New Bagle variant plagues users
Friday October 29, 2004
Three new Bagle variants were discovered in the early morning hours on October 29th. One of the variants began quickly spreading in email.
Name: Bagle.AT (Trend Micro), Bagle.AU (Sophos), and Bagle.AW ... Read More
Tracking spam to its source
Sunday October 24, 2004
Most of us get it and most of us hate it. Spam. That ubiquitous unwanted email advertising everything from enhancements to mortgage apps. While it's tempting to write it all ... Read More
Tabbed browser vulnerabilities
Wednesday October 20, 2004
Mozilla Firefox, along with several other tabbed browsers, has been found vulnerable to two security vulnerabilities that could cause users to unintentionally divulge sensitive information to unintended recipients, or cause ... Read More
A Day With The Patch Patrol
Friday October 15, 2004
It's the second Tuesday of the month and Microsoft has just released 10 new patches - 7 of which are critical. A nightmare for any administrator, but what if you ... Read More
Is organized crime controlling your PC?
Friday October 15, 2004
A rise in attacks for financial gain, as opposed to attacks motivated by the creator's desire to gain notoriety, is a disturbing trend noted in Symantec's latest report on Internet ... Read More
It's that time of the month...
Tuesday October 12, 2004
Netsecurity guide Tony Bradley reports, "Today is the second Tuesday of October and that means it is time for the
monthly security bulletins from Microsoft. This month they have issued 10
new ... Read More
FTC files case against spyware suspects
Monday October 11, 2004
Self-professed spam king Sanford Wallace has once again found himself on the wrong side of the law. According to the Seattle Post, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges Wallace ... Read More
Noony.A exploits user weakness
Wednesday October 6, 2004
PandaLabs has discovered a new type of worm, dubbed Noony.A, that preys on users' penchant for freebies and uses an unconventional means to spread.
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Opt-in for infection
The "opt-out" link contained ... Read More
N Korea’s computer hackers target South and US
Tuesday October 5, 2004
According to this article in Financial Times, "North Korea has trained as many as 600 computer hackers to be capable of launching a cyber-war on South Korea, the US or ... Read More
Disabling System Restore to remove viruses
Tuesday October 5, 2004
Windows ME and Windows XP both come with a feature known as System Restore that enables users to revert to specific restore points without impacting data files. However, problems can ... Read More

