Microsoft and Adobe security patch round up

by Andy on November 9th, 2011 in Security Alert, Security Tips.

Microsoft have published a Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011. A number of updates have been released including one "critical" and two "important" severity updates.

The patches address remote code execution, elevation of privilege and denial of service vulnerabilities. Importantly, an update has been released to patch the critical vulnerability in the TCP/IP stack (MS11-083). Microsoft report that "the vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a continuous flow of specially crafted UDP packets to a closed port on a target system."

Duqu, Son of Stuxnet

by Andy on October 20th, 2011 in Security Alert.

An apparently modified version of the well-publicised Stuxnet worm has been discovered on a number of corporate computer systems in Europe. Analysis suggests that the malware, named Duqu (pronounced dyü-kyü), appears to be based on the Stuxnet source code, giving rise to the possibility  that Duqu may have been developed either by the Stuxnet authors or by developers who have had access to the source code.

Sony’s Security Breach May Be the Biggest Personal Data Heist in History

by Lina on May 4th, 2011 in Industry and Security News, Security Alert.

A huge amount of personal data was exposed in a recent Sony hack. Today, Sony disclosed that the security breach affecting almost 77 million PlayStation Network users, may also have affected 24.5 million users of Sony Online Entertainment, making this the largest personal data heist in history.

Mozilla Software Updates Released

by Andy on March 2nd, 2011 in How to, Security Alert.

The latest versions of Firefox and Thunderbird have been published, fixing a number of security issues.

Firefox 3.5.17 & 3.6.14 includes fixes listed here.

Thunderbird 3.1.8 includes fixes listed here.

To update either application, click on Help -> Check for updates.

Adobe Reader X Released

by Andy on November 22nd, 2010 in Security Alert.

In response to the volume of malware exploiting Adobe products, Adobe Reader X was released last week with its much anticipated new security feature, Protected Mode.


Protected Mode is based on Microsoft’s "Practical Windows Sandboxing" technique which you can read about here.


What does Protected Mode do? It displays PDF files in a highly restricted and confined  environment. The restricted environment will help prevent a booby trapped PDF file from doing anything to your system.

New Rogue: SecurityInspector2010

by LS Anders on November 8th, 2010 in Rogues, Security Alert.

SecurityInspector2010 is a new rogue anti-virus application. It is a another clone of DesktopDefender2010.















Adobe Flash Player Security Update

by Andy on November 5th, 2010 in How to, Security Alert, Security Tips.

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, and Adobe Flash Player 10.1.95.1 for Android. These vulnerabilities, including CVE-2010-3654 referenced in Security Advisory APSA10-05, could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.


Full Adobe advisory info here.


Affected software includes:

Workaround for vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer

by Andy on November 4th, 2010 in Security Alert, Security Tips.

Microsoft has released a security advisory concerning a vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Full details here.


Visit Microsoft's page here to get full instructions. You can find the workarounds under the "Suggested Actions" twisty.

Marijuana and Mid-Terms

by Andy on November 2nd, 2010 in Security Alert.

Over Halloween we saw the usual glut of malicious sites hijacking spooky search engine results. Today looks to bring some more search engine result hijacking opportunities for the bad guys.

New Rogue: HDD Defragmenter

by LS Anders on November 1st, 2010 in Rogues, Security Alert.

HDDDefragmenter is a new rogue application, a clone of SystemDefragmenter.



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat

by Andy on October 29th, 2010 in Security Alert.

Adobe have published details of a critical vulnerability the following applications.


Adobe Flash Player 10.1.85.3 and earlier versions
Adobe Reader 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions
Adobe Acrobat 9.4 and earlier 9.x versions


The vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

Zero Day Vulnerability affecting Firefox

by Andy on October 27th, 2010 in Security Alert, Security Alerts, Security Tips.

From the Mozilla blog:


Issue:
Mozilla is aware of a critical vulnerability affecting Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 users. We have received reports from several security research firms that exploit code leveraging this vulnerability has been detected in the wild.

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