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Google drive-by malware analysis

August 1st, 2008 by admin


Most malicious drive-by activity is down to computers in China, says a Google engineer. Speaking at the Usenix security conference, about 67% of sites which “secretly drop malicious software onto visitors’ computers” are located in China, as are 64% of the compromised servers, CNET News has Niels Provos stating. “Web based malware is a significant problem and […]

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Google drive-by malware analysis

July 31st, 2008 by admin


Most malicious drive-by activity is down to computers in China, says a Google engineer. Speaking at the Usenix security conference, about 67% of sites which “secretly drop malicious software onto visitors’ computers” are located in China, as are 64% of the compromised servers, CNET News has Niels Provos stating. “Web based malware is a significant problem and […]

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Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Barack Obama ?malware?

July 30th, 2008 by admin


A new malware scheme aimed at tricking computer users into downloading and installing malicious applications is apparently on the loose “The malware distribution campaign is based on news fragments involving Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Barack Obama,” says BitDefender. “The e-mail messages direct unsuspecting users to a webpage that allegedly contains a video clip,” it states. “However, […]

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Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Barack Obama ?malware?

July 30th, 2008 by admin


A new malware scheme aimed at tricking computer users into downloading and installing malicious applications is apparently on the loose “The malware distribution campaign is based on news fragments involving Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Barack Obama,” says BitDefender. “The e-mail messages direct unsuspecting users to a webpage that allegedly contains a video clip,” it states. “However, […]

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Dangerous DNS exploit online

July 25th, 2008 by admin


A hack which takes advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet has been released. It was turned loose by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit, says PC World, going on Internet security experts warn that this code may give criminals a way […]

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Dangerous DNS exploit online

July 24th, 2008 by admin


A hack which takes advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet has been released. It was turned loose by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit, says PC World, going on Internet security experts warn that this code may give criminals a way […]

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Naked in IPv6 space

July 23rd, 2008 by admin


New York security researcher Joe Klein of Command Information told people attending the the annual HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference that weak, or nonexistent, implementations in security software can leave otherwise-secure systems so open that in some cases, “it’s as if there’s no firewall running at all”. The internet is s full of […]

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Beijing Olympics ?cyberspy? fears

July 18th, 2008 by admin


Should businesspeople and other travelers heading to Beijing for the Olympics be warned about dangers posed by Chinese computer hackers? That’s what’s worrying US government officials and security consultants, says the Wall Street Journal. US intelligence agencies fear the potential threat to US laptops and cellphones, “But others, including the State and Commerce departments and some companies, […]

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?Largest security update? ever

July 11th, 2008 by admin


A flaw in the way the Net functions has sparked the “largest security update” ever, and fears that millions of people remain exposed to criminals and malicious hackers, say reports. “Microsoft was among net companies yesterday which announced action to close the loophole that has potentially affected every site on the web,” says the Guardian, going […]

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Virus scanners: situation critical

July 9th, 2008 by admin


Tests performed by n.runs, “have indicated that every virus scanner currently on the market immediately revealed up to several highly critical vulnerabilities. These then pave the way for Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and enable the infiltration of destructive code - past the security solution into the network. With that, anti-virus solutions actually allow the […]

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