Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday plugs critical holes in IE, Office (The Register)
‘Exploitability Index’ debuts Microsoft on Tuesday issued updates plugging at least 20 security holes in Windows, Office, and other products. They came as miscreants sent out phony emails urging people to download malware that masqueraded as critical Windows alerts.…
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Cheatin’ hearts pump up economy (Tucson Citizen)
Flowers and chocolate aren’t the only big sellers for Valentine’s Day. There’s also spyware.
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Searching for Presidential Candidate web videos could put your computer at risk (ABC 15 Phoenix)
Want to look up Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain’s Convention speeches; beware the video you click on could be infected with spyware. Hackers are taking advantage of the close Presidential Race by attaching malware to some popular political videos on the web.
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Cheatin’ hearts pump up economy (Honolulu Advertiser)
Flowers and chocolate aren’t the only big sellers for Valentine’s Day. There’s also spyware.
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Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading (ZDNet)
Malicious attackers are once again taking advantage of event-based social engineering attacks, and are currently mass mailing fake notifications for Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday, attaching a copy of Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor, next to a legitimately looking PGP signature which is, of course, fake too : “We received some questions from customers about…
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