Microsoft Security Advisory (2491888): Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Elevation of Privilege – 3/8/2011
Revision Note: V1.1 (March 8, 2011): Revised advisory FAQ to announce updated version of the MSRT and added Forefront Security for Exchange Server to the list of non-affected software. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to help ensure customers are aware that an update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine also addresses a security [...]
Microsoft Security Advisory (2491888): Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Elevation of Privilege – 2/23/2011
Revision Note: V1.0 (February 23, 2011): Advisory published. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to help ensure customers are aware that an update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine also addresses a security vulnerability reported to Microsoft. The update addresses a privately reported vulnerability that could allow elevation of privilege if the Microsoft Malware [...]
I Love.exe You – Happy Saint Valentine’s day
In a few days, the 14th of February, it will be Saint Valentine’s day. Be ready as we will see malware and spam spreading using this topic to click on links and install Trojans in our computers, as usual. In fact cybercriminals have already started; some days ago I came across a file called “Love.exe”, [...]
Dont Get Caught by the Grinch on Twitter
Last year we documented the very first trending topic attack on Twitter. The attack is similar to a Blackhat SEO campaign, where criminals leverage the many hot topics discussed on the Internet in order to position their malware campaigns in highly visible places on Twitter. Earlier today we noticed over …—read the article
Google Instant Can Turn Black Friday into Sad Friday
Remember when I said that Google Instant was a potential security disaster? Well, it turns out that Google’s new Instant Preview feature can help lure innocent victims over to malware campaigns. Blackhat SEO campaigns work by tricking search engines into displaying malicious search results. Criminals achieve this a few …—read the article