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Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware

People seemed to get into a tizzy about Apple posting an announcement recommending Anti-Virus software for Macs. Even though it was retracted, I do think that Apple priming Mac users for the eventuality of widespread malware is a good idea. People who believe that the fundamental design of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Blog, Malware, Apple Inc., Malware Writer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Who wins with Google Chrome

The winners and losers in Google Chrome are technologies. Not companies. Not sites. Technologies. And those which are open source are naturally advantaged. It's the open source process itself that is the biggest winner with Google Chrome. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Google Inc., Malware Writer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Forensic Analysis Avoidance Techniques of Malware

Anti-forensic techniques are increasingly being used by malware writers to avoid detection and analysis of their malicious code. Penalties for writing malware could include termination of employment, fines or even, imprisonment. Malware writers are motivated not to get caught and are actively using subversive techniques to avoid forensic analysis. Techniques...

Tags: Technique, Malware, Analysis, Anti-forensic Technique, Malware Writer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2007-12-19

Trojan horse takes down smart phones

Trojan horse takes down smart phonesMakes NO senseWhy create a trojan for a cell phone? You can't use it as a "bot". You can't use it to make money. You can't use it for blackmail (well, maybe). I just don't understand.Why I >>>DO

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cellular phones, smart phone, virus, virus writer, attack, malware, trojan horse, malware writer, phone

Discussion threads 2005-04-07

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ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps

In February, I asked ZDNet readers for the free, lightweight applications they simply can't live without. After tallying the suggestions in the comments and via e-mail -- and there were an awful lot of good suggestions, believe me -- here are the 25 most popular. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Open Source, Site, Evernote, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"

Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"Not that big an issue....Not that big an issue since the defalt in Windows 7 RC is to allways notify... so as long as you don't tamper with the default you should be ok. And hopefully 90% of users will leave it...

Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Adrian, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Tored-A email worm for Mac OS X called "lame"

Last week fellow ZDNet blogger Dancho Danchev posted a piece about a new email worm that has been discovered for Mac OS X called OSX/Tored-A. Most of the examples of Mac malware that have surfaced recently (like OSX.Trojan.iServices.A and OSX/RSPlug-F) are actually Trojan...

Tags: E-mail Worm, Apple Macintosh, Malware, E-mail, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-12

McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs

McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...

Tags: Zombie PC, McAfee Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Trend Micro wants enterprise to re-think security

When 60 Minutes reports on looming threat of the Conficker worm, people listen. But when the IT departments and security software types caution users about what they download or the sites they visit, the warnings often fall on deaf ears. It used to be that the big...

Tags: Bank, Trend Micro Inc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM

Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IMDo you think a Dean of Computer Science could write a dll?He'd try to say the word code then pass out cold.No problemAt least not my problem.It is still a Windows-specific problem.RE: Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IMwhen are people going to recognize...

Tags: Instant messaging, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Operating systems, Neeris, Conficker Worm, IM

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Safari dominates browser benchmarks

Safari dominates browser benchmarksSo then the increased speedwill help download malware faster to OS X?How is that a good thing?RE: Safari dominates browser benchmarkswait....your running mac os 10.6?And this is a good thing? seriouslyI confess I honestly don't know if Javascript render speed is an important issue these days. ...

Tags: Web browsers, Apple Safari, browser benchmark, Web browser, Safari 4, JavaScript

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

The allure of the text

The allure of the textThe Allure of Peace and Quiet...No, I don't mean cutting back on the phone calls, although that's always nice...But IM/chat is RUDE! It basically demands your immediate attention. Yes, let's do go back to the ugly era of carrying pagers - not.Email you can read and...

Tags: Instant messaging, allure

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

Google

GoogleGoogle DependantGoogle is good, make no mistake, but when it gurgled, I just changed my search engine to Yahoo. Problem solved. Calling it a "monoculture" may be giving a bit much credit to our glorified Googlers.Jeff G.RE: GoogleHow ironic that Google et al are taking the ISP's to task for...

Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Google Inc., monoculture

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

Hello, anybody paying attention?

Hello, anybody paying attention?re: "weather will get more extreme as the planet warms up"What if we have global cooling instead?I have long wanted power lines undergroundit may take some time and be an effort for crews to service, but so often, on the poll lines come down in bad and...

Tags: powerline

Discussion threads 2009-01-31

The biggest threat to open source in 2009

The biggest threat to open source in 2009Automatic updates.Most Open Source projects do, in fact, have an automatic update mechanism. It is rolled in to the OS itself.Ok -- lets audit some text ..... shall we..Firefox update call, from Securitymike's blogSecurity and updates, which are often the same thing.Originally there...

Tags: Patches, open source, software, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-01-01

Talkback Tuesday: Apple's AV non-announcement

I was traveling the eastern seaboard all of last week, visiting family, friends, and old work colleagues in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, so I didn't have much opportunity to provide feedback to what had become the most heavily discussed blog post I have yet generated. Two...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Apple Inc., Timiteh, Alaniane, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-12-16

IE 7 users: stop looking at porn now!

IE 7 users: stop looking at porn now!What?I would normally ignore your post, as it not all that important. However, I am very sorry; but your grammar and spelling are so poor that I wonder why you would even post such a display.I see this more often than not anymore....

Tags: Web browsers, Spell-Check, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 7 user, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Microsoft's Live Search (finally) adds malware warnings

Microsoft's Live Search finally adds malware warningsTired of headers like thatTo be a reporter or journalist you must be an objective person. Looks like you have issues with Microsoft. Im sick of the people who doesnt see the good side.Re: Tired of headers like thatAll my Microsoft issues -- if...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp., malware warning, Microsoft Live Search, malware

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware

Despite what blogs and Apple say, Macs will eventually have malwareWrong assumptions based on the negative Windows experiencesWindows has a lousy record for security, Microsoft should be ashamed and people in general should use something better. Thousands of different types of malware for Windows and virus-cleaning costs which are skyrocketing...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, blog, Apple Macintosh, malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Fort Knox, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Under worm attack, US Army bans USB drives

Under worm attack, US Army bans USB drivesIf our Army is under attack......isn't that war?Um...good luck on that!!Do they not realize that the cost of lost productivity from completely un-networking and banning shared media FAR outweighs the cost of security s/w and remediation from time to time? Ever hear...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Flash memory, SECURITY, US-Army, USB flash drive, virus, worm attack, USB, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-11-20