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iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw
Ping-pong
The latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.…
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Posted on 2 September 2010 | 3:16 pm
Survey scammers serve up supposed shelter from survey scams
Kind of ironic when you think about it
Cheeky scammers are offering prospective marks an application that supposedly shields them from exposure to survey scams.…
Posted on 1 September 2010 | 1:18 pm
Apple QuickTime backdoor creates code-execution peril
Getting punked by 9-year-old parameter
A security researcher has unearthed a “bizarre” flaw in Apple's QuickTime Player that can be exploited to remotely execute malicious code on Windows-based PCs, even those running the most recent versions of operating system.…
Posted on 30 August 2010 | 8:27 pm
Once-prolific Pushdo botnet crippled
Torrent of spam choked
Security researchers have disrupted the botnet known as Pushdo, a coup that over the past 48 hours has almost completely choked the torrent of junkmail from the once-prolific spam network.…
Posted on 27 August 2010 | 6:30 pm
Firefox, uTorrent, and PowerPoint hit by Windows DLL bug
Plenty more where that came from
A day after Microsoft confirmed a vulnerability in Windows applications that executes malicious code on end-user PCs, the first exploits have been released targeting programs including the Firefox browser, uTorrent BitTorrent client, and Microsoft PowerPoint.…
Posted on 24 August 2010 | 11:03 pm
McAfee re-issues fake visa waiver virus warning
As Symantec haunted by dead celebs
Proving there's not much new under the sun, McAfee is warning travellers to the US to be aware of the danger of fake visa waiver websites.…
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Posted on 24 August 2010 | 11:27 am
Scareware tries to trick marks into dropping defences
Strip for me, baby
Virus authors have developed a strain of malware that attempts to con users into uninstalling legitimate security packages.…
Posted on 20 August 2010 | 12:48 pm
Researcher: Code-execution bug affects 200 Windows apps
Ain't no cure for binary-planting blues
About 200 Windows applications are vulnerable to remote code-execution attacks that exploit a bug in the way the programs load binary files for the Microsoft operating system, a security researcher said Thursday.…
Posted on 20 August 2010 | 1:31 am
New code-execution bug found in Windows and 40 apps
When 'safe' files aren't
Microsoft Windows and about 40 applications that run on it are vulnerable to remote-code execution attacks that are "trivial" to carry out, a noted security researcher warned Wednesday.…
Posted on 18 August 2010 | 9:28 pm
Clickjacking threat punts Facebook survey scam
Share and Destroy
Miscreants have unleashed a new type of clickjacking worm onto Facebook.…
Posted on 18 August 2010 | 11:08 am
Network Solutions pulls widget that tainted up to 5m websites
Parked domains borked by long running security fail
Network Solutions has admitted that a software widget designed to help small business to build websites was contaminated with malware.…
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Posted on 17 August 2010 | 10:34 am
Virgin Media to warn malware-infected customers
Lines up letters
Virgin Media subscribers whose computers are part of a botnet can expect a letter warning them to tighten up their security, under a new initiative based on data collected by independent malware trackers.…
Posted on 16 August 2010 | 12:49 pm
Security flaw creates Android, Palm Pre snoop risk
It's like James Bond! But not
Security researchers have uncovered a flaw that creates a means to plant bugging software on Palm Pre devices.…
Posted on 13 August 2010 | 10:24 am
Apple kills browse-and-get-hacked bugs in iOS
iPhones, iPads, iPod touches safe again
Updated Apple has patched a critical iOS vulnerability that allows attackers to install malicious apps on iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches by doing nothing more than luring victims to a booby-trapped website or sending them a tainted email.…
Posted on 11 August 2010 | 9:57 pm
Free Android antivirus clocks up 2.5m downloads
'Android will replace Windows' claims cocky start-up starter
Update Downloads of a free anti-virus app for Android devices reached the 2.5 million milestone last week.…
Posted on 11 August 2010 | 3:10 pm
Click fraud botnet unpicked
Browser hijack scam runs through rogue traffic broker
Cybercrooks use of botnets to make money by sending spam or launching denial of service attacks has become a well-understood business model.…
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Posted on 11 August 2010 | 12:50 pm
Avira owns up to BitDefender Trojan false alarm
Oops
Updated German security firm Avira has admitted it falsely warned that a beta version of an upcoming security package from its Romanian rival was contaminated with a Trojan.…
Posted on 10 August 2010 | 7:56 pm
First SMS Trojan for Android is in the wild
Premium rate scam will cost Google phoners dear
Updated The first text message-based Trojan to infect smartphones running Google's Android operating system has been detected in the wild.…
Posted on 10 August 2010 | 1:04 pm
Malware gang steal over £700K from one British bank
Cybercrooks scoop cash from thousands of accounts
A banking Trojan attack has led to the fraudulent withdrawal of more than $1m from online banking accounts maintained with a UK bank since the start of July, according to security researchers.…
Posted on 10 August 2010 | 12:02 pm
Critical jailbreak hole plugged in Foxit Reader
Adobe Reader unaffected
The Foxit document reader has been updated to fix the same critical bug that currently leaves iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches wide open to malware attacks.…
Posted on 9 August 2010 | 8:57 pm
