Malware

                   

IMF Computers Hacked

newslookup.com
14-Nov-2008 13 related
        

Another major international financial institution has had its computer system attacked by unknown cyber-hackers, FOX News has learned. Two weeks ago, FOX News reported that the computer system at the World Bank had also been...

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Bit9 utilizes white-listing to help self-service deployers meet PCI standards

kioskmarketplace.com
14-Nov-2008 3 related
        

WALTHAM, Mass. — Bit9, provider of enterprise application white-listing, is making PCI compliance easier for retailers. According to news release, Bit9 Parity and Bit9 Parity for point-of-sale use whitelisting to help retail...

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Anti-Virus Vendor Makes Amends For PC-Breaking Snafu

informationweek.com
14-Nov-2008 7 related
        

The problem started Nov. 9 when AVG released a virus signature update that misidentified the user32.dll file, a core Windows XP file, as a Trojan. By Antone Gonsalves InformationWeek AVG is offering free anti-virus services for...

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A Sneaky Security Problem, Ignored by the Bad Guys

pcworld.com
14-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Robert McMillan, IDG News Service Frank Boldewin had seen a lot of malicious software in his time, but never anything like Rustock.C. Used to infect Windows PCs and turn them into unwitting spam servers, Rustock.C is a rootkit...

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McColo shutdown won't stop spam, malware, warn security experts

techtarget.com
14-Nov-2008 118 related
        

For years, security experts, antispam activists and law enforcement agencies have known where to find the Internet's worst spammers and malware distributors, but there was little they could do with that knowledge. The patchwork...

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Standards Come To Anti-Malware Testing

ziffdavis.com
14-Nov-2008 2 related
        

An industry organization develops high-quality guidelines to help vendors, analysts and publications test anti-malware products in a fair and thorough way. - Computer product testing, sadly, has been as much art as science over...

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SMobile Systems Releases Antivirus Application to Protect Google Android Phones

bigblog.com
14-Nov-2008
        

T-Mobile announced that it has begun selling its G1 handset, what it said is the first Android based cell phone. VirusGuard is a commercially available mobile security solution developed to protect devices utilizing the Google...

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VeriSign tech to unmask malware posing as software

cnet.com
14-Nov-2008 1 related
        

The technology that protects consumers from spoof websites could be unleashed as the next weapon in the fight against malware. Security company VeriSign is looking at creating a system to certify that software is what it claims...

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Hackers to use Obama to target sites

indiatimes.com
14-Nov-2008 2 related
        

During the past six months, 75% of the malware hosting websites were found to be compromised legitimate sites. Web and data security company Websense recently found the web site of Brazil Embassy in India being compromised.

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Google Offers Text Ads Linked to Malware Site

dailytech.com
14-Nov-2008 86 related
        

Jason Mick (Blog) - November 14, 2008 9:50 AM Google sold ad space to this known malware site with its AdWords service. The oversight indicates Google has little filtering of what it sells links to. Interestingly, Google...

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