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  • Zeus malware weakens as ISP support is choked

    After an international take-down effort, a rogue ISP responsible for controlling large numbers of computers infected with data-stealing code is down for the moment, but it may be reconnecting with the Internet, according to security researchers.
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Researchers • Infected • Experts • Carrying • Carry • Action

  • Bank forensic app searches customer PCs for malware

    Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.The service, called Flashlight, is designed to enable banks security experts to quickly…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Send • Programs • Institutions • Banks • Banking • Bank

  • Microsoft Excel glitch turns English into Chinese

    Microsoft withdrew the update within days, and later said that only PCs infected with a rootkit had been affected. Microsoft confirmed that a security update for its Excel spreadsheet had turned English text in an important Windows tool into Chinese.
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Remove • Programs • Microsoft Office • Crash • Confirmed • Chinese

  • Zeus botnet malware is improving for hackers

    In the online criminal underground, fraudsters often pay for crimeware through Western Union or Web Money, according to SecureWorks.According to a report published by SecureWorks this week, the basic Zeus Builder kit runs $3,000 to $4,000, with…
    12 March 2010
    Tags: Windowsbased • Transactions • Criminal • Botnet • Attackers • Attacker

  • Fake antivirus software is most costly security scam of 2010

    Fake antivirus programs that encourage web users to part with their hard-earned cash and download hoax security software is likely to be the most costly scam of 2010, says McAfee.According to the security firm, cybercriminals make upwards of $300m…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Programs • Labs • Encourage • Cash • Antivirus • Alerts

  • Energizer Bunny infects PCs with backdoor malware

    Alternately, users can remove the Arucer.dll from Windows' "system32" directory, then reboot the machine.Both US-CERT and Symantec have published advisories about the Trojan.Energizer said it has removed the software from its download site, and…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Trojan • Malware • Infects • Duo • Connected • Battery

Latest Features

  • Overlooked online threats

    Sometimes it also comes in the form of one of Adobe's other products, for example, an infected .pdf document, which opens spontaneously upon visiting an ad. The syndication systems that serve up these types of infected ads now run on all sorts of…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Race • Mechanisms • Inhouse • Danger • Addons • Ad

  • FAQ: The Kneber botnet revealed

    Security vendor NetWitness recently tapped into the logs of a command-and-control server for a botnet it calls Kneber, which has infected at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide.
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Trojan • Logs • Dangerous • Compromised • Agencies • Activity

  • Former top US officials fend off simulated hacking attack

    But the number of infected phones grew, and the malware started attacking the wired Internet as smartphone users synched their phones with their computers. Former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, playing the role of US national…
    17 February 2010
    Tags: Wired • War • Officials • Mobile Phones • Infected • Act

  • Start your virtualisation project right

    In other words, if one virtual machine is infected this can spread throughout the whole of the virtual network without physical security devices detecting it.No matter what your security strategy is in the physical world it should be replicated in…
    16 February 2010
    Tags: Virtualised • Server Virtualisation • Implications • Game • Breaches • Appliances

  • Mac security: What you can ignore

    The term botnet refers to what the software does once you're compromised.A botnet is a collection of infected computers tied together and controlled by the attacker. But since your Mac first needs to be infected some form of malware before it can…
    18 January 2010
    Tags: Infected • Bluetooth • Attacker • Botnet • Infection • Antivirus Software

  • DDoS attacks are bigger threat than hackers planned

    We see a lot less of the fire and forget malware-based attacks designed to bog down the machines that were infected," Ellis said, referring to old school worm attacks like Blaster, Mydoom and Code Red.
    14 January 2010
    Tags: Tracks • Targets • Age • Profile • Denial • Nature

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How-Tos

  • How to track network problems with Wireshark

    An infected computer can slow down internet traffic and put you on bad terms with your ISP.And sometimes a single user can use so much bandwidth that it affects other users on the network. Another common threat is a malware infected computer, which…
    14 January 2010
    Tags: Capture • Protocols • Task • Person • Packet • Admins

  • How to remove worms from Apple iPhone

    If your wallpaper has a picture of a dashing young man underneath the text "ikee is never gonna give you up", your iPhone is infected with the Ikee worm.If your iPhone's battery life has been strangely short lately, your iPhone might have the…
    24 November 2009
    Tags: Library • Banking • Root • Startup • App • Antivirus Software

  • How to avoid joining a botnet

    As much as CSOs try to get folks to bone up on safe practices (both online and in the office), there are always going to be some who need reminding.Online, the biggest battle these days is against botnets: networks of infected computers which…
    20 November 2009
    Tags: House • Steve • Patching • Compromised • Banks • Attachment

