Malicious Program
186 Stories
AMD, Intel put antivirus tech into chips
News Advanced Micro Devices and Intel plan to soon release technology that will allow processors to stop many attacks before they occur.
The JPEG virus resource center
Insight Does the recent JPEG file exploit mean that we will never be able to exchange holiday wallpaper shots again? Learn about this exploit at our JPEG virus resource center.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, windows alerts
Bagle commandeers PCs for zombie army
News New offshoot uses a Trojan horse to try to compromise PCs for use in cyberattack networks.
Tags: PC security, Viruses and worms
Code aims to bypass UAC security in Windows 7
News Authors of a proof-of-concept code say it can bypass the User Account Control antimalware check in Windows 7 beta, but Microsoft denies it is a flaw.
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, malicious program, Microsoft Windows, malicious code, Microsoft VBScript
Dutch police and FBI crack Shadow botnet
News The law-enforcement bodies have cracked a major botnet, asking antivirus company Kaspersky to help victims clean up the malware on their PCs.
Tags: Antivirus software, Security, Viruses and worms, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, FBI, antivirus, malicious program, software, virus
New worm targets Facebook, MySpace
News Kaspersky warns of worm spreading via social networks. It looks like a video clip from a friend but is instead a copy of the worm that will turn the machine into a zombie on a botnet.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, MySpace, Macromedia Flash Player, Kaspersky Lab, Worm, Video, Computer, malicious program
Microsoft fixes critical holes in Windows, Word, Publisher
News Company's Patch Tuesday release includes fixes for six vulnerabilities, including some critical ones.
Tags: Security, Personal applications, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live, Zero-day Bug, Vulnerability, operating system, critical patch, malicious program
Botnet expert suggests hitting cybercriminals in pocket book
News Cutting off the money flow to cybercriminals could be the best way to stop them, a top botnet researcher says.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Security, Hosting Company, Law Enforcement Effort, Attack, Joe Stewart, computer, RSA Security Inc., CERT
Flaws found in Windows-based media players
News Microsoft Windows users need to watch out for glitches in Apple, RealNetworks devices.
Tags: Digital media, windows alerts
Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall
News Software masquerading as trusted app could dupe free and earlier versions of the firewall into letting it connect to the Net.
Google phishing scam promises a US$400 windfall
News Aims to trick unsuspecting surfers into giving up credit card data by saying they've won a US$400 prize from search giant Google.
Tags: Web sites, Security, Spam and phishing
Microsoft patches two media flaws
News Microsoft has released fixes for security risks that could make Windows 2000 Server and Windows Media Player 9 vulnerable to attack.
Mac OS X vulnerable to one-two combo attack
News Two flaws, when used together, could let attackers who concoct a special Web site place a file on a Mac and then run the file through a simple browser command.
Tags: Network security, Mac OS
New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites
News Moneymaking scheme redirects infected computers to phony sites that manipulate search results.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems)
Bug-hunting tool aimed at Vista developers
News Tool is designed to identify bugs related to a security feature in Windows Vista that lets users run with fewer privileges.
