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Haute Secure 2.0

A safe Web-surfing product, Haute Secure is out of beta and available for both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Founded in 2006 by former Microsoft security engineers, Haute Secure hopes to distinguish itself in a crowded field, including Grisoft Linkscanner and Finjan SecureBrowsing. Today new Web threats come not from sites...

Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web browsers, hook, Haute Secure

Product reviews 2008-03-10

Blocking (Internet Explorer) drive-by malware downloads

Blocking Internet Explorer drive-by malware downloadslolI installed the Haute Security app and then opened zdnet.com. I recieved an organe warning from Haute Security...[b]Content on this site comes from a domain (zedo.com) that was caught launching attacks against unsuspecting users[/b]... etc.That's interesting.Unless of course...It's not considered malware or spam by...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Haute Secure, malware, advertisement, Frank Swiderski, Zedo, Hardware Geek, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

Installation (Haute Secure - Blocking drive-by malware downloads)

Installation (Haute Secure - Blocking drive-by malware downloads)Get a Mac? [nt][nt]Wow!Some ex-softies have decided there is money to be made in blocking drive-by malware for windows. Oh wait, if you believe the "usual suspects" then drive-by exploits for Windows don't exist any more.Well, good luck to them. If they think...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Haute Secure, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

Blocking (Internet Explorer) drive-by malware downloads

Last week, I wrote about Haute Secure, a new browser toolbar promising to to block drive-by exploits from compromising Windows computers.The company, founded by four former Microsoft employees, has fitted behavior-based profiling algorithms into an Internet Explorer toolbar to identify and intercept malicious files in real-time.Currently available as a free...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Windows Vista, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Passwords, Oracle, Microsoft, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-07-17

Haute Secure - Blocking drive-by malware downloads

This gallery takes a look at Haute Secure, a new Internet Explorer add-on that promises to block drive-by exploits from compromising Windows computers.

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Haute Secure, malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, computer

Image galleries 2007-07-17

Ex-Softies launch anti-malware start-up

A quartet of former Microsoft employees have launched an anti-malware start-up, joining an established list of companies touting browser plugins an an answer to the threat from drive-by exploits.The company, called Haute Secure, is offering an Internet Explorer add-on that uses behavior-based profiling algorithms to identify and intercept malicious files...

Tags: Browsers, Botnets, Apple, Data theft, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, McAfee, Metasploit, Microsoft, Mozilla, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Privacy, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Symantec, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Windows Vista, Zero-day attacks

Blog posts 2007-07-10

Additional Resources

Norton AntiVirus 2009

Symantec has been listening to its users, and this year the company delivers a slimmed-down and faster Norton Antivirus 2009. Almost all the security vendors have recognized the changing threat landscape and have rethought traditional protection. We especially like the Insight feature, which identifies "trusted" files and applications and doesn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Norton Co., Norton AntiVirus 2009, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Symantec Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-10

Norton Internet Security 2009

Symantec has been listening to its users, and this year the company delivers a slimmed-down and faster Norton Internet Security 2009. The suite of tools packs in the kinds of features people want most in an Internet security suite including some forward-looking technology. Almost all the security vendors have recognized...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Norton Co., Norton Internet Security 2009, Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security, Symantec Corp.

Product reviews 2008-09-09

Opera ships security patches, adds malware blocker

Opera users, get your browser patching engine ready. The Norwegian software maker has released version 9.5 as a recommended security and stability update that includes patches for at least three serious security vulnerabilities. The update, available here for download, patches the following: ...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Image, Malware, Opera Software ASA, Patches, Phishing, Ryan Naraine, Security, Spam And Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Vulnerability

Blog posts 2008-06-12

(Image: Google warns of Web site risk)

(Image: Google warns of Web site risk)websitesIs there anyway to know which sites have the malware?Or can your computer detect them before they infect it. Can you protect your computer from that type of attack?helpful softwareThere are currently at least 2 software programs that will be of at least some...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, GOOGLE WARNS, Web site, Google Inc., McAfee Inc., Web

Discussion threads 2007-11-30

#10: NoScript for Firefox (Ten free security utilities you should already be using)

#10: NoScript for Firefox Ten free security utilities you should already be usingSo why was NoScript the last one mentioned?The first entry should have been Firefox to replace Internet Exploder and the second should have been NoScript. Anything that requires you to sign up and allows a third party server...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, UNIX, security, America Online Inc., Mozilla Firefox, NoScript

Discussion threads 2007-07-25

Revenge of the calculators

I took my kids to Chuck E. Cheese today. We had a great time eating pizza and playing games and, as always, the kids racked up quite a few tickets. For those of you who have never had the pleasure of going to one of these epicenters of...

Tags: Education Technology, calculator, Chuck E. Cheese

Blog posts 2007-01-27