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Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading

Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreadingYou have to be a complete idiot to....download some bogus "patches" from an untrusted email.All current windows operating sistems have Windows Update. Why the hell would anybody download "patches" from a untrusted email, when it can be done automatically via Windows Update.They are real...

Tags: Patches, Spyware, adware & malware, E-mail, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Fake Microsoft Patch, malware campaign, malware

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

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News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town

anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Fake Microsoft patch malware campaign makes a comeback

Fake Microsoft patch malware campaign makes a comebackHacked Linux servers often are botnet mastersand many linux machines are, oblivious to the user, participants in botnets. http://lwn.net/Articles/222153/http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=10251Oh, sure. If you say so.ntirresponsible users (or admins, in this case) regardless of OSA desktop user to clicks on a web link to...

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, OK Here, Linux, malware, desktop user, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

News to know: Palm ads; Microhoo SEC filing; U.S. Marines; Bing; Skype; Clunkers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Palm Pre's creepy ads: They worked. You're still talking about them Andrew Nusca: Palm's creepy Pre ads:...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Advertisement, SEC Filing, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Projectors, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Fake Microsoft patch malware campaign makes a comeback

During the last couple of hours, a fake Microsoft patch themed malware campaign was restarted by its botnet masters, once again spamming a  non-existent Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721) as officexp-KB910721-FullFile-ENU.exe detected as VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.FO. Some of the subjects used in...

Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Phishing, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Office Suites, Software, Security, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this Tuesday

Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this TuesdayI say kudos to Microsoftfor making the unpopular but correct decision to protect their users at the cost of convenience. I wish they did it more often, not just when they know for sure it would be catastrophic if they didn't.It will be interesting...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Windows Folk, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Protected Mode, user right, Linux, patch management

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?

Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?No it does not..."Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?" No it does not, not anymore then commercial does. The real question is does all antivirus software offer a false feeling of security? I am undecided...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Virustotal.com, false feeling, antivirus, security, malware

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Does free antivirus offer a false feeling of security?

Earlier this month, Symantec's product manager David Hall dismissed free security software as equal alternative to the paid versions, and also described  Microsoft's free "Microsoft Security Essentials" as "a stripped down version of the OneCare product Microsoft pulled from retail shelves". Needless to  say that such statements...

Tags: Antivirus, Antivirus Scanner, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading

Researchers from Computer Associates (NASDAQ:CA) and Sophos are reporting on three currently active malware campaigns using fake Microsoft patch themes as a social engineering tactic to spread over email. The first one is spreading as an "Important Windows XP/Vista Security Update" and is offering a bogus Conficker...

Tags: Patch Management, Malware, Social Engineering, Microsoft Corp., Malware Campaign, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Viruses And Worms, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-06-18

News to know: Apple WWDC, iPhone, Macs; Palm Pre; Google Apps; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Apple coverage: Ed Burnette: WWDC 2009 live Jason D. O'Grady: WWDC 09: the announcements (Updated 10x)...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Apps, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Cloud Computing, Pricing, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Windows 7 patches, both fake and real, in the hopper

Microsoft has made available a patch to a Windows 7 bug in the Release Candidate RC and is preparing to roll out some "fake" test patches to verify Windows 7's automatic-updating abilities this week. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Study: Silent patching best for securing browsers

Study: Silent patching best for securing browsersAll MS had to dowas silently update the update service which would break nothing and the web went bonkers.I haven't had an issue with an MS update in a long time. Nor an Apple update for that matter.But we test every one regardless,...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Swine flu email scams circulating

Opportunistic scammers and spammers are actively exploiting the swine flu buzz across the web by spamvertising links to pharmaceutical scams, and bogus 'Swine Flu Survival Guides' using search engine optimization of typosquatted domains related to the outbreak. The event-based social engineering campaign is similar to the recent...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Outbreak, Cybercriminal, SARS, Cyberthreats, Spam, Mergers & Acquisitions, E-mail, Search, Marketing Research, Security, Spam And Phishing, Investment, Finance, Online Communications, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-28

News to know: Conficker; Patch Tuesday; Fiber optic sabotage; App Easter eggs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage.  Ryan Naraine: Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 bulletins, 5 critical Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model Dancho Danchev: Fake "Conficker Infection...

Tags: Facebook, Fiber-optics, Microsoft Corp., Easter Egg, Microsoft Office, Fiber Optics, Network Technology, Office Suites, Software, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model

Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business modelGluttons for punishmentSo the Conlicker botnet only runs on Windows PCs? How long must Windows users put up with this stuff before Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows and starts over. I just don't understand why they can't make an OS without all...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Conficker, business model, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough

German researchers score Conficker detection breakthroughI think they meant March 30"The Honeynet Project has released proof of concept scanner and, later today (April 30th)..."Link for nmap would be appreciatedI've been looking for instructions or a plugin for nmap and haven't found anything but others looking for the same thing. A...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Patches, Cyberthreats, Conficker, detection breakthrough, Conficker detection breakthrough

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

News to know: iPhone tethering; MicroHoo; GooHoo; Obama-mania; Mac-mini

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason D. O'Grady: Official tethering coming soon to the iPhone Sam Diaz: AT&T adds value to iPhone with expanded Web connectivity Larry Dignan: J.D. Power: Apple's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Microsoft Windows 7, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-07

News to know: Microsoft's outlook, emergency patch; Apple; Amazon's cloud; Yang speaks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story posted by teenager. Bloomberg: Jobs Said to Be Targeted by Teen in Heart-Attack Tale Jason O'Grady: SEC examining teen's motive in fake...

Tags: Layoff, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources

Blog posts 2008-10-24

News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT’s challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...

Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-15