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The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Time to change advertising?I hate to say this - but maybe it's time to change how we advertise?We need to add somebody somewhere to screen ads, one-by-one, for this stuff.Doesn't have to be the people hosting the website, but it *should* be somebody independent of the advertising firm.Or take a...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Dancho, ClamAV, advertisement, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-13

New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering

I cannot beeveryone know that Macs are only being exploited in laboratories and only when users are asked to hand over their credentials! Its just a matter of timeAs Apple computers become more popular or as malware authors seek out new territory the number of exploits will grow. The whole...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, ClamAV, virus, malware, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, trojan horse, social engineering

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning

Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaningLOL!That's a good April Fools joke right there!A wise choice!You can't go wrong with it! If Loverock recommends it then it must be good.I'll stick with my Antivirus XP 2009, thanks.I'm KIDDING! :pVery Poor RecommendationsCommercial Anti-virus: You recommend ESET NOD32 and...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, clamAV, Conficker, antivirus, Clam AV, early Spring, Norton 360, good excuse, actualy, virus

Discussion threads 2009-03-27

Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning

Some of you have probably heard about Conficker.C, the computer virus/worm that is set to activate on April 1st.  Conficker.C exploits a particular vulnerability in Windows that was announced in October of 2008 which allows code to be remotely executed. Nobody exactly knows what Conficker.C is supposed to do on...

Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Conficker.C, Chances, CLAMAV, CCleaner, WinDirStat, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Is Trend Micro-Barracuda case a hair on fire moment?

Is Trend Micro-Barracuda case a hair on fire moment?Others licensing is not evidence of patentabilityI love it when a "patent troll" uses licensing agreement with another company as evidence that their patent is valid.The fact that somebody was dumb enough to sign a licensing agreement and pay money for an...

Tags: Service management, Small Developers, fire moment, Trend Micro-Barracuda, Trend Micro-Barracuda case, ClamAV, patent, hair

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Auctioneer hyping sale of 'ravaging' ClamAV vulnerability

Auctioneer hyping sale of 'ravaging' ClamAV vulnerabilityClamAV 0.91.2Users should update to the most current version of ClamAV: 0.91.2BTW, SpamAssassin and ClamAV work well with Kmail installation wizards found on Tools menu. I fetchmail Gmail imap, postfix (port 25 SMTP) to dovecot imap which Kmail client pipes to SpamAssassin and ClamAV...

Tags: E-mail providers, Spam, E-mail, ClamAV

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Auctioneer hyping sale of 'ravaging' ClamAV vulnerability

The WabiSabiLabi vulnerability auction house is hyping the sale of a potentially nasty remote code execution flaw in ClamAV, the popular open-source anti-virus toolkit recently acquired by Sourcefire. WabiSabiLabi, which positions itself as the eBay of software vulnerabilities, said the flaw can be exploited by simply sending...

Tags: Attacker, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Flaw, ClamAV, Security, Viruses And Worms, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-11-16

Trend Micro, Zone Labs, ClamAV join list of insecure security products

Trend Micro, Zone Labs, ClamAV join list of insecure security productsWhy only these three?Symantec, McAfee, Microsoft Defender engine, they've all had nasty HEAP exploits. Cisco security products. Snort. Heck, we can pretty much add all of them.I'd like to hear what has been seenabout Avast AV, and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Zone Labs Inc., Anti-Virus Software, Trend Micro Inc., ClamAV, software, Comodo, security

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

Trend Micro, Zone Labs, ClamAV join list of insecure security products

Add Trend Micro, Check Point Zone Labs and ClamAV to the long list of security products that put end users at risk of malicious hacker attacks.The three vendors have all acknowledged various security vulnerabilities in a range of desktop and server products that could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege...

Tags: Security, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Trend Micro Inc., Zone Labs Inc., Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-08-22

Did Untangle blow the call?

My soccer fan-daughter was furious yesterday.We were watching Chelsea-Liverpool. Referee Rob Styles made a bad call which cost Liverpool the game. (Picture from ESPN.)Those are the breaks, I figured, but daughter was having none of it. Apparently the game's authorities agreed, suspending Styles for a game.The recent Untangle Fight Club is coming...

