Windows hit by fake security emails (TechWorld)
Haxdoor malware tries new technique. Scammers are sending out fake emails that claim to include critical Windows security alerts, Microsoft warned Monday.
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Sunbelt Software Announces Top Ten Spyware/Malware Threats for January (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats for the month of January 2009.
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‘Experimental’ Security Fix Is Malware, Microsoft Says (PC World)
Microsoft is warning of fake Windows security notification emails that contain malicious attachments.
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Public Greets Massive Data Breach With Collective Yawn (Network World)
On January 20, as most of the nation focused on an historic inauguration, Heartland Payment Systems, a credit card payment processing company, acknowledged that data thieves had installed spyware on its network to steal credit card details throughout 2008. The company says it handles about 100 million payments a month, and doesn’t yet know how much information was stolen; the theft might be the …
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Security Software Suites No Match for Custom Attacks (Washington Post)
The all-in-one security software suites from the major anti-virus vendors fail spectacularly at detecting custom-made malware that exploits the latest software vulnerabilities, according to testing done by security analysis firm Secunia. Secunia tested how well nearly a dozen security suites fared against malicious files and direct attacks that leveraged more than 150 known software flaws. All …
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