Microsoft Security Bulletin Overview January 2011
The second Tuesday of a month is Microsoft's patch day where the software company releases security patches and fixes for its products. The first patch day of the year 2011 brings two […]
Global Spam Levels in Mysterious Month-on-Month Fall - Update
Yesterday I wrote here that global spam levels had dropped mysteriously month on month since August 2010 from a high of about a quarter of a trillion messages a day to about […]
No Patches For Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities This Month
Microsoft will be releasing two security bulletins on this January's patch day leaving two security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer and one issue affecting the Windows graphics rendering engine unaddressed. The first vulnerability […]
Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro Review
Panda Cloud Antivirus is a free antivirus software for the Windows operating system that comes as a free and professional version which differ in functionality. Both versions offer antivirus protection that includes […]
IObit Cloud, Online Antivirus File Analysis
When in doubt verify. That's one of the maxims that I use daily to avoid running into troubles. That's especially true for files and programs that I want to test and run […]
PayPal Your Account Has Been Temporarily Limited Phishing Emails
Phishing is still one of the common threats on today's Internet. Criminals try to get account information and other personal information from users by faking emails and websites of trusted services, websites […]
Microsoft Security Essentials 2 Download Available
Microsoft has just released Microsoft Security Essentials 2, the highly acclaimed free security program to protect the computer against malicious software such as viruses, spyware or computer worms. Users who are already […]
Lifehacker Hack, What You Need To Do Right Now
You may have already read it on other sites that Lifehacker and other Gawker Media properties were compromised. That's bad enough for the company and web properties they own, but also for […]
Data Leaks - Preventing the Inside Job
The Wikileaks story continues to roll on around the world but as the story now moves its focus to the website founder Julian Assange, questions are now beginning to be asked about […]
Avast me’hearties, Pirate Anti-Virus licence's up for ‘a sharin’
Normally any software company that finds one of its product keys being shared on torrent websites would crack down pretty quickly by withdrawing it. Not Avast however who, according to a report […]
Did China Divert US Website Traffic?
Reuters are reporting that traffic for some "highly sensitive" US websites was briefly redirected through China. In a report by the BBC, the incident, which happened for 18 minutes last April saw […]
Microsoft Turns Off Links Temporarily In Messenger 2009
Update: Microsoft Messenger is no longer available. Microsoft acquired the communication software Skype some time ago and has retired Messenger in favor of Skype. If you are running Windows Live Messenger 2009 […]
Hotmail HTTPS Launches, May Affect Other Applications
Update: Microsoft has enabled secure connections on Hotmail and also the recently launched Outlook website. We have mentioned on Saturday that Microsoft plans to improve the security of its email service Hotmail […]
Microsoft Security Bulletin November 2010
Microsoft has released information and patches of this month's patch day. It is promising that there is no patch for Windows in this month's patch day. The three bulletins that have been […]
Microsoft Security Advisory For Internet Explorer, Fix Inside
Vulnerabilities have moved into the focus of many Internet users. This time it is a new 0-day vulnerability for Microsoft's Internet Explorer that could allow remote code execution on the target system. […]
How To Force HTTPS Connections
The Firefox add-on Firesheep demonstrates that regular connections are insecure.Internet users who connect via http to sites and services on the Internet from public networks run the risk that their information are […]
Last Pass Pocket, Access Last Pass Passwords Offline
Last Pass is my password manager of choice. The program is available for Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft's Internet Explorer and adds password manager capabilities to those browsers. The browser add-on offers […]
Avert, Scan Computers With Multiple Antivirus Engines
We all know that it is not a good idea to run multiple real-time antivirus scanners side by side on a system. Most antivirus are actually scanning the system for existing programs […]
Microsoft Sees Huge Increase In Java Exploit Attempts, Surpassing Adobe
Regular readers of Ghacks know that browser plugins have become one of the biggest security risks for today's Internet users. Keeping the plugins up to date is therefor essential to protect systems […]
Microsoft Security Bulletins October 2010
Every second Tuesday in a month is patch day over at Microsoft. What does it mean? Microsoft pushes out all security patches of a month on that day to all users of […]
