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Weekly Report on Viruses and Intruders – Bagle.JP, Bagle.JQ and Sixem.A worms, Downloader.JFN Trojan
The Bagle.JP, Bagle.JQ and Sixem.A worms, the Downloader.JFN Trojan, the backdoor Trojan Breplibot.R, the spyware Browsezilla, and the vulnerability discovered in HLINK.DLL, …
Browsezilla – a Web browser that contains malware
PandaLabs has discovered that Browsezilla, a free web browser available on several web pages, infects computers with the adware PicsPlace, without users’ knowledge. This …
“I love You’ Mail Carries Bagle Worm in Zip File
When you get an email from Anna, Alice or Ellyn saying that she loves you and offers you a password to open her heart, don’t get carried away. The encrypted zipped file …
Here comes a new wave of Bagle worms
Over the last few days, PandaLabs has detected the distribution of four new variants of the infamous Bagle family of worms (JN, JO, JP and JQ). Although in general they are …
BitDefender Finds Bit9’s List of Top 15 Vulnerabilities Erroneous
On June 20th software security company Bit9 issued a report announcing what it found to be the top 15 applications with known vulnerabilities. While BitDefender 9 was listed …
Elemental Security Platform is First Product to Earn Mac Platform Certification from CIS
Elemental Security announced that its Elemental Security Platform (ESP) has been certified by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) for the CIS Mac OS X Benchmark v1.02. …
New Tape Encryption Suite Enables High-Performance LTO-3 Security and Support for OpenVMS
NeoScale Systems announced OpenVMS compatibility and a new suite of high-performance tape encryption features that offer superior usability and serviceability for LTO-3 and …
Motorola Extends MediaCipher Content Security System to Support IP Video
Motorola announced that the widely-deployed Motorola MediaCipher Content Security System can be extended to protect IP-based video delivered over a DOCSIS-based network. The …
New Incident Database Tracks Web Application-Related Security Breaches
Mr. Ofer Shezaf, chief technology officer, Breach Security, and an officer of the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC), will lead the new Web Hacking Incidents Database …
PayPal identity theft; Microsoft France hacked – can you afford to be next?
An unknown number of PayPal users have been tricked into giving away social security numbers, credit card details and other highly sensitive personal information. Hackers …
Security for Websites – Breaking Sessions to Hack Into a Machine
Security on websites is based on session management. When a user connects to a secure website, they present credentials that testify to their identity, usually in the form of …
Nude World Cup worm spreads via email
Experts at IT security firm Sophos are warning users about a new email worm that exploits interest in the World Cup to attack computers. The Sixem-A worm spreads using a …
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