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»Excel Invalid Object
A remote code execution vulnerability exists within Microsoft Excel which may allow for a remote att ...
»Adobe PDF Buffer Overflow
A vulnerability exists within Adobe Acrobat that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a v ...
»Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX stack buffer overflow
The Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control is a component that provides automatic updat ...
»Internet Connection Sharing DoS
A denial of service vulnerability exists within the Internet Connection Sharing service in Microsoft ...
»RPC Memory Exhaustion
The three referenced exploits take advantage of an inherent problem in RPC, in which an attacker get ...


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»News: Change in Focus
Change in Focus
»News: Twitter attacker had proper credentials
Twitter attacker had proper credentials
»News: PhotoDNA scans images for child abuse
PhotoDNA scans images for child abuse

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»News: Conficker data highlights infected networks
Conficker data highlights infected networks
»Brief: Google offers bounty on browser bugs
Google offers bounty on browser bugs


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»Using Parameter Pollution and Clickjacking to Aid Anti-CSRF Bypass
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about Clickjacking, with only a few exceptions here ...
»RSA Conference Wrapup
Well another RSA Conference has come and gone. Lots of vendor noise about their product being the o ...
»Facebook Patents Social Feeds and I Patent XSS
In honor of the USPO’s decision to allow Facebook’s patent for social feeds I decided to ...
»Banks, Businesses, Viruses and the UCC
There’s an interesting post over at Krebs On Security talking about some poor company that is ...
»Google Buzz Security Flaw
… Speaking of Google, I got an email from TrainReq (the same fellow who allegedly hacked Miley ...
»Nevermind, I Was Wrong, Google Is Evil
I’ve been waiting a while to do this post - several weeks actually since my original post. In ...


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»Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5
»Microsoft Releases March Security Bulletin
»Energizer DUO USB Battery Charger Software Allows Remote System Access
»Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories
»Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for March Security Bulletin
»U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Census Campaign Warning
»Microsoft Re-Releases Security Bulletin MS10-015
»Microsoft Releases Security Advisory to Address VBScript Vulnerability
»Adobe Releases a Security Update for Download Manager
»Mozilla Releases Security Advisories


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»T-325: Microsoft re-release of KB973811 - attacks on Extended Protection for Authentication
Microsoft re-release of KB973811 - attacks on Extended Protection for Authentication
»T-324: Samba 'CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE' File Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability
Samba 'CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE' File Permissions Security Bypass Vulnerability
»T-323: Microsoft Security Advisory (981374)
Microsoft Security Advisory (981374)
»T-322: March Patch Tuesday Notes
March Patch Tuesday Notes
»T-321: Energizer DUO USB battery charger software allows unauthorized remote system access
Energizer DUO USB battery charger software allows unauthorized remote system access
»T-320: Apache 2.2.14 mod_isapi Dangling Pointer
Apache 2.2.14 mod_isapi Dangling Pointer
»T-319: Apache Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Apache Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
»T-318: Drupal Prior to 6.16 and 5.22 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Drupal Prior to 6.16 and 5.22 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
»T-317: Vulnerability in VBScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability in VBScript Could Allow Remote Code Execution
»T-316: Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
»T-315: PHP 5.2.13 Security Update
PHP 5.2.13 Security Update
»T-314: Microsoft Windows ICMPv6 Router Advertisement Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows ICMPv6 Router Advertisement Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
»T-313: Cisco Firewall Services Module Skinny Client Control Protocol Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco Firewall Services Module Skinny Client Control Protocol Inspection Denial of Service Vulnerabi ...
»T-312: Adobe Download Manager Unspecified Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Adobe Download Manager Unspecified Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
»T-311: Microsoft Windows SMB Client Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows SMB Client Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability


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»Estonian virus writer sent to jail
Author of Allapple virus sentenced.
»Morphing PDFs in new SEO poisoning trick
Harmless documents replaced by web pages containing malicious code.
»Botnet taken down as ringleaders are arrested
'Mariposa' included almost 13 million zombies.
»March issue of VB published
The March issue of Virus Bulletin is now available for subscribers to download.
»Spammers move from China to Russia
Stricter rules on registering .cn domains leads to increase in malicious .ru domains.
»Nearly 20% still running IE 6
VB poll finds users still running outdated browser despite campaigns to boycott it.


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»Tech Insight: The Keys To Cohesive Encryption In The Enterprise
Lack of standards for multivendor encryption make key management a major challenge today ...
»Hackers Not Playing Games With Gaming Sites
Internet gaming companies can be damaged by cyber attacks in a broader variety of ways than other co ...
»Malware-Serving ISP Taken Down, Researchers Say
"Troyak" went dark overnight, cutting off service to many Zeus botnets
»Ex-TSA Employee Indicted For Tampering With Database Of Terrorist Suspects
Case serves as a wake-up call on the potential dangers of malicious insider access to sensitive data ...
»New Twitter Feature Looks For Malicious URLs
Meanwhile, one in eight Twitter accounts is either malicious, suspicious, or suspended, according to ...


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Microsoft’s Zero Day Event
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NIST SP 800-69 (draft) Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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New MS Trojan Bot Making the Rounds, Hides via Rootkit
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Conflicker Worm - April Fools Day Likely To Make Fools Out Of Us Either Way
...ctive job of hiding its self from the most common antivirus programs and prevents computers from contacting antivirus websites. Once infected users wi...
Posted on Monday 30 March 2009 - 21:21:27

Ransomware Will Win The War
The well respected Antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab is calling for a massive group effort to break the encryption used by the latest Ransomware. They're a...
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The bi-yearly Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware Test Results Are In.
...ottom wasn't even close. // @@@anti, virus, antivirus, malware, av, comparatives, on, demand, results, detection, polymorphic, viruses, script,...
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Microsoft Has Released An Extremely Urgent Out of Band Windows Update
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Yet another PowerPoint 0day Exploit (9-27-06)
...have quietly added protection for it to their own antivirus program without alerting the security community. // @@@powerpoint, office, 0day, zero...
Posted on Thursday 28 September 2006 - 03:50:10

JavaScript Worm Spreading through Yahoo
...orporate network and cause damage before the anti-virus and IDS applications receive updates. *See Symantec Security Response *Also see the SAN...
Posted on Monday 12 June 2006 - 05:05:04

Critical Symantec Antivirus 10.x Vulnerability
A remotely exploitable vulnerability exists within the Symantec 10.x Antivirus program. This flaw does not require any end user interaction to exploit...
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As part of thread: Microsoft's 0day "window()" Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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Posted by NIST.org on Tuesday 06 December 2005 - 16:18:17

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... Trojan-Spy.Win32.Goldun family, which will start to collect information from the site. http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000778
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