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Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload

Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payloadSo basically......anyone who patched back in October and who doesn't install dodgy files is still OK?Which seems to be about 99%+ of Windows users.This thing is a walk in the parkcompared to the new w32.Virut.nbn variationsit's game over as soon as you catch itnastiest thing...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Patches, SECURITY, Conficker, payload

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloads

Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloadsSorry Nate - have to disagreePlease everyone - do not "spread the word" as Nate says it - I spend more time looking up these e-mails, and then convincing people that the e-mail they got was a hoax than I...

Tags: Spam, ReceiverNet technology, spammer, World War III, spam email, malicious payload, payload

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Performance Comparison of Web Service Engines in PHP, Java, and C

This paper performs a thorough study of the capability of PHP as a web service engine in both qualitative and quantitative aspects while comparing it with other web service engines implemented in Java and C. They used Axis2 for this purpose as it is an open source web service engine...

Tags: Web, Performance, Java, PHP, Web Service, C, Payload, Web Service Engine, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

White papers 2008-01-01

Metasploit Reloaded

HD Moore's open-source Metasploit Framework has been rewritten from scratch and released with 177 exploits, 104 payloads and new modules to exploit Wi-Fi driver vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel.In addition to hundreds of exploits and payloads, Moore said Metasploit 3.0 also ships with 30 auxiliary modules to perform tasks like...

Tags: SECURITY, HD Moore, payload, denial of service, exploit, vulnerability, Wi-Fi, open source, Microsoft Windows

Image galleries 2007-03-27

Metasploit 3.0 ships with 177 exploits, 104 payloads

HD Moores open-source Metasploit Framework has been rewritten from scratch and released with 177 exploits, 104 payloads and new modules to exploit Wi-Fi driver vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. Version 3.0 of the point-and-click hacking tool, which is used for pen testing and to verify patch installations, is now...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Hacking, Wi-Fi, SECURITY, Metasploit 3.0, Meterpreter, payload, Ruby scripting language, plug-in

Blog posts 2007-03-27

'Storm Worm' hits computers around the world

'Storm Worm' hits computers around the worldSame here...But did you know that:7% of Windows users have a grasp on technology, but are too stubborn to realize that Macs are better,67% are people that are clueless about computers, but Windows is familiar to them,10% are people that is completely lost on...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, UNIX, payload, Congratulations, Microsoft Windows, computer, Storm Worm, Linux, Internet

Discussion threads 2007-01-19

Eavesdrop 0.5a4 (Mac)

Eavesdrop is a network capture application based on tcpdump that captures and understands TCP conversations. It keeps track of the TCP flag history and extracts the payload of each conversation as it is captured. The payload is also searched for image data to display. Graphs can be created to view...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Payload, TCP, BaurHome Software, Tcp/Ip, Networking

Software downloads 2006-06-09

Photos: Smokey Bear's neutron tool

A plane swoops toward a wildfire to dump its payload of flame retardant. Dramatic, yes. But heroic pilots are only part of the story.

Tags: pilot, payload, tool

Image galleries 2006-06-01

Photos: Smokey Bear's neutron tool

A plane swoops toward a wildfire to dump its payload of flame retardant. Dramatic, yes. But heroic pilots are only part of the story.

Tags: pilot, payload, tool

Image galleries 2006-06-01

AIM users targeted again by IM worm, rootkit and adware

Hot off the press -- another IM worm is making the rounds, targeting AIM users and leaving a nasty payload of rootkits, trojans and adware including 180solutions and Zango. Research experts at FaceTime Security LabsTM, the threat research division of FaceTime Communications, identified and reported a new threat today affecting...

Tags: rootkit, IM, AOL Instant Messenger

Blog posts 2006-01-06

Tracker INIT 1.1.1 (Mac)

The Tracker INIT is a generic antivirus suspicious behaviour blocker, something like Gatekeeper or SAM Intercept "lite". It is not as sophisticated as either of the later ones, but it gets the job done, quickly and easily. The plain Tracker INIT was successful in blocking further spreading, and prevented side...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Payload, Ioannis Galidakis, Tracker INIT, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Recruitment & Selection, Desktops, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2000-11-01

Performance Analysis of Information Hiding

Information hiding in host data, or transparent digital watermarking, can be treated as an application of digital communications in which the hidden information is conveyed through a channel where the noise includes the host data and stems from other sources. The amount of information to be hidden is called the...

Tags: Performance, Payload, Information, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

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Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware

RE: Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scarewareI'm glad Microsoft Windows goes the extra mile to protect users from this kind of mischief. In Microsoft Windows I can set security zones in the Internet Options window so that only trusted sites will load, or set it so internet...

Tags: Operating systems, Construction, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Web site, Web, Loverock Davidson, Linux, window, Microsoft Windows, security, Windows User, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploit

Ummm interesting....so just block 139 and 445...445? great that port aggain.Is SMB blocked to/from internet by th firewall by default?RE: Microsoft confirms 'detailed' Windows 7 exploitPorts 139 and 445 are blocked by default for Internet access by Windows firewall in Windows 7 and any commerical hardware firewall. They are enabled...

Tags: Firewalls, SMB/SME, SMB protocol, Microsoft Windows 7, firewall, Windows 7 exploit, Microsoft Windows, small and medium business, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Apple Safari exposes Windows to drive-by download attacks

"May lead"?Whenever I see these kinds of statements, regardless of platform, I always wonder if the "may" in "may lead to?arbitrary code execution" is equivalent to the odd, statistically improbable and realistically negligible but observed drug side-effect possibilities, like dry-mouth from eye drops or headaches from suppositories or whether it's...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, SECURITY, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack

For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'

The sites of these 'rogue security programs'Should be immediately shut down when they are found, by doing a DDoS attack if necessary.There is no reason to allow these bastards to shill their break-ware on the rest of us in the world.Getting worse...I've seen a hugh increase in infections from these...

Tags: rogue security program, ad system, security program, Rogue security program, advertisement, ongoing threat, security, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

TcpCatcher 2.2.1 (Windows)

TcpCatcher is a free proxy server software, and a great TCP and HTTPs monitor. As a developer tool, TcpCatcher will greatly help you debug any client-server application by displaying tcp packets. As an educational tool, TcpCatcher will help understanding any TCP based protocol. Since HTTP has became the most commonly...

Tags: Client-server, HTTP, Microsoft Windows, TCP, Tool, TcpCatcher, Tcp/Ip, Productivity, Servers, Networking, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro 2009 6.7.1 (Windows)

Outpost Firewall Pro delivers proactive defense against hackers, spyware, Trojans, botnets, keyloggers, ID theft and other Internet-borne threats. The integrated anti-spyware module defends against the broad range of malicious programs. Its on-demand scanner enables scanning custom locations, while the real-time monitor is constantly on guard against the activation of spyware....

Tags: Outpost, Microsoft Windows, Agnitum, Outpost Firewall Pro, Anti-spyware Module, Host Protection Module, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Identity Theft, Scanners, Cloud Computing, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-09-24

From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw

GENEVA -- The critical MS08-067 vulnerability used by the Conficker worm to build a powerful botnet continues to be a lucrative security hole for cyber criminals. During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, a trio of Microsoft researchers dissected the malware attacks linked to...

Tags: Flaw, Malware, Conficker, MS08-067, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-23