  • How to remove Conficker virus

    How do you detect that you have been infected by Conficker, how do you clean your systems and remove the virus, what can you possibly do to prevent it? Start with systems that are showing the account lockout traffic in your logs to focus efforts on…
    28 September 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Scanning • Handling • Scan • Logs • Realise

  • Understanding malware attack techniques

    If a program or operating system bug allows drive-by contamination, your PC can become infected with malware if you simply view a malicious website. One of the best things you can do to help keep your PC and your private data safe is to stay…
    08 September 2008
    Tags: Proof • Concept • Fix • Denial • Dangerous • Eyes

  • Case Study: Protecting the datacentre

    As organisations have heterogeneous datacentres - mixes of Unix flavours, Windows, old mainframes - there are going to be issues with older systems that might not be patched or closely protected becoming infected and turning into attack vectors…
    18 March 2008
    Tags: Firewalls • Wish • Prevention • Network World • Access Control • Marketing Manager

Reviews

  • SonicWALL firewalls round up

    Network managers who want to make use of antivirus at the gateway should be careful to limit their performance exposure by only protecting the traffic they think is likely to be infected with malware.Because the TZ200 and TZ210 run nearly…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: United States • Signatures • Access Control • Enforce • Ip Addresses • Lowend

  • Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus review

    Security Essentials also provides real-time protection, so it watches your system as you use it and warns you if you're downloading malware or if your system has been infected. The just-released beta of Microsoft Security Essentials is a solid…
    30 September 2009
    Tags: Signatures • Signature • Scans • Downloads • Behaviour • Actions

  • Windows 7 Firewall Control Free software

    Windows 7 Firewall Control Free solves the problem for you in both Windows Vista and Windows 7.Windows 7 Firewall Control Free lets you tell the Windows firewall to block applications from making outbound connections to the internet, or to…
    07 July 2009
    Tags: Explorer • Windows Vista • Blocks • Firewall • Alert • Knowledge

  • Microsoft Security Essentials review

    Security Essentials also provides real-time protection, so it watches your system as you use it and warns you if you're downloading malware or if your system has been infected. The just-released beta of Microsoft Security Essentials is a solid…
    25 June 2009
    Tags: Scans • Antivirus • Scan • Signatures • Downloads • Actions

  • AVG Identity Protection

    Unlike many other antimalware programs that look at malware signatures to see whether you're infected, this program instead analyzes the actions of applications to see whether any exhibits suspicious behaviour.
    13 May 2009
    Tags: Malware • Programs • Avg • Antimalware • Identity Protection

  • SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise

    It's impossible to say that infected files couldn't get on to the drive, but perhaps that's holding the drive to too high a standard of perfection. The USB thumb' drive started life as a simple way to move files around without company admins…
    18 February 2009
    Tags: Mcafee • Rsa • Scanning • Console • Sort • Admins

White Papers

  • An All-In-One Approach To Web Security

    Even as companies have perfected their security techniques to guard against network intrusion, hackers and data thieves have devised new ways to deliver payloads of malware- luring network users to pull in the infected packages during everyday web…
    21 April 2008
    Tags: Implemented • Administrators • Techniques • Intrusion • Gateway • Pull

  • Protecting your corporate network: What do you know about the endpoint device?

    On top of having to worry about their traditional IT management stewardships, they now face an array of new challenges that include keeping endpoints secure, dealing with infected machines, enforcing compliance, preventing the proliferation of…
    10 April 2008
    Tags: Array • Administrator • Malicious • Access Control • Landesk • Endpoints

  • Cutting the cost and complexity of managing endpoint security

    The proportion of email which is virus infected has fallen considerably over the last year as hackers have turned from mass-mailing attacks to targeted Trojan horses containing spyware. In May 2005, one in every 38 emails was infected, now this…
    16 May 2007
    Tags: Infected • Spyware • Hackers • Consuming • Task • Targeted

  • Protecting small and growing businesses

    The arrival of the first email-aware viruses Melissa in 1999 and the Love Bug in 2000 vastly increased the speed at which companies could be infected. Viruses and other security threats have developed into sophisticated tools in the hands of…
    16 May 2007
    Tags: Viruses • Malware • Small Business • Threats • Sophos • Virus

  • An introduction to client firewalls

    Not only are they still under threat from traditional viruses, they are also subjected to intrusion from hackers, can have Trojans and spyware downloaded on to them, and can be infected by internet worms.
    16 May 2007
    Tags: Laptops • Firewalls • Desktops • Endpoint • Threats • Connections

  • Maximizing security and performance for web browsing

    Infected computers are used to channel corporate information outside the business, saturating the network with phone home traffic that reports back to the spyware's author, and overwhelming the desktop infrastructure.
    16 May 2007
    Tags: Websites • Viruses • Spyware • Threats • Idc • Organizations

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