CyberInsecurity: Much ado about nothing
A controversial report and the subsequent departure of @Stake’s CTO Daniel Geer, one of the report authors, has caused no shortage of speculation among security professionals. Browser Hijacking
Often accused of being drive-by downloads, these pesky Internet parasites specialize in broswer hijacking and can quickly take advantage of an improperly secured system, embedding themselves as a "browser help object" and redirecting you to a host of unsavory sites. Welchi Worm
welchi nachi msblast.d blaster worm w32/welchi w32/nachi blaster worm msblast.d Gibe.F, a.k.a. Swen, wears patch disguise
The Gibe.F worm, a.k.a. Swen, masquerades as a September 2003 Cumulative Patch from Microsoft. SpyWear...Aisle Three
No one likes the idea of Big Brother spying on our every move. Or Trojans monitoring our keystrokes. But these may not be the things we have to worry about. It may just be the cupcakes we pack in our kids lunches. Email: Pandora's Box
Email attachments are the modern day equivalent of Pandora’s Box. Boot sector viruses
To understand what a boot sector virus does, you must first understand what a boot record is. Think virus writing is kewl?
Much has been made of the need to protect your child from the evils of the Internet. What has been overlooked may be the need to protect the Internet from your child. Dumb and Dumber
A Romanian student was detained for questioning regarding a variant of the Blaster worm. Junk + Porn = Surfbar
Several email users have found their browsers hijacked after receiving a piece of spamware that dropped hundreds of porn site shortcuts to their desktop and installed a "toolbar" pointing to dozens more. McAfee AVERT Stinger
McAfee AVERT Stinger takes the sting out of viruses like Blaster / Lovsan, SoBig, Klez and Bugbear Antivirus Software: Choosing the Top Picks
The most important feature of antivirus software is its ability to detect viruses. No product that has not achieved some level of certification should be considered as adequate virus protection.
eBay Update Scam Resurfaces
An email pretending to be from support@ebay.com is designed to dupe members into revealing personal financial details Mass Attack of SoBig.F
The SoBig.F worm was no ordinary mass-mailer. Within one day of its release, SoBig.F worm had swamped mail servers worldwide. Dumaru Worm Pretends to Patch
The Dumaru worm arrives in an email with an attachment named patch.exe. Dumaru pretends to be a security patch from Microsoft. In reality, it is a mass-mailing email worm that installs a backdoor component onto infected systems. | 