory.com and member of Ha.ckers.org discovered a ... |
1 June 2007
06:51 GMT |
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Mozilla Thunderbird is currently one of the most widely used email clients, but this popularity doesn't necessarily mean that it is also secure. This statement is also sustained by a recent security flaw discovered in the application that revealed that Thunderbird 2.x and 1.5.x might not protect the users' ... |
31 May 2007
15:36 GMT |
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