Tags: Game, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-08-20

ClamAV deal is new marker for open source merger market

ClamAV deal is new marker for open source merger marketI thought the marker was set when Apple purchased CUPSClamAV's purchase is the second such high-profile purchase this year. The first one was a few months ago when Apple acquired CUPS. The Common UNIX Printing System is widely used...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, ClamAV, marker, open source merger, CUPS, Common UNIX Printing System, open source

Discussion threads 2007-08-18

ClamAV deal is new marker for open source merger market

Fresh off its win in the Untangle Fight Club, ClamAV has been acquired by Sourcefire.It's probably coincidence the deal happened right after Citrix bought XenSource, but our own Matt Asay said it gives another kick to the open source M&A market.The 451 Group said the deal will mean a charge...

Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Merger, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-08-18

Questions swirl as Sourcefire buys ClamAV

Questions swirl as Sourcefire buys ClamAVOpen source companies are businesses...... and one company has purchased another which should prove a good fit. Some changes in billing may have to be made in order to assure the largest possible profit, as expected by investors.This sounds neither revolutionary nor reprehensible.There's never...

Tags: open source, Sourcefire Inc., ClamAV, software, clamAV

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

Questions swirl as Sourcefire buys ClamAV

Sourcefire's acquisition Techmeme discussion of the ClamAV project -- a deal that includes trademarks and copyrights of the popular open-source anti-virus toolkit -- has raised eyebrows among industry watchers worried about the future of free security products.The skinny on today's transaction: Under terms of the transaction, Sourcefire...

Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Open Source, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-08-17

Microsoft mulls early IE patch release

Microsoft mulls early IE patch releaseHhhmmm..checked todays updates, check not running as root, checkCLAM Antivirus, checkfirewall, checkkonquerer, ...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, ClamAV, Microsoft Corp., IE patch release, Microsoft Internet Explorer, early IE patch, IE Patch, SVG, Linux, virus, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2006-09-25

Open-source antivirus tech may get commercial help

Open-source antivirus tech may get commercial helpGreat newsI'm about to throw a FreeBSD box with Amavisd-new, postfix, and clamAV in front of our Exchange server to lighten the load on it during these $%^#!g [*insert name of latest email worm here*] outbreaks.Great news.I'm about to throw a FreeBSD box with...

Tags: UNIX, Viruses and worms, Spam, SECURITY, open source, antivirus, ClamAV, Amavisd-new, FreeBSD box, FreeBSD, e-mail

Discussion threads 2005-12-12

Insecurity at Black Hat

Insecurity at Black HatHas anyone looked at OSS?I'm using ClamAV and Clamscan (http://www.clamav.net/) on my Linux server, ClamAV and ClamWin (http://www.bransoft.com/clammail/clammail.html) on my Windows laptop.I've dumped Symantec after years of patronage because they are simply too slow and too expensive for a SOHO like mine.ClamAV self-reports that they are among...

Tags: E-mail, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Black Hat, ClamAV, Norton Internet Security, ClamWin, AVG, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2005-07-27

Additional Resources

SecureIT Free 200901020 (Windows)

SecureIT Free is a free Internet Security Suite that help keep your computer safe from virus, spyware, and other malicious threats while online. The new SecureIT 2009 version includes improved protection from the latest threats, simple and easy to use interface, and enhanced hourly updates ensuring your computer is constantly...

Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Virus, SecurityCoverage, SecureIT Free, SecureIT 2009 Version, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, Spyware

Software downloads 2009-11-11

Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner 5.0.3 (Mac)

Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner is an award winning general purpose tool for Mac OS X. sLCC makes system maintenance simple with an easy point and click interface to many OS X functions. Novice and expert users alike will appreciate the powerful toolset sLCC provides. Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner is installed...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Tool, Northern Softworks, Maintainenance Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner, sLCC Engine, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-11-09

ClamXav 2.0.4 (Mac)

Free GUI front end to the ClamAV opensource virus checker. Update the virus definitions. Point it to a file or folder and scan. Other features include logging results to a file, placing infected files into quarantine, monitoring folders for changes to their contents and a Finder Contextual Menu Item.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Monitoring, Virus, Mark Allan, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2009-11-08