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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 ... |
21 December 2007
03:21 GMT |
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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 abl... |
19 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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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 vulnerabi... |
19 December 2007
04:51 GMT |
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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 w... |
18 December 2007
15:06 GMT |
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Several BitDefender products are affected by a bdelev.dll ActiveX control double free vulnerability, SecurityFocus informed today. BitDefender Total Security 2008, BitDefender Internet Security 2008 and BitDefender Antivirus 2008, they are all affected by the same vulnerability. In order to be able to exploit an affe... |
14 December 2007
05:45 GMT |
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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... |
13 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Yes, it is that time of the month again for Microsoft. And the Redmond company has ended 2007 with a security run dignified of an apotheosis. On December 11th`, 2007, a date synonymous with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, the monthly patch cycle brought with it fixes for no less than 11 vulnerabilities. A total of s... |
12 December 2007
09:45 GMT |
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In the end, beating the old drum of Windows Vista as the most secure Windows operating system on the market, is nothing more than a marketing campaign. Microsoft has constantly been applauding Vista as an apex of security in relation not only to previous Windows releases, but also to rival platforms. But at the same ... |
12 December 2007
07:26 GMT |
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This could be only bad news for the HP notebook owners who are using Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or Windows Vista: a vulnerability was discovered in HP Info Center, which can be used by an attacker to compromise an affected system or access all sorts of system details, as security com... |
12 December 2007
05:54 GMT |
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In a recent report focused on the volume of vulnerabilities impacting various versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox 2.0, over a period of three years, Microsoft's IE managed to come on top of Mozilla's open source browser. Playing the vulnerabilities counting game, as an indication of the measure of sec... |
12 December 2007
05:28 GMT |
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Here's another Windows Vista-compatible antivirus that must be patched as soon as possible to avoid successful exploitations of a recently reported vulnerability. Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 and Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008 are all affected by the uu... |
12 December 2007
04:39 GMT |
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DirectX 10, the graphics technology exclusive to Windows Vista, has been applauded as an apex of the evolution for Windows' DirectX suite of multimedia application programming interfaces, but a critical security vulnerability in the APIs allows a potential attacker to completely take over the computer. Tomorrow,... |
10 December 2007
06:45 GMT |
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Skype, the popular VoIP client, is again the main subject of today's security news, after Zero Day Initiative reported a new vulnerability in the versions prior to 3.6. Under the 'skype4com URI Handler Heap Corruption Vulnerability', security company Secunia rated the flaw as highly critical and urged ... |
7 December 2007
03:28 GMT |
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Opera Browser has always been an alternative for the top players Firefox and Internet Explorer, so we all expect a very powerful solution that would be able to compete with the two giants. However, Opera, which I must admit is one of my favorite browsers, contains some security flaws that could put the users at risk... |
6 December 2007
03:01 GMT |
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We all know that a single vulnerability discovered in one of the applications installed on the computer can allow a potential hacker to obtain full control over our system. The software companies cannot be blamed for these holes, as they usually patch them pretty fast, but is there any chance to use a 100 percent sec... |
5 December 2007
15:31 GMT |
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We all love free goodies and if the freeware license comes with an antivirus technology, it's a dream coming true. Avast Antivirus is probably one of the best alternatives for the traditional and expensive antivirus solutions, because it is available for free for all the users. An old quote says that if you want... |
5 December 2007
06:30 GMT |
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OpenOffice has always been regarded as the perfect solution for Microsoft Office, a more expensive solution powered by the Redmond-based company. Since it has been available for free for all Windows, Mac, and Linux users, OpenOffice is installed on millions of computers from all over the world. But, this impressive p... |
5 December 2007
05:53 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 7, the browser version that ships by default as a component of both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista operating system, can serve as an open avenue for attacks, provided that the necessary proxy settings are in place. Microsoft issued a security advisory, confirming the existence of a vulnerability i... |
4 December 2007
05:11 GMT |
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Skype users are again threatened by a vulnerability discovered in the VoIP software solution; SecurityFocus reported that only the 3.6.0.216 version is affected. However, some other releases might be affected by the same flaw, but there's no successful exploitation reported, yet. The developer of the application... |
28 November 2007
06:43 GMT |
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Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system, has been continually applauded as an apex of security and an epitome of user protection when it comes down to the Windows platforms available on the market. Yet Vista is far from being bulletproof despite the additional security mitigations built into the produ... |
27 November 2007
05:20 GMT |
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We all knew that a powerful antivirus supposed to block threats and protect your computer can turn into a serious danger for your computer due to several reasons. But as Sergio Alvarez and Thierry Zoller, N.runs security researchers, stated, the vulnerabilities discovered in the antivirus technologies can be easily u... |
26 November 2007
02:25 GMT |
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In terms of serving security updates, Microsoft uses a strategy involving monthly releases of update bulletins. The Patch Tuesday tradition has been adopted as a natural consequence of user feedback that required the company to adopt a fixed timetable for security releases, enabling superior management of the deploym... |
21 November 2007
04:48 GMT |
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I told you it's better to keep your Windows up-to-date with the latest fixes because you can avoid several problems but this time, it's pretty necessary to do so. Security vendor Trend Micro released a notification concerning WORM_JALOUS.AI, a new threat targeting the Windows computers and especially the vu... |
19 November 2007
08:32 GMT |
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Do you remember WabiSabiLabi, that online shop for software vulnerabilities? If the answer is yes, you should know the service is back and along with some new goodies especially for the Linux lovers. WabiSabiLabi is now attempting to sell a ClamAV software vulnerability for no less than 500 euro. Sure, it's only... |
