| Here's how to download files safely | | Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 3:13:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q: I have discovered a Web site that allows free downloads of programs such as WinZip. How do I find out if sites like this are legitimate and if the software is safe? - T.W. A: The only way to be sure you're getting safe software is to pay for it. "Generally speaking, there's no such thing as a free lunch," said Jeff Crume, a security expert for IBM. "Sites that offer free versions of software normally available only for a fee may deliver a lot more than you bargained for." Although the software might just be a pirated version of the real thing, it also can come with viruses or spyware included. That's why the next best thing to buying the real software is to make sure you have up-to-date security software that screens all downloads for trouble.... | |
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| | | Rise in Sophisticated Attacks Against Savvy PC Users Expected to Rise | | Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 1:10:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | CA, Inc. issued a report that warns of a new level of cyber-crime potential as increasingly sophisticated attackers aim to steal intellectual property, personal identities and the contents of bank accounts across international borders, and within organizations and social networks. "Malware writers continue to blur the line between trojans, worms, viruses and spyware," said Brian Grayek, vice president of Malicious Content Research for CA. "Spyware distributors have adopted the stealth techniques of virus and worm authors, and can now adapt quickly to uncover and exploit the slightest vulnerability. PC users must therefore be aware that they can get in a lot of trouble simply by visiting a website -- and that the bad guys no longer need to entice them to open an email attachment to wreak havoc on their machines." Predictions include:Blended threats will continue to evolve: In addition to using spam to distribute trojans and other malware, attackers will increasingly use multi-phased exploits to take control of unsuspecting users' computers, steal private information, and perpetrate other attacks.... | |
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| | | 'Storm Worm' Trojan horse surges on SECURITY | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 3:20:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend, security vendors believe. AAPT in merger talks with Powertel: report COMMUNICATION A New Zealand newspaper has reported that New Zealand Telecom's Australian subsidiary, AAPT, is in merger talks with Australian telco PowerTel. ACE to implement 3i Infotech PREMIA SOFTWARE ACE Asia Pacific, a part of ACE Group, global players in insurance and reinsurance, announced its decision to implement 3i Infotech's PREMIA, an integrated insurance management solution for rapidly expanding Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) and personal lines businesses in the region. AMD selling beauty and the brand HARDWARE Advanced Micro Devices' hopes for limiting Intel's surge in 2007 are coming into focus.... | |
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| | | The Panda Software virus yearbook 2006 | | Posted Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:20:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | - The most moralistic. This award goes to the spyware Zcodec which, among other actions, monitors whether users access certain web pages with pornographic content. This may simply be a way of determining whether the user is a frequent visitor to these types of pages in order to send personalized advertising. On the other hand, perhaps the author of the spyware just has voyeuristic tendencies. - The worst job applicant. The Eliles.A worm sends out CVs all over the place. It even sends them out to users cell phones. It would seem that it has little confidence in its own job prospects. - The most sensationalist. Sensational headlines have always made an impact, now they are even being used by viruses. Of all those that appeared in 2006, Nuwar.A wins hands down with its declaration of the start of the Third World War.... | |
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| | | Sunbelt Software Announces Top Ten Spyware Threats for November | | Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:16:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | CLEARWATER, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 04, 2006 -- Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware threats for the month of November. The results are based on monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware product CounterSpy™. The top ten most prevalent spyware threats for the month of October are: Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Codec is a trojan that installs rogue security software on the infected machine without notice and consent. It purports to be a needed codec or upgrade to Windows Media Player when users attempt to watch certain adult/porn videos to trick the user into downloading it. Once downloaded, it contacts remote servers and initiates the download of rogue security software such as SpywareQuake.... | |
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| | | PC Tools’ Registry Mechanic V6.0 Reduces Need for Expensive ... | | Posted Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:11:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Those using older versions of Microsoft Windows will not be left in the cold this holiday season. Registry Mechanic — with more than 300,000 downloads a week — clearly the worlds' most popular and easy to use computer registry cleaner — has just been upgraded. Registry Mechanic 6.0TM, which optimizes and repairs Microsoft® Windows® operating system, is the perfect alternative to an expensive VistaTM utilities update. Registry Mechanic offers ongoing support for Windows programs — like Windows 98 — which is no longer supported by Microsoft. By using Registry Mechanic 6.0 users can retain their legacy software, but keep their PCs operating at peak performance — delaying a need for yet another costly software update.... | |
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| | | Trend Micro OfficeScan Available as Beta Version for Microsoft's Windows Vista RTM | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:25:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | Trend Micro Incorporated , a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, today announced the web posting of Trend Micro(TM) OfficeScan(TM) 7.8 beta, the company's corporate desktop security solution. OfficeScan 7.8 beta will provide antivirus and other protections for Windows Vista, the next generation of the Windows client operating system, as it becomes available for Windows Vista. OfficeScan protects an organization's Windows Vista computers from viruses and malicious code, including file viruses, macro viruses, and malicious spyware, Java applets and ActiveX Controls. Offered originally in May through participation with Microsoft's Technology Adoption Program (TAP), the Trend Micro OfficeScan beta for Windows Vista beta version of Trend Micro OfficeScan 7.8 is immediately available for download through the Trend Micro public website at: http://vistaresponse.trendmicro.com/ .... | |
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| | | The Best Security May Still Be Free | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:09:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | Security software doesn't exactly top most people's wish lists. You know you need it -- how else will you protect Windows against viruses, spyware, trojans and whatever other creepy stuff the Internet throws at you? But there's no joy attached to using these defensive programs. That's somewhat unavoidable with software that, by nature, has zero productivity or entertainment value. Anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall applications can only help your computer if it's already infected; otherwise, the best they can do is keep your PC in the same condition. .... | |
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| | | U.S. official urges stiffer anti-spyware penalties | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:23:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | A member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged Congress to give the agency more power to penalize purveyors of hidden spyware. FTC commissioner Jon Leibowitz said the agency should be given expanded authority to impose civil fines on distributors of the software, which often tracks computer users or triggers pop-up ads. It would be similar to the authority the FTC was given in 2003 to penalize computer spammers. "The civil penalty authority Congress granted us in the (anti-spam law) gave our anti-spam efforts real teeth. Sadly, in spyware cases, we don't yet have that authority," Leibowitz said in prepared remarks given at a conference on the Internet. Leibowitz, one of five FTC commissioners, gave the speech only days after the FTC announced a settlement with Zango Inc., major online advertising company whose software was secretly loaded onto millions of personal computers, according to the agency.... | |
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| | | Panda Software's Weekly Viruses and Intruders Report | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:34:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | Panda Software USA this week reports on several viruses and intruders including the Nabload.TH , Banker.FFX Trojans, the Spamta.LZ worm and the Radoppan.A virus. Nabload.TH is a Trojan designed to connect to certain web pages from which it downloads the Banker.FFX Trojan. While it is downloading the Trojan, Nabload.TH distracts users' attention by showing a video clip. Like most Trojans, Nabload.FH is not able to spread by itself, and therefore needs the intervention of a malicious user. Banker.FFX is a Trojan that monitors Internet traffic generated when users access the certain bank web site. While a user is connecting to these web pages, the Trojan displays an imitation login screen. It then manages to capture confidential data from users which can then be used fraudulently.... | |
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