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- 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
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- Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware
- Not much they can do.Not much they can do.Email was never designed for security, and it's HARD getting everybody on the same page with a solution that works, because basically every solution we know of pretty much requires everybody to use it. But, unfortunately, it's difficult convincing people running email...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Conficker.B Infection Alert, spam campaign, sample message, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- If a flash drive infects a network, who's to blame?
- I think the answer could be both are to blame...More more data i could give a clear cut answer such as 1. was there a policy in place that addressed flash drive useage. 2. Did IT limit flash drive useage with admin tools. So who's to blame i cannot say...
- Tags: Flash memory, NETWORKING, Wtf, Network Access Control, USB flash drive, network
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- McAfee Avert Stinger 10.0.1.624 (Windows)
- Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files,...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows, Stinger
- Software downloads 2009-07-06
- Windows XP Mode for dummies
- Windows XP Mode for dummiesXP is lame.XP sucks. It's old, the software that runs on it is old. There are too many new features it does not have. If your in I.T. and you don't want to upgrade - too bad. Find a different career. Technology changes. No dinosaurs. Refund...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, software, Windows XP Mode, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- Apple Patch Day: 67 Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilities
- Apple Patch Day: 67 Mac OS X, Safari vulnerabilitiesHow about being a real journalistand giving us a count of patches in third-party open source components as opposed to actual OS X patches.One of the big complaints against Apple is that they are slow to update open source patches. So instead...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Apple Mac OS, OSX, Apple Inc., vulnerability, patch management, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy
- Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozyWindows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozyMicrosoft Windows 7 which is still in testing phase has a bug. Bug is reported and fixed. So the testing phase/system worked. No big deal.Oh for crying...
- Tags: Operating systems, first bug, Microsoft Windows 7, doozy, Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
- Frugal Friday: Conficker Strikes, Infrastructure Terrorism, Sun Microsystems, Debian BSD, Sourceforge
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I talk about Conficker.C waking up, Infrastructure Terrorism, Sun Microsystems, Linux Magazine, Debian's new BSD kernel port, and interview Ross Turk, Community Director for SourceForge. Click Here to Listen the the Podcast....
- Tags: SourceForge, Sun Microsystems Inc., Terrorism, Podcasts, Homeland Security, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Internet, Government, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- Open Source Haggadah, chapter 2
- Last Passover, I spoke of the Commandments that companies should follow in order to be good Open Source citizens. Also read: Open Source Commandments I Also read: Open Source Commandments II My, what a difference a year makes -- or maybe...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Richard Koman, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Open Source, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM
- Imitation has always been a form of flattery, and that's particularly true for the cybercrime ecosystem. From the lone Chinese cybercriminals releasing DIY tools for generating malware actively exploiting the MS08-067 flaw, followed by the original Conficker worm, Microsoft's MMPC Malware Protection Center is reporting on a currently spreading Conficker...
- Tags: IM, Malware, Worm, Imitation, Conficker, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Frugal Friday: Conficker, SGI, TomTom, Tableau Software
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I start the new 1-Hour format of Frugal Friday with a half hour of news discussion (Conficker.C, Rackable purchase of Silicon Graphics, Microsoft vs. TomTom settlement) and a half hour of discussion with our special guest, Elissa Fink of Tableau Software,...
- Tags: CIO, TomTom, Silicon Graphics Inc., Tableau Software, Podcasts, Litigation, Databases, Internet, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-04
- Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so far
- Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farInteresting...... since the amount of spam I've received today is much greater than it has been in the past. Somebody has ramped up the effort on the bad guys' side.RE: Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farHrmmm well no duh! Did you...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, E-mail, Viruses and worms, Conficker, quiet, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough
- Just days ahead of an April 1st activation date for the Conficker worm squirming through the Windows operating system, security researchers at the Honeynet Project have scored a major breakthrough, finding a way to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. Now, with the help of Dan Kaminsky...
- Tags: Researcher, Network, Honeynet Project, Malware, Conficker, Conficker Malware, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Conficker Cabal fights threat to security, Internet
- ICANN is leading the white hats in an "extraordinary behind-the-scenes struggle" against the forces behind the Conficker malware, John Markoff reports in the Times. Dancho Danchev noted recently that: Among the key innovations of the Conficker worm (W32.Downadup) was the pseudo-random domain...
- Tags: Researcher, Malware, Conficker Program, Internet, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
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