Infection
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Conficker also installs fake antivirus software
News In addition to dropping mystery payload on infected machines, it installs software that tries to dupe people into paying nearly US$50 for fake antivirus software.
Tags: Viruses and worms, IBM Corp., Security, Antivirus Software, Worm, Sophos Plc., Trend Micro Inc., Graham Cluley, removable storage, Infection
Why virus writers are turning to open source
News Malware developers going open source and giving cybercriminals free access to malicious software in bid to expand capabilities of old Trojans.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, RSA Security Inc., virus writer, social networking, malicious software, virus
Chinese firms behind 'Sexy Space' Trojan
News Three Chinese companies have been identified by F-Secure as creators of a piece of mobile malware submitted to, and signed by Symbian Foundation.
Tags: Mobile, Symbian, Authentication and encryption, Malware, Security, F-Secure Corp., Worm, phone, trojan horse, China
Web-based malware infections rise rapidly, stats show
News Nearly 6 million Web pages are infected with malware, double previous estimates earlier in the year, according to Dasient.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Google Inc., Malware, Twitter Inc., Dasient, SQL, Infection, Web Application
Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
News In countering claims that Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, Microsoft says the 'complacency' of users is to blame for infection rates.
Tags: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., PC Tools, Malware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Secure, operating system
Sample influenza business continuity plan
Blogs My colleague and fellow IAEM Asia member Chew Lip Heng and I started writing a sample corporate incident action plan (IA...
New virus infects programs built with Delphi
News Win32.Induc targets systems running Delphi development software and spreads by infecting any program compiled on the machine.
Tags: Data security, Business security, Security Management, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Malware, Sophos Plc., Database, SonicWall, antivirus
Businesses overlooking biggest security risks
News Companies are looking in the wrong places to defend against online attacks, according to security training organization Sans.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Spam and phishing, Security, Phishing, Training, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Programming
Medical supplies for a pandemic
Blogs What supplies should you acquire to prepare your office for an epidemic of mutated avian influenza? The same supplies...
Tags: Business security, Business Strategies & Functions, Business planning
Security 101: Look back to advance
News Malware is growing in sophistication, but cybercriminals may not be as novel as most think, say experts. Learning diligently from the past would help.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Asia-Pacific, computer, Conficker
F-Secure: 12 million 'active' bots worldwide
News In a new report, the Finnish security vendor says botnet activity stepped up worldwide in 2008, and potential numbers of infected zombie PCs are "staggering".
Tags: Antivirus software, PC security, Disaster Recovery, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Disaster Recovery Planning, Bot, IP, Computer, Server
Report: ID fraud malware infecting PCs at increasing rates
News Study finds that last year a third of computers that were infected by malware designed to steal information for use in identity fraud had up-to-date antivirus software.
Tags: PC security, Malware, Antivirus Software, computer, Internet User, financial, bank, researcher, trojan horse, identity fraud
Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability
News A surge in worm activity for a patched Microsoft flaw means IT professionals need to apply the update, says F-Secure.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Business applications, Servers, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Security, F-Secure Corp., Worm, IT Security, Vulnerability
London hospitals still battling computer virus
News After 11 days, engineers at three London Hospitals are still trying to restore full network access for staff and clean the virus from remaining PCs.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, Data security, Database management, Hospital, Computer, W32/Mytob.gen@mm, London, virus, Silicon.com
Scholars living in glasshouses
Blogs This is not about Alice in Wonderland but about a Singapore government scholar by the name of Eng Kai Er. It seems Eng, ...
