Archive for August, 2009
Microsoft patches the Autorun hole
Microsoft has released patches to its Windows operating system which restricts the AutoRun entries in the AutoPlay dialog to only CD and DVD drives. Windows includes a feature known as “AutoRun” which lets automatic arbitrary code execution when removable devices are connected to the computer. Inserting a CD, DVD, USB and Firewire device or even […]
No commentsPrivacy concerns: Chrome browser and Google safe browsing
RSnake at ha.ckers.org raises concerns about the information being sent by the phone home feature of Google safebrowsing software built into Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. "I noticed two additional pieces of information that were being phoned home outside of Safe Browsing. This time, instead of it being 30 times an hour, it was […]
No commentsApple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard
"Apple’s commercials may give the impression that Macs are virus-free (.mov) but the company isn’t taking any chances with the newest Mac OS X refresh. Apple has quietly added a new Snow Leopard feature to scan software downloads for malware, a no-brainer move that coincides with a noticeable spike in malicious files embedded in pirated […]
No commentsHow Hackers Snatch Real-Time Security ID Numbers
"The world’s savviest hackers are on to the “real-time Web” and using it to devilish effect. The real-time Web is the fire hose of information coming from services like Twitter. The latest generation of Trojans — nasty little programs that hacking gangs use to burrow onto your computer — sends a Twitter-like stream of updates […]
No commentsYou Deleted Your Cookies? Think Again
"Unlike traditional browser cookies, Flash cookies are relatively unknown to web users, and they are not controlled through the cookie privacy controls in a browser. That means even if a user thinks they have cleared their computer of tracking objects, they most likely have not.
What’s even sneakier?
Several services even use the surreptitious data storage to […]
Malware Writers: Will That Be OS X, or W?
"Trend Micro researcher Ivan Macalintal recently found a new variant of the dreaded DNS changer Trojan that checks to see which operating system the visitor’s Web browser appears to be riding on, and then offers the appropriate Windows- or Mac-based installer. The malware was masquerading as a pirated version of Foxit Reader and several anti-virus […]
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