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| Internet Explorer 8 Critical Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Released in the Wild |  | It is just a little over two months since the first public testing milestone for Internet Explorer was made available outside of Redmond, and a critical 0-day security vulnerability impacting the browser has already been released in the wild. Security researcher Aviv Raff has tucked away an exploit somewhere on his blog and is ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wonderware SuiteLink's Denial of Reported Service Vulnerability |  | Security researchers at Core Security Technologies have issued a warning statement on Monday according to which they found a rare vulnerability in Wonderware subsidiary's InTouch SuiteLink application. Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, is a software manufacturer that offers solutions to business users in areas such as Production and Performance Management, Geographical SCADA and Supervisory HMI (Human-Machine Interface).
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| Adobe Acrobat Reader and Professional Vulnerability Reported |  | It seems that Adobe Acrobat Reader and Professional users have been and probably still are vulnerable to dangerous attacks. The vulnerability has been discovered by one of the largest security company, Symantec. According to Symantec's webpage, the security issue is part of the Neosploit exploit toolkit and has been created to take advantage of a February 2008 vulnerability in the above mentioned Adobe applications ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 09:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Calls for Security Patches |  | Players of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are advised to restrict the access to game servers only to trusted users because a new vulnerability has been spotted on the web which may cause a Denial of Service. Security company Secunia rated the flaw as moderately critical and said that the vulnerability had been confirmed in version 1.5, but other releases may be affected as well. "The vulnerability is caused due to an input v ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Comodo Firewall Pro Needs Patches, Too |  | Comodo Firewall Pro, a freeware firewall which attracted quite a large audience, needs to be updated as soon as possible in order to avoid a new vulnerability spotted in older versions. Security company Secunia rated the flaw as not critical, but it stated that a successful exploit of the flaw could cause a Denial of Service. According to the same ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 04:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yet Another Antivirus Needs Security Fixes |  | Sophos Antivirus, an important security application currently installed on a large number of computers, needs to be patched as soon as possible due a vulnerability found in it, according to several reports. At this time, the parent company is working on a fix, so an update should be released anytime soon. Security company Secunia wrote that the vulnerability could be exploited to cause a Denial of Service attack. Only Sophos Anti ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 17:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BitDefender Antivirus 2008 Needs Updates |  | Users of BitDefender Antivirus 2008 are asked to update their security application as soon as possible because a new security vulnerability was discovered, according to several reports. Security company Secunia, which rated the flaw as not critical, said that while the vulnerability was confirmed in BitDefender Antivirus 2008 build 11.0.1, other versions of the antivirus may be affected as well. According to the same advisory, a ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 07:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Trillian in Trouble, Security Patch Required |  | Trillian is an application installed on lots of computers around the world for the simple reason that it allows users to communicate on the most popular instant messaging networks with a single software instance. Imagine that you have friends on Google Talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and ICQ. Keeping four applications in the System Tray isn't quite the most convenient thing to do, so starting a single program that would ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2008, 04:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 Not as Secure as You May Expect |  | Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 quickly caught the attention of the Internet users and, even if it's currently just in beta stages, it is also installed on millions of computers around the world. However, its continuously growing vulnerability doesn't necessarily mean that it's 100 percent secure, a fact also underlined by the beta tag placed near its name. SecurityFocus today reported that a 'document.write()' ... [read more >>] | | 23 April 2008, 05:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Should Security Flaws to Be Sold to Software Companies? |  | There are lots of security flaws spotted every day and, even if some of you may think that all of them underline the weak security of our installed software, it's actually a good thing that such problems were disclosed. First of all, think that if security researchers discover vulnerabilities, the companies which produced the software could fix them and obviously improve the security of the tools. However, WabiSabiLabi is on ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 17:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 RTM Hit by New Hole, XP SP3 Safe |  | Windows XP Service Pack 3, despite the fact that it is yet to be released in its final version, is safe from the latest security vulnerability impacting a range of Windows platforms including XP SP2 and ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 05:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OpenOffice Users Urged to Install Patches |  | OpenOffice has always been a pretty popular application, especially thanks to the fact that it offers a freeware alternative to Microsoft Office, the suite of tools dubbed the most powerful solution in its category. Because of the freeware license but of numerous other advanced features, Microsoft Office quickly gained a large audience, millions of users downloading and installing it on Windows, Linux and Mac systems. However, ac ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 04:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| DivX Player Vulnerability Confirmed |  | Security company Secunia has just published an advisory reporting a Subtitle Parsing Buffer Overflow vulnerability in DivX player, a quite popular software solution on the web. According to Secunia's notification, the vulnerability has been confirmed to exist in DivX Player 6.7 (build 6.7.0.22), but previous releases may be affected as well. Although the developers of the program haven't yet released a patch or a fix to ... [read more >>] | | 16 April 2008, 06:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Arrested Security Flaw Merchant Comes Back Online |  | WabiSabiLabi, a long-criticized project, is about to get back online as its founder, Roberto Preatoni has decided to bring the website back to life. For those of you who don't know, WabiSabiLabi is a company focused on security flaws and vulnerabilities which tries to find new glitches and sell them over the Internet to those involved in the security market. And in case you missed the news, Roberto Preatoni was arrested last ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Users of VLC Media Player Should Apply this Patch Immediately! |  | VLC Media Player is quite a popular application nowadays, especially because it provides a remarkable functionality bundled with a freeware license. This means that users are able to take advantage of its applaudable functions without paying for the software, as in the case of other programs on the market.
