There is a workaround to prevent being victimized by the WMF Image Handling Exploit. But it is only effective for Windows XP and 2003 users. The workaround involves unregistering shimgvw.dll, ... Read More

A serious vulnerability in Windows Fax and Picture Viewer can allow remote attackers to use .WMF image files to gain control of your system. Windows XP (SP1 and SP2), Windows ... Read More

We're all pretty familiar with the phrase "Act in haste, repent in leisure". And most of us probably apply that nugget of wisdom to the big things. But the fear ... Read More

Mass seedings of Trojaned emails carrying Bagle downloaders have been reported throughout much of today. As with the last round of numerous Bagle sightings, today's miscreant mails use subject lines ... Read More

A RAR Archive Decompression Buffer Overflow in Symantec Antivirus products has led Secunia to issue a 'highly critical' advisory. According to the advisory, the RAR Decompression flaw can be exploited ... Read More

A 20-year-old man turned himself into German authorities, apparently admitting to possession of child pornography, after receiving an email generated by a Sober worm variant. Dubbed Sober.X by some antivirus ... Read More

File and Printer Sharing may be necessary in an office network, but chances are it's not needed at home. And it poses an increased risk on wireless connections. If you ... Read More

Christmas is fast approaching and many of you may be getting - or giving - a new computer this year. Make sure that new PC doesn't deliver an unwanted lump ... Read More

New variants of the Bagle email worm have been reported in fairly significant numbers. The two reported variants spread via email using a common name for both the subject line ... Read More

A Trojan is a program that may appear to be legitimate, but in fact does something malicious. Trojans are often used to gain backdoor access - that is to say ... Read More

Today's viruses, worms, and Trojans often target your first line of defense, disabling your antivirus software and modifying the HOSTS file to prevent access to your antivirus vendor's website. And ... Read More

Wireless Internet access is available at most coffee shops, bookstores, airports, and hotels around the world. But how safe is it? >> Full Article

Update to the Gmail slow mail workaround I reported on yesterday. It seems the holdup may be due to the virus scanner used by Gmail. When I logged into ... Read More

When I am doing antivirus software testing, if I have just one or two files I need to transfer to my main PC, I'll use a web-based email account to ... Read More

Sound*Bytes is an international program that airs on over 500 stations in the CBS News network. My colleague Nick Green, guide to Space and Astronomy, is currently wintering in Antarctica ... Read More

Perhaps I just hadn't had enough coffee when I read Kaspersky's "A few thoughts on virus writing...". So I re-read it a few times, walked away, came back, read it ... Read More

There's an interesting article in USA Today that talks about Sony's less than admirable response to the discovery of a rootkit on several of their Music CDs. According to USA ... Read More

Microsoft has made a free beta of Windows OneCare open to the general public. And while you might be tempted to give it a spin, think twice before taking the ... Read More