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New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note: Symantec is warning about a new Trojan horse that encrypts files on compromised computers but offers no ransom note like other software designed to hold data hostage for a fee. Symantec is warning about a new Trojan horse that encrypts files on compromised computers but offers no ransom note...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Trojan Horse, File, Trojan.Ramvicrype, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, malware, Symantec, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News; News items 2009-11-02
Symantec CEO: The future of security: At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Symantec CEO Enrique Salem reveals what he thinks the security of the future will look like. Among the things he says we need to do? Make security risk-based, info-centric, automated, and work-flow driven to keep up with security threats.; Tags: Symantec Corp., CEO, RSA, security, Symantec, Enrique Salem, operationalize, risk, threats, malware; Videos 2009-04-21
Gallery: Symantec's GoEverywhere: Symantec on Monday rolled out a beta for GoEverywhere, a online workspace/storage hub that allows anyone to access Web applications. by Andy Smith; Tags: Symantec Corp., Security, Symantec, GoEverywhere, Andy Smith; Image galleries 2009-01-26
Remembering five years of vulnerability markets: Guest Editorial by David EndlerWhile compiling some stats this week for our Zero Day Initiative two year anniversary, I came across this recent news article by the Associated Press, Researchers Seek Cash for Software Flaws. It's the latest in a long line of media coverage on the launch of...; Tags: Botnets, Black Hat, Apple, Zero-day attacks, Wireless, Windows Vista, Wi-Fi security, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers; Blog posts 2007-08-01
Symantec CEO John Thompson on Microsoft, Google and Switzerland: Symantec CEO John Thomspon drinks deeply from the Microsoft well. In fact, three-quarters of his company's $5.2 billion in revenue last year was derived from the Windows platform. But Symantec's relationship with Microsoft is complex and at times contentious. Thompson describes Microsoft as a partner, ally and competitor.On the competitor...; Tags: Symantec, Storage, Software Infrastructure, Security, SaaS, IT Management, General; Blog posts 2007-07-30

Symantec slowly mining the 'dark vision': Symantec is working on Dark Vision, an application for visualizing and tracking the underground economy that trades in personal data, such as credit card and social security numbers. "We are looking into their clubhouse," said Mark Bregman, CTO of Symantec. "It's the 'safe spot' where they exchange illegally gotten information."The...; Tags: Symantec, Security, General; Blog posts 2007-07-30
Can Trend Micro's botnet identification service make a difference?: Trend Micro today rolled out its SecureCloud software-as-a-service platform with a new Botnet Identification Service BIS to help find botnet command-and-control servers and block communications between them and the zombie PCs they control.Geared towards ISPs and enterprise customers, the botnet ID service can be used to block communication to/from command-and-control...; Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, Passwords, Metasploit, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-07-30
Code execution hole in Yahoo Widgets: A serious security flaw in an ActiveX control that ships with the Yahoo Widgets could put users at risk of PC takeover attacks.The vulnerability, rated "highly critical" by Secunia, is caused due to a boundary error within the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (YDPCTL.dll) ActiveX control when handling the "GetComponentVersion" method. This can be...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-07-27
Symantec puts price tag on anti-botnet tool: Symantec's new Norton AntiBot utility is now out of beta, promising to remove zombies from for-profit botnets scourge in exchange for $29.99 a year.The anti-botnet tool see previous coverage here is being marketed as "complementary solution to existing antivirus or security suites," adding yet another application to the list of...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-07-17
Symantec going private? It's not a crazy thought: Jim Reavis at RiskBloggers.com has tossed out this doozy:This is only a rumor, if it were an actual event you would be instructed by the authorities where to redeem your SYMC stock. Multiple Friends of Risk Bloggers have told me that Symantec has been in talks with investors over...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Punditocracy, Patch Watch, Microsoft, McAfee, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-07-13
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
Microsoft drops 6 bulletins, fixing 11 vulnerabilities: Microsoft's Patch Tuesday train arrived today with six bulletins covering at least 11 vulnerabilities, most carrying the company's highest severity rating.As previously reported, four of the six bulletins are rated "critical. These cover code execution holes in Microsoft Excel, Office Publisher 2007, Windows Active Directory and the .Net Framework.The...; Tags: Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, Metasploit, Microsoft, Open source, Oracle, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Privacy, Responsible disclosure, Spam and Phishing, Symantec, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks; Blog posts 2007-07-10
Command injection flaw found in Internet Explorer: Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is vulnerable to a protocol handler command-injection vulnerability that could allow malicious code attacks with limited user action.According to a warning issued by hacker Thor Larholm, the issue is an input validation flaw similar to the one he discovered in Apple's Safari for Windows browser ....; Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, Metasploit, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open source, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, 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
Exploit packs get intelligent -- Attacks launched based on victim's browser: Virus hunters at Symantec have stumbled upon a malicious server using an attack framework that intelligently chooses exploits based on the client's browser.This is the first sign of the type of reconnaissance attacks predicted by by white hat researchers (See: Do you know what's leaking out of your browser?) and...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-28
Russian hackers hijack Italian sites to serve exploits: The Russian crime ring behind the infamous WebAttacker/MPack exploit toolkit hacked into thousands of Italian Web sites over the weekend and used a one-line snippet of code to redirect surfers to a server rigged with drive-by exploits.The ongoing attacks, which is reminiscent of the Dolphin Stadium site breach in...; Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Firefox, Hackers, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open source, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Symantec, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks; Blog posts 2007-06-18
Symantec ships anti-botnet utility: Symantec has released a new utility called Norton Antibot to help users detect signs of botnet activity on a Windows computer.The tool, available as a free beta download, is a sign that Symantec plans to fit the anti-bot capabilities into its anti-virus product offerings.The move ratchets up the fight against...; Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Metasploit, Hirings and firings, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-12
Google buys anti-malware browser virtualization startup: Google has quietly made its first anti-malware acquisition, snapping up GreenBorder Technologies, a venture-backed company that sells browser virtualization security software.The acquisition gives the search engine a key piece of technology to block Web-based exploits that prey on flaws in the two most widely used browsers -- Microsoft's Internet Explorer...; Tags: Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Digital rights management, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, McAfee, Metasploit, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open source, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Symantec, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks; Blog posts 2007-05-29
On the campaign trail with Dave DeWalt: Fifty days into the job, McAfee's CEO Dave DeWalt is pumped up about his new position and is on a campaign to change public perceptions about the company. The former CEO of Documentum and then EMC's President of Customer Operations and Content Management Software which acquired Documentum, told me that...; Tags: EMC, General, Mobile, Security, Software Infrastructure, Symantec, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-24
McAfee yawns at pornographic OpenOffice virus sample: Anti-virus experts are giving a collective thumbs-down to a proof-of-concept virus targeting OpenOffice and StarOffice, dismissing the creation as a silly publicity stunt.Sophos, an anti-virus company with headquarters in the U.K., first warned about the "in the wild" BadBunny sample, which infects the target when an OpenOffice Draw file...; Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Hackers, McAfee, Microsoft, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Privacy, Rootkits, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Symantec, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Google's anti-malware team comes out of the shadows: Google's anti-malware team has emerged from the shadows with a new blog, a widely discussed research paper (.pdf) and enough clues about its ambitious drive to put a roadblock between dirty Web sites and end users. Over the last year, Google has quietly invested in several efforts to flag malicious...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Microsoft, Metasploit, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets; Blog posts 2007-05-22