However, users of older versions of VLC Media Player are urged to update to the latest version of the application because ... [read more >>] | | 10 April 2008, 03:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Patches the First Critical Vista SP1 RTM Vulnerabilities |  | Windows Vista SP1 has yet to reach the end of the first month since Microsoft made it available to the general public and the company is already hammering away at the service pack in an attempt to plug critical security holes. On April 8, 2008, Microsoft released a total of eight security bulletins for Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. No less than four security bulletins impact Windows Vista, with three affecting Vista SP1. ... [read more >>] | | 09 April 2008, 08:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| QuickTime (7.4.5) Security Patch Detailed |  | Last week, Apple was announcing... wait, no, Apple barely "announces" its hardware, so updates are out of the question. What I meant to say was that last week, the Cupertino-based corporation responsible for some of the most innovative products out there has rolled out thre ... [read more >>] | | 08 April 2008, 07:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows XP SP3 Gets Its First Taste of Vulnerabilities |  | The third and final service pack for Windows XP is not even out the door, and security company Symantec has already warned of a security vulnerability impacting XP SP3. With the advent of Windows Vista, Microsoft has started beating the drum of the increased ... [read more >>] | | 07 April 2008, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The First Windows Vista SP1 Security Vulnerabilities |  | Microsoft has yet to finish with the delivery process of Windows Vista SP1, and the company is already hammering away at the service pack plugging security holes. According to the Redmond company, Vista SP1 is affected by multiple vulnerabilities that will be ... [read more >>] | | 04 April 2008, 07:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Opera Update Recommended Due to Critical Flaw. Download Included! |  | Opera is one of the browsers which somehow managed to get closer to the two kings of the browsers, Internet Explorer and Firefox, attracting more audience every day. However, a growing popularity doesn't necessarily mean that a certain application is 100 percent secure because it has bugs too and they must be fixed quickly enough to avoid all potential exploits.
This is the case of the report you're about to see because [ADMA ... [read more >>] | | 03 April 2008, 08:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mozilla Thunderbird Needs Security Patch ASAP! |  | Mozilla Thunderbird, that popular email client designed by the same company that created Firefox, is again vulnerable to attacks after a highly critical security flaw has been discovered in the version prior to 2.0.0.13. In fact, there’s no 2.0.0.13 version yet, but everybody expects it as it is supposed to fix all these glitches.
Security company ... [read more >>] | | 27 March 2008, 09:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mega Security Update Released for Tiger and Leopard Users |  | Apple has just issued a new security update for Mac OS X users. The update has been made available for both Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) and Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Leopard) users. It addresses vulnerabilities that may lead to arbitrary code execution, or enable a local user to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. It is aimed at around 80 (most of which critical) issues. The must-perf ... [read more >>] | | 19 March 2008, 07:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Plugs a Dozen Office Security Holes |  | Microsoft has plugged no less than 12 security holes in its Office System. According to Tami Gallupe, MSRC Release Manager, all of the four security bulletins come with a maximum severity rating of Critical, a rating associated with the risk of allowing remote code execution. Five vulnerabilities ... [read more >>] | | 12 March 2008, 13:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mac Users Beware of Password-Exposing Glitch! |  | Sure, Macs are pretty much virus-free (plus they come as a whole, seldom crash and they look just great), but a glitch is something no computer or electronic device can escape from. ... [read more >>] | | 29 February 2008, 03:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Google Turned into Goolag Scan for Passwords |  | One needs not be a genius to scan for vulnerabilities over the Internet and afterwards exploit them for his own benefit. Not anymore, anyway, as the hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) launched late last week its automated scanner, dubbed Goolag Scan. Sensitive information, passwords, server security flaws, you name it, GS finds them, with Google's unwilling help.
