McAfee Cybercrime Response Unit launched
Security software maker McAfee has announced the launch of a new service named Cybercrime Response Unit.
The company describes this new service as: “an online help center designed to assist victims of computer crime and provide information on how to avoid becoming a victim.”
The service provides help in several ways including:
Determine [...]
SpywareProtect2009 malware being downloaded by Conficker
Conficker is finally active and showing what it was designed to do.
Security experts have revealed that the computers infected with the Conficker worm are being delivered malware which includes the scareware product SpywareProtect2009.
Products like SpywareProtect2009 are called scareware as they try to scare users into believing that their system [...]
Conficker comes back to life with an update
Conficker worm is back in news as security experts have said that it has started updating itself with some new mysterious data.
The update system has delivered encrypted software to compromised machines.
No information is yet available on what sort of data is being supplied to the machines infected [...]
Neeris worm updated to make use of Conficker related flaw
Microsoft has warned that an old worm named Neeris has been updated to exploit the same vulnerability which is being targeted by the various variants of Conficker.
Neeris worm was first discovered in 2005.
Microsoft Malware Protection Center blog had this information: “It is interesting to note [...]
Microsoft PowerPoint suffers from a zero-day vulnerability
US based software giant Microsoft has reported that their PowerPoint application suffers from a zero-day vulnerability.
Microsoft has now warned users that they should not open unknown or unexpected PowerPoint e-mail attachments.
The company claims that the attack using this method is currently limited.
The following products are affected:
Microsoft [...]
How to detect and remove Conficker – Downadup malware?
The latest variants of Conficker worm are set to strike tomorrow. Here are some tools and other information on how to save yourself from this malware.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067 – Critical
This security bulletin from the company has the patches that closes the vulnerability misused by [...]
Conficker could strike again on April 1
Security industry companies are warning that the Conficker worm could strike again on April 1.
The latest variant of the Conficker worm is all set to start its damage from April.
Symantec Security Response however admitted: “It doesn’t mean we’re going to see some large cyber event on [...]
It’s possible. A little carelessness can result in major problems. Even on the Apple Mac.
BitDefender has released a free tool which they claim would detect and eliminate all traces of Downadup from an infected computer.
Downadup is also known as Conficker and it is one of the widespread computer worm in the market today.
BitDefender Labs spoke about this tool:
BitDefender is the first to offer a free tool which disinfects [...]
Adobe Acrobat 9, Reader 9 updated with security fixes
Adobe has issued updates for their applications Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9.
These patches are to fix a security vulnerability in these applications.
Adobe said that the problems can enables hackers to crash the application and even take over the control of the affected system.
The problems in [...]
