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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Anti-malware
- An umbrella term for antivirus programs, spyware blockers, intrusion detection systems (IDS's) and other software that detects and eradicates unwanted input, which in almost all cases comes from the Internet....
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- Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8
- Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8Once again......late to the game. The "alternate" browsers have had these for a while. Competition breeds improvement, apparently. ;)It will still suckBeing a MS product, it will still suck.RE: Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8Why would...
- Tags: Web browsers, cross-site scripting protection, Anti-malware blocker, Anti-Malware, IE 8, blocker, XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Google looking for anti-malware help
- Google looking for anti-malware helpHow about either SiteAdvisor or Scandoo?Take a look at this example when I typed in "screensaver" without quotes as a keywood:http://g.s.scandoo.com/search?hl=en&meta=on&q=screensaverIt's a good start.Given the level of activity on Google's varioususer fora, providing users with a simple method for reporting abuse may very well prove effective....HenriRE:...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Google Inc., anti-Malware, McAfee SiteAdvisor, malware, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-29
- Rogue anti-malware lures squirming though Skype
- Rogue anti-malware lures squirming though SkypeThis has been around a while...From mid-september, at least by the looks of it.http://blog.spywareguide.com/2007/09/skype_spammers_promoting_rogue_1.htmlSeems to be quite a lot of people that have complained about it on the skype forums for months, but nobody seems to have done much about it.By Mac zealot definitions, this...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Hacking, Skype Technologies S.A., malware, anti-Malware
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Ex-Softies launch anti-malware start-up
- Ex-Softies launch anti-malware start-upAny Help Is WelcomeIn the dangerous seas of malware, this looks like a sensible tool to help us in our war with the bad guys. I agree about its development by those having been affiliated with Microsoft as a good/bad thing, but perhaps they built a...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows XP, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Ex-Softies, anti-Malware
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- Intel's embedded anti-malware could help business and consumer
- Intel's embedded anti-malware could help business and consumerBut What Protects the Anti-Malware Chip?Having a separate backdoor to allow fixes is great...until someone malicious figures out how to get in the backdoor and wipe out the machine. Curious if this approach uses the TCG compliant hardware authentication chipsets which can...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Government, Network technology, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, chip, Intel Corp., hardware, anti-Malware
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Another Malware protection engine becomes Malware enabler engine
- Nearly three months after being first released to the business market, Vista had a near perfect track record excluding a design weakness in voice against remote exploits until this Tuesday. Ironically the culprit happens to be Microsofts Malware Protection which is used in all of Microsofts antivirus products including...
- Tags: Vista, Desktop, Security
- Blog posts 2007-02-15
Additional Resources
- Typosquatting the U.S presidential election - a security risk?
- Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of anticipated traffic by abusing the momentum of a particular event, like the U.S presidential election in this case. Everyone, from scammers coming up with legitimately looking donation sites that they will later on spam, to the a bit more complex blackhat search engine...
- Tags: Campaign, Domain, Internet, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
- Guest editorial by Emma McGrattan In the current economic climate, businesses of every size are looking to reduce their spending wherever possible. Open source software, which has no upfront licensing fees, is one way of achieving significant savings. However, in order to protect their...
- Tags: Software, Security, Open Source, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- SpamZa - opt in spamming service fighting to remain online
- A recently launched unethical spam list building service called SpamZa, is fighting to remain online after providing highly successful (87 spam emails in 8 minutes) into fulfilling its objective, namely, to sign up any email submitted to hundreds of newsletters anonymously. What is SpamZa anyway? SpamZa is...
- Tags: Newsletter, Spam, Spamming, SpamZa, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- MIT students ungagged: Judge vacates gag order
- MIT students ungagged: Judge vacates gag orderThere was no trespassAs stated above, this was a case where a public agency didn't want researchers to reveal their security holes for fear of being exposed to malicious hackers. The students themselves merely identified the holes, likely exploits and suitable repairs. They provided...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, SECURITY, Hacking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Scammers caught backdooring chip and PIN terminals
- The U.K's Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit DCPU have recently uncovered state of the art social engineering scheme, where once backdoored, chip and PIN terminals were installed at retailers and petrol stations in an attempt to steal the credit card details passing through. Originally, before online banking took place...
- Tags: Bank, Terminal, Credit Card, Chip, U.K, PIN, Irish Payment Services Organisation, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PR
- PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PRMaybe I'm misunderstanding.......but I don't think that "pitches" are what journalists and bloggers are looking for. Informed commentary yes; reliable information on the company's plans and policies, yes; official positions on news items involving the company, yes; pitches, no (that's...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, PR Practitioners, PitchEngine, public relations, bad apple, public beta
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- My Windows 7 wish list
- My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...
- Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Can sites violate net neutrality?
- Can sites violate net neutrality?I would say .."not exactly"This isnt the same case of outright blocking as we all know and have come to love Comcast for doing...however this is adding a perceived "added-value" to an overpriced pipe. IF the ISP decided to tier this and add in a method...
- Tags: NETWORKING, ESPN360, network neutrality, network, Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Fortune 500 companies use of email spoofing countermeasures declining
- Here's a paradox - a technology originally meant to verify the sender of an email message for the sake of preventing spoofed messages from reaching the network, still hasn't been embraced by the world's biggest companies despite being around for years, but is actively used by adaptive spammers increasingly abusing...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Spammer, Authentication, Fortune 500 Company, E-mail, Spam, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Geoengineering may be tech's answer to global warming
- There's already money going into developing geoengineering plans to combat rising temps on this planet. Shell Oil has stepped forward as an early supporter. There are a myriad suggestions on how to use mega-engineering projects to combat global warming. Sulphurous gases sprayed into the upper atmosphere. ...
- Tags: Global Warming, Proposal, Geoengineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack.....Well, good think I have Ad Block, Flash Killer and Flash Block along with No Script installed! ]:)woahDamn that sucks, Adobe needs to jump on this.So much for "Linux == security"or "FireFox == security" for that matter.RE: Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attackWhoa,...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Adobe Flash, advertisement, Adobe Systems Inc., attack, NoScript
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack
- Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which target Mac, Windows and Linux users running Firefox, IE and Safari, hackers are seizing control of the machine's clipboard and using a hard-to-delete URL...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advertisement, Attack, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- From Metasploit to Microsoft: Skape goes to Redmond
- Metasploit developer Matt Miller, who for years frustrated Microsoft officials with the public release of Windows exploits, is heading to Redmond to join Microsoft's Security Science team. Miller, who uses the hacker moniker Skape,will work on improved ways to find security vulnerabilities and better software defenses through...
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Corp., Matt Miller, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?
- Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?So now removing your own product is anti-competitive???[i]limiting consumer choice by restricting the availability of Windows XP on new PCs[/i]What? Seriously... what? Was Chevrolet being anti-competitive when they stopped making the Camaro?Besides, if you believe all the anti-Vista FUD, I...
- Tags: Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
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