The way CDC presents its software, it is a wakeup call for sys ... [read more >>] | | 25 February 2008, 15:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Download the February 2008 Windows Security Releases ISO Image |  | As is the general practice over at Microsoft, the monthly patch cycle releases are accompanied by the ISO Image that focuses exclusively on the security bulletins aimed at resolving the vulnerabilities in the Windows operating systems – both client and server side. And if you are up to it, Windows-KB913086-200802.iso, weighing in at approximately 2.3 GB features no less than seven security bulletins out of the total of 11 made av ... [read more >>] | | 13 February 2008, 10:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Vista SP1 Is Bulletproof Compared to Vista RTM |  | Well, if you needed a reason to upgrade to Windows Vista SP1 from the RTM version of Microsoft's latest Windows client, then added security is by all means a catalyst of the service pack's deployment. Microsoft did tout the security enhancements synonymous with the evolution from Vista RTM to Vista SP1, and on February 12, 2008, the company gave ample examples of the fact that the addition of the service pack to the original fabr ... [read more >>] | | 13 February 2008, 05:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Lesser Security Flaws in 2007, but Critical |  | There’s some good news and some bad news, according to the annual X-Force report released by Internet Security Systems, a part of IBM Corp. The good news is that there have been lesser recorded security flaws in 2007, only 6,437, compared to the previous year, a decrease of 5.4 percent. The bad news is that web security overall hasn’t been improved. That just means that the same attacks have been going through lesser holes, at a higher rat ... [read more >>] | | 12 February 2008, 13:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 2008 Has Not Been Kind to Windows Vista |  | The beginning of 2008 has not been kind to Windows Vista. Microsoft's latest operating system, applauded as the most secure version of Windows available on the market, needs to start licking its many wounds. The Redmond company has been performing a vulnerability counting game throughout 2007, comparing Vista with XP, as well as with direct competitors Linux and Mac OS X, in terms of the volume of security vulnerabilities af ... [read more >>] | | 08 February 2008, 06:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Only Vulnerabilities in Safe ActiveX Controls Are Exploitable in Internet Explorer |  | Microsoft's Internet Explorer is without a doubt the main vector of attacks, when it comes down to web-based threats. Its ubiquity, as well as its intimate integration into the Windows platform, makes it an excellent avenue for attacks. With IE6, Microsoft has gained an ill reputation for failing dramatically to protect end users. From IE6, which undoubtedly is an apex of insecurity compared to alternative browsers, the Redmond compan ... [read more >>] | | 06 February 2008, 07:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Do NOT Use Yahoo!’s Music Jukebox |  | The Yahoo! plan to head towards free (if possible) and ad-supported music downloads is a reality and a pitching point for the company’s future. Only one impediment has surfaced this far, namely the vulnerability discovered by Krystian Kloskowski, a Polish security researcher, that might convince Yahoo!ers that the company is not as saf ... [read more >>] | | 04 February 2008, 10:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| uTorrent Must Be Updated ASAP! |  | uTorrent, one of the most popular BitTorrent download clients available on the web, must be updated as soon as possible as a new vulnerability has been discovered in the application. SecurityFocus today reported that certain releases of both BitTorrent and uTorrent include a "peers windows remote denial of service vulnerability."
According to the report, uTorrent 1.7.5, 1.6.1, 1.6 and BitTorrent 6.0 are all affected ... [read more >>] | | 17 January 2008, 14:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| $20,000 for a Nasty Crumb of Windows |  | There are always leftovers and crumbs from the Windows feast. And one nasty crumb of the Windows operating system can go as high as $20,000. This is the price that a security research company is willing to cough up for a single zero-day vulnerability in Windows. Digital Armaments has failed to specify the Windows version ... [read more >>] | | 17 January 2008, 07:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| And Excel Is Back with a Vengeance |  | Microsoft has confirmed that the Office suite is once again under fire at the beginning of 2008. However, it seems that attacks only target the Excel component in a variety of Office versions. Concomitantly with revealing that a Critical, Zero-Day vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild, the Redmond company provided assurance that users of the latest versions of the Office System are not at any risk from attack. ... [read more >>] | | 16 January 2008, 02:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Security?! What the Heck Is It?! |  | Security company Secunia proved us that some people simply ignore the basic security measures and get their computers vulnerable to attacks without even knowing. In fact, the security of their computers seems to be pretty ignored, if you simply analyze the findings of a research conducted by the same security firm. Just listen to this: 4.54 percent of the computers contained no insecure applications, 27.83 percent got 0-5 insecure applicat ... [read more >>] | | 10 January 2008, 06:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| January 2008 Security Releases ISO Image |  | Yes, it's that time of the month again... For Microsoft, January 8th, 2008 was synonymous with the first Patch Tuesday of this year. The Redmond company releases security update for its software products on a monthly basis, and the availability date ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 07:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Windows Vista Kernel Can Be Subdued by Malicious TCP/IP Packets |  | In what can only be described as a very slow month for Microsoft, in terms of security bulletins releases, as well as a light start of 2008, the Redmond company has issued a patch for a critical vulnerability impacting Windows Vista. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-001, labeled with a maximum severity rating of Cr ... [read more >>] | | 09 January 2008, 05:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Firefox under Attack, No Solution Available yet! |  | We all know it, Firefox is one of the most popular web browsers ever designed. Moreover, some people say the Mozilla browser is the most secure application in its category, having safer features that Internet Explorer, the program built by the Redmond software giant, Microsoft. However, a new vulnerability has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox and, at the time of writing this article, no official solution has been released. Secu ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 05:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| An Excellent Debut for Vista in 2008 – the First Critical Vulnerability |  | The first month of 2008 is synonymous with an excellent debut for Windows Vista, as Microsoft is getting ready to resolve the first critical vulnerability affecting the operating system this year. The Redmond company made available this week the Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2008, offering a sneak peak at the security bulletins that will be issued on January 8th, 2008. With Vista but a month away from the first anniver ... [read more >>] | | 04 January 2008, 03:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Who Says Opera Is Secure? |  | I've heard people saying that Opera is one of the most secure browsers ever created, being safer to use than Firefox or Internet Explorer. In fact, every application is quite secure if you install the latest version or you apply the newest patches. And this is Opera's case too, because some security vulnerabilities have been discovered in some older releases that really require the update to the latest version. Security ... [read more >>] | | 03 January 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Unpatched RealPlayer = Your Worst Nightmare |  | RealPlayer has always managed to remain in the spotlight, but not only with good things as the applications has been often the subject of security advisories published on the web. Today, it’s the time. It’s the time when RealPlayer is once again vulnerable to attacks and it seems like this time, it may be a serious one. Security company Secunia ... [read more >>] | | 03 January 2008, 13:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| One More Christmas Infection Exploiting Windows Vulnerabilities |  | In case you thought you're safe this Christmas because you have applied the latest definitions for your security software, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you're not safe at all. And a recently-spotted worm comes to support this statement. WORM_DLOADER.TBW is a Windows infection discovered by security company Trend Micro, which affects most versions of the Microsoft operating system including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP ... [read more >>] | | 27 December 2007, 06:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Patches Internet Explorer Patch |  | Microsoft has patched a patch released for Internet Explorer. It might not sound good, but it's true. And it all began with the Redmond company's monthly patch cycle. On December 11th, 2007, Microsoft made available Security Bulletin MS07-069 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615). As i ... [read more >>] | | 21 December 2007, 03:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| After Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar Bites the Dust too! |  | Following the reports concerning a security flaw in Google Toolbar, a new vulnerability has been disclosed in Yahoo Toolbar, the browser add-on produced by the Sunnyvale company. The YShortcut.dll ActiveX control remote buffer overflow vulnerability affects only the 1.4.1 release of Yahoo Toolbar, but other versions might be vulnerable as well, SecurityFocus wrote in an advisory published today. Since there's no exploitatio ... [read more >>] | | 21 December 2007, 03:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yet Another Antivirus Vulnerability. Time to Patch! |  | Everybody trusts antiviruses because they are supposed to assure a smooth system performance and block potential threats that might affect our computer working experience. But all it needs is a security vulnerability and the entire system goes crazy: the antivirus, your friend, turns into your worst enemy, and is able to allow intruders invade your computer and access your private information. I’m not sure if today’s piece of vu ... [read more >>] | | 19 December 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Dangerous Triangle: Opera Browser – Adobe Flash Player – Apple Mac OS X |  | So, are you one of those proud Apple customers and are you currently using Mac OS X? Oh, and have you also downloaded Opera Browser to surf the web? Hey, wait a sec, is that Adobe Flash Player installed on your system? Oh my God, you’re vulnerable pal! You should really update your applications! A new vulnerability has been discovered on the computers equipped with Mac OS X running Opera Browser with an installed Adobe Flash Pla ... [read more >>] | | 19 December 2007, 04:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Voting Systems Vulnerable. How Dangerous Is This? |  | A recent study, released by Ohio's Secretary of State, reveals that the Ohio's electronic voting systems are pretty insecure as they contain several flaws which may have an important impact over the "integrity of elections in the Buckeye State". Jennifer Brunner wrote that the voting technology should be well improved since most of the tests disclosed critical security vulnerabilities. EVEREST (Evaluation &am ... [read more >>] | | 18 December 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mail Security Not so Secure |  | A highly critical vulnerability has been discovered in Symantec Mail Security, which may allow an attacker who manages to exploit it to compromise the affected system, Secunia wrote in a security notification rolled out today. The flaw exists in Symantec Mail Security for SMTP version 5.0.1 with Patch 187, but other versions might be affected as well. Symantec Mail Security is a technology powered by the Cupertino company, being ... [read more >>] | | 13 December 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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