Stuxnet Removal Tool
The public became aware of the Stuxnet worm back in July, largely because it was linked to several 0-day vulnerabilities of the Windows operating system. Researchers who analyzed the worm discovered what […]
How To Update Last Year's Security Software To This Year's
Many security software companies, like Kaspersky, Symantec or Bitdefender, release new products ever year. The updated programs often come with additional security features, improved threat detection, engine updates, resource usage improvements and […]
Microsoft Releases Out Of Band Security Patch
Microsoft today released a new out of band security bulletin addressing a vulnerability in ASP.NET that affects all versions of the Microsoft .Net Framework when used on Windows Server operating systems, or […]
Infrastructure worm targets Iran
A new worm that has been named Stuxnet has been detected that appears to have been written specifically to attack infrastructure in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the first example of […]
New German, Swiss Identification Cards Not As Secure As Claimed
The new product XYZ is completely secure and hack-proof. Have you heard that from politicians or companies before? It usually turns out very soon that the claims are bogus, and that the […]
ZoneAlarm Global Virus Alert About ZeuS.Zbot.aoaq: Scareware At Its Best
Scareware can be described as software that attempts to "scare" the user into making a purchase. A common example are fake antivirus solutions which may display information about alleged threats found on […]
Microsoft Releases September Security Patches
Microsoft has released this month's security patches for their operating systems and applications. The patches and updates are already available via Windows Update and Microsoft Download, and it is recommended to update […]
Has Blu-Ray Copy Protection been Cracked?
HDCP is a security encryption key for copy-protecting Hi-Def video content, most notable Blu-Ray players and set-top boxes. Now a story has appeared that a master key has been found to permanently […]
Windows DLL Hijack Vulnerability Affects Exe Files As Well
The recently discovered DLL hijack vulnerability in Windows appears to be more critical than thought. Up until now it was confirmed that Windows would load dlls from the current working directory if […]
New Sex Worm spreads like it's 1999
Ten years ago where were worms like Kournikova and I Love You that were infecting computers worldwide with malware and getting mainstream attention on the news. In that time operating systems and […]
Enforce Global Flash Player Security And Privacy Settings
Ghacks regulars know that it is possible to configure Adobe Reader from the settings manager page on the Macromedia website. System administrators and security experts have addressed two problems with the online […]
Security Software Downloader
One of the first tasks after the installation of an operating system is the installation of security software to protect the computer from viruses and other forms of attack. Windows users can […]
DLLHijackAuditor, Check Programs For DLL Hijack Vulnerability
A new Windows vulnerability was made public at the end of August which can result in remote code execution on a computer system if the issue is exploited successfully. The issue is […]
Secunia PSI 2 Beta Released
Update: Secunia PSI 3 has been released. Secunia has released a beta of the upcoming Secunia Personal Software Inspector 2, a software update scanner that scans the computer system for insecure programs. […]
Yahoo Sign-In Seal Protects Against Phishing
Determining if a website is real or fake is one of the greatest challenges for many Internet users. Criminals have honed their skills in the past years to create websites that look […]
Microsoft Offers Workaround For Remote DLL Vulnerability
A vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft Windows operating systems that exploits the default dll loading behavior. A Microsoft Security Advisory explains that the "issue is caused by specific insecure programming practices […]
The 2010 Anti-Virus league tables are out!
AV Test have now released the results of their 2010 best anti-virus for Windows 7. The tests put each anti-virus package through a rigorous set of tests to determine not only how […]
Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68bn
Intel, the world's biggest manufacturer of computer processors has announced it's to buy security technology firm McAfee for $7.68bn (£5bn) in cash the BBC reports. The deal values the anti-virus firm at […]
How Secure Is A Password?
New technologies and more powerful computer systems have made it important in the last years to create secure passwords to avoid successful automatic password cracking attempts via brute force and dictionary attacks. […]
Microsoft, Adobe, Release Massive Amount Of Security Patches
Today is the second Tuesday of the month and that means it is Microsoft Patch Day. Microsoft is keeping a tight schedule when it comes to security patches. If they are not […]
