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New Version of F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers released

February 28th, 2008 | Related entries: Security

F-Secure has released a new version of its F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers solution, version 8. Incorporating F-Secure’s innovative scanning technology, which has the ability to tackle the quickly evolving and more targeted malware threat scenarios better than before, the latest version includes a number of key performance enhancements.
Furthermore, exhaustive testing of the […]

Websense Security Labs alerts about Lunar Eclipse Virus

February 22nd, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

It is the era of Trojan horse. Things like digital frames too are getting affected with such viruses. And now there’s yet another threat discovered which indeed is rather quite bizarre.
Websense Security Labs has found spam mails that fake to contain videos of latest lunar eclipse. However if the user tries to install […]

Digital Picture Frame Virus traced back to China

February 19th, 2008 | Related entries: Gadgets, Security

Recently, a powerful virus was discovered in digital photo frames. It has now been identified as a Trojan Horse from China that has the ability to collect passwords for online games.
According to Brian Grayek, head of product development at Computer Associates, a security vendor that analyzed the Trojan Horse, “It is a nasty worm […]

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Online Payments blocked by UK Bank

February 19th, 2008 | Related entries: Gaming, Internet, Security

In today’s day and age, credit card frauds have become commonplace on the Internet. However, certain web sites tend to be centers of such malicious activity. One such hub seems to be the World of Warcraft. Major UK bank Halifax Bank of Scotland has reportedly stopped automatic payments to the game’s publisher Blizzard Entertainment. […]

Fake Hillary Clinton Video used as a Spam Bait to Download Malicious Software

February 18th, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

After Valentine’s Day, the latest topic which malware perpetrators seem to catch on is the subject of US elections. The attacks have been witnessed in the midst of the US presidential primaries and eight days after “Super Tuesday” in which several states cast their votes for each party’s presidential candidate.
Security experts have discovered that […]

Firefox 3 Beta 3 released; Patches Memory Leaks, Adds Security

February 14th, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

Mozilla has released the Firefox 3 Beta 3. And just like the beta versions of Firefox 2, the latest release is only planned for developers and testers, and not for the general public use.
Around 1,300 improvements have been made to the Firefox 3 Beta 3 version, which include better security, bug fixes, performance […]

Love is not just a Virus; it’s a Storm Worm too, warns MicroWorld Technologies

February 14th, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

Valentine’s Day is here and whether we like it or not, there’s a lot of love in the air. Love spreads like a virus and just like love there’s an ugly counterpart spreading. Your mail box might be full of Valentine’s wishes from friends, lovers and perhaps even secret admirers, but you should be […]

New Valentine’s Day Worm could Break Your Computer’s Heart, warns F-Secure

February 12th, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

Yesterday, we reported that Chinese security experts have issued a warning which cautions internet users about the increasing Valentine’s Day worms. Here’s yet another update that we received in our inbox, about the latest in the world of malicious worms.
Security giant F-Secure has issued a new advisory, which advices internet users against a new […]

Valentine’s Day Worms on the rise, warn Chinese Security Experts

February 11th, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

The count down has begun for Valentine’s Day, and amidst the real love there have been several reports of ‘loved up’ worms doing the rounds on the Internet since January 2008. In fact, anti-virus authorities in China have already warned PC users to be aware of such viruses.
Experts at China National Computer Virus Emergency […]

Firefox 2.0.0.12 Security Update released, 10 Vulnerabilities Fixed

February 11th, 2008 | Related entries: Internet, Security

Mozilla has released Firefox version 2.0.0.12, issuing 10 patches for the browser, which includes three fixes for critical vulnerabilities.
First on the list is MFSA 2008-06, which is a problem in the way the browser manages images on certain web pages. Speaking about the repercussions of the flaw, Firefox maintained that it could be […]

 
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