19 November 2007
04:25 GMT |
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As Microsoft is hard at work patching Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista managed to get by without a single scratch. On November 13, the Redmond company made available two security bulletins addressing vulnerabilities in XP and Windows Server 2003. The updates are designed to patch two security holes r... |
14 November 2007
03:09 GMT |
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Mozilla Firefox is again the main subject of the security advisories as a new vulnerability was discovered which doesn't seem to affect the latest 2.0.0.9 release. According to a report published by Security Focus, Mozilla Firefox is affected by a Jar URI cross-site scripting vulnerability discovered in all the ... |
9 November 2007
05:34 GMT |
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ACDSee is a famous suite of photo manipulation utilities which are currently installed on numerous computers all over the world. But the subject of this piece of news is not the pack itself but some vulnerabilities which were discovered and reported by security company Secunia today. In fact, ACDSee acknowledged the ... |
7 November 2007
11:42 GMT |
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Windows Vista is still breathing as Windows XP is now choking on the latest vulnerability to hit Microsoft's platform. The Redmond company issued a security advisory detailing a flaw residing in the Macrovision SECDRV.SYS driver that ships by default with both Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Vista was not no... |
7 November 2007
09:57 GMT |
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What is the fastest way to Windows' heart? Well, take your pick. The Windows operating system is hardly bulletproofed. This although Microsoft has the largest degree of control over the end result of its own development process. But on top of the operating system and the native components that ship by default wi... |
6 November 2007
03:00 GMT |
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Think Windows Vista is bad? Well, the fact of the matter is that is largely a subjective perspective that is little open to dispute. However, when it comes down to what users can integrate with the operating system, the situation is a tad more severe. Security company Bit9 compiled a list with the top 10 absolute wor... |
5 November 2007
11:13 GMT |
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Symantec Mail Security is a suite of utilities designed to protect your inbox from all kinds of threats no matter if you're based on Microsoft Exchange, SMTP or Domino. Although the products are designed to defend your email, the Symantec Mail Security solutions are unable to reach their goal due to multiple vul... |
5 November 2007
03:07 GMT |
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Symantec Mail Security for SMTP is a technology designed by the famous company Symantec which is supposed to protect users' accounts from several types of web threats. Although the application has this clear goal, it seems like it might fail in its attempt to defend the users due to several vulnerabilities repor... |
26 October 2007
09:32 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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Microsoft has acknowledged scenarios where Internet Explorer 7 - running on top of Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 and with SP2, as well as Windows Server 2003, the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions, both SP1 and SP2, along with Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - provides fertile... |
17 October 2007
08:29 GMT |
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I guess some of you are sick of just reading "do this, patch that to stay secure" with explanations written in such a techie language that you do not understand a thing. Well, I'm now going to explain nice and simple why it's important to patch Microsoft products. If you've read the recent news or have... |
12 October 2007
03:12 GMT |
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Microsoft's monthly patch cycle release of security bulletins on October 9 reveals yet again that the company's latest operating system, although applauded as the most secure version of Windows on the market, is far from being foolproof or perfect. Windows Vista did not manage to get by unscratched, with th... |
10 October 2007
08:48 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, but also on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, along with the remaining supported versions of Microsoft's proprietary browser are hurt bad. According to the Redmond company, the browser is affected by no less than four security holes. As a consequence, the monthly patch cyc... |
10 October 2007
04:34 GMT |
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This used to be just another one of those cases in which security software, instead of making you safer, actually made you more vulnerable - I hate it when that happens. A few weeks ago, I had an article in which I wrote that Kaspersky is a firm that offers reliable security software; well, an important part of deliv... |
10 October 2007
03:58 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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Remember that piece of news about the NSA (the US National Security Agency) gathering huge amounts of data? Well, they face a serious threat because of it, but they can afford it, after all, they're the NSA! The danger is the fact that when sitting upon a huge pile of information that you have gathered for secur... |
2 October 2007
08:45 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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Microsoft was one of the main critics of the WabiSabiLabi project, an initiative designed as a veritable vulnerabilities bazaar. Essentially, WabiSabiLabi acts as a marketplace for software security holes, enabling security developers to profit from the vulnerabilities they discover. Microsoft, as well as the majorit... |
1 October 2007
06:32 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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F-Secure is a corporation that, through its products, protects both consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats. One of their AV products, F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 7.x, has been disclosed to have a vulnerability.This flaw could be exploited by malware to bypass the scanning func... |
27 September 2007
10:17 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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Microsoft Live Messenger is just another one of the products that help Microsoft maintain its first place in the chart for the most vulnerable vendors. Version 8.1 and possibly other versions too, have a flaw. The application does not bound-check user-supplied input the way it should and that's why it is prone t... |
25 September 2007
04:15 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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It is not the first time when Google is vulnerable to the hack attacks but this time the security hole can lead to identity theft and stealing of private information. MustLive discovered a XSS vulnerability in Google Search Appliance, the searching technology which is supposed to be used in large networks or organiza... |
24 September 2007
05:35 GMT |
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This piece of news just came in! It's as critical as it can get! GNUCitizen has disclosed a severe issue with PDF documents. It is so bad that they haven't posted a proof of concept on the site, for fear of hackers. Do not open any PDF file because these documents can be used to compromise your Windows box,... |
21 September 2007
05:08 GMT |
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