McAfee ad labels BitDefender as 'virus'
Tuesday September 28, 2004
In what can only be described as one of the most egregious abuses of the Google AdSense program, antivirus vendor McAfee has hijacked the good name of BitDefender. Insult is ... Read More
GDI scan tool
Monday September 27, 2004
SANS has released the easy-to-use 'GDI Scan' for ferreting out the critical flaw that paves the way for JPG exploits. These are serious vulnerabilities that affect the majority of ... Read More
The Phishing Guide
Friday September 24, 2004
Phishing attacks - designed to scam critical financial details from the unsuspecting - appear to be on the rise. The stakes are also higher. Today's phishing scams don't stop at ... Read More
Virus writer hired by security firm
Saturday September 18, 2004
After months of job searching, the German magazine heise online, reports that 18-year-old virus writer Sven Jaschen has found employment at Securepoint, developers of firewall and intrusion detection systems. ... Read More
Critical flaw paves way for JPG exploit
Wednesday September 15, 2004
Microsoft has released details and patches for a newly discovered vulnerability involving JPG image files. The critical flaw impacts nearly everyone using Microsoft software and can be exploited from a ... Read More
14th Virus Bulletin International Conference
Wednesday September 8, 2004
The 14th Virus Bulletin International Conference takes place at The
Fairmont, Chicago, IL, USA from Wednesday 29 September to Friday 1 October
2004. More than 30 presentations by top experts will cover ... Read More
Enable file extension viewing
Tuesday September 7, 2004
By default, Windows suppresses executable file extensions, thus paving the way for all sorts of tricks by virus writers. It also makes it difficult for the average user to follow ... Read More