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Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates
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Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 10 and 3.6.26
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Denial-of-Service Malware Campaign
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Google Releases Chrome 16.0.912.77
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Symantec pcAnywhere Hotfix
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Best Practices for Recovery from the Malicious Erasure of Files
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Best Practices for Recovery from the Malicious Erasure of Files
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Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for January 2012
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Adobe Releases Security Advisory for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
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Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses
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Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses
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Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses
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Microsoft Releases January Security Bulletin
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Google Releases Chrome 16.0.912.75
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Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for January Security Bulletin
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Microsoft Releases January Security Bulletin
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Microsoft Releases January Security Bulletin
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Multiple Programming Language Implementations Vulnerable to Hash Table Collision Attacks
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Multiple Programming Language Implementations Vulnerable to Hash Table Collision Attacks
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Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses
(News/CERT)
...Report XXXXXXX.zip", with the "X" possibly indicting a random value or string. The zip attachment contains an
executable
file with the name "US-CERT Operation CENTER Reports.eml.exe". Reports indicate...
2.
Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses
(News/CERT)
...tion Center Report XXXXXXX.zip", with "X" indicating a random value or string. The zip attachment contains an
executable
file with the name "US-CERT Operation CENTER Reports.eml.exe", which is a varia...
3.
Phishing Campaign Using Spoofed US-CERT Email Addresses
(News/CERT)
...tion Center Report XXXXXXX.zip", with "X" indicating a random value or string. The zip attachment contains an
executable
file with the name "US-CERT Operation CENTER Reports.eml.exe", which is a varia...
4.
Malicious Code Spreading Via Valentine's Day Spam
(News/CERT)
...nstructs users to choose one image. If users click on one of the images, they will be prompted to download an
executable
file. Reports indicate that the
executable
files could be named: youandme.exe, ...
5.
Malicious Code Circulating via Israel/Hamas Conflict Spam Messages
(News/CERT)
...ideo. This update is not a legitimate Adobe Flash Player update; it is malicious code. If users download this
executable
file, malicious code may be installed on their systems.US-CERT encourages users...
6.
Malware Spreading via Malicious Ecard
(News/CERT)
... the malicious Ecards. If a user clicks the links found within the Ecard they will be prompted to download an
executable
. If users accept the
executable
, malware may be downloaded and installed onto t...
7.
Malware Spreading via Malicious Ecards
(News/CERT)
...ls containing a link to a malicious ecard. If a user clicks on the link, they will be prompted to download an
executable
file. If the user accepts the download, malware may be installed onto their sys...
8.
United States Presidential Election Email Attack
(News/CERT)
.... This update is not a legitimate Adobe Flash Player update; it is malicious code. If the user downloads this
executable
file, malicious code may be installed on the system.US-CERT encourages users to...
9.
New Storm Worm Activity Spreading
(News/CERT)
...age that contains a link to a malicious website. This website contains a link, that when clicked, may run the
executable
file "fbi_facebook.exe" to infect the user's system with malicious code.Reports...
10.
New Storm Worm Variant Spreading
(News/CERT)
...tics which may be used to infect the user's system with malicious code.A video that, when opened, may run the
executable
file "iran_occupation.exe." A banner add that, when clicked, may run the execut...
11.
Apple Releases Safari v3.1.2 for Windows
(News/CERT)
... and GIF files that may lead to the disclosure of memory contents an issue in the way Windows desktop handles
executable
s, which may allow arbitrary code execution an issue in the way Safari handles e...
12.
New Phishing/Storm Worm Variant Spreading
(News/CERT)
...age that contains a link to a malicious website. This website contains a video that, when opened, may run the
executable
file "beijing.exe" to infect the user's system with malicious code.Reports, inc...
13.
New Storm Worm Variant Spreading
(News/CERT)
...ssage that contains a link to a malicious website. This website contains a video that when opened may run the
executable
file "beijing.exe" to infect the user's system with malicious code.Subject line...
14.
Prefetching
(Top/Maintain)
...d quickly, and some haven't been loaded yet in the first place and will need to be read from the original
executable
file. When a 'page' of memory is needed which isn't in memory, it w...
15.
Multiple ClamAV Vulnerabilities
(News/CERT)
... vulnerabilities. Two of these vulnerabilities are due to buffer overflow conditions in the handling of Upack
executable
s in libclamav/pe.c and PeSpin packed
executable
s in libclamav/spin.c. There are...
16.
Storm Worm Activity Related to April Fools Day
(News/CERT)
...lowing to help mitigate the risk:Install anti-virus software and keep virus signature files up-to-date. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Do not open unsolicited email. Do ...
17.
Internal Revenue Service Scams
(News/CERT)
...Install anti-virus software and keep virus signature files up-to-date. Do not follow unsolicited links. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Refer to the Recognizing and Avoid...
18.
Trojan Exploiting Microsoft Excel Vulnerability
(News/CERT)
...ile names for these attachments are OLYMPIC.XLS and SCHEDULE.XLS. These files may also contain Windows binary
executable
s that can compromise an affected system.US-CERT encourage users to do the follo...
19.
Lunar Eclipse Email Attack
(News/CERT)
...available and instructs users to follow a link to download the video. If a user clicks on this link, an
executable
file will be downloaded that contains a Trojan program. This Trojan program may...
20.
Email Attacks Circulating
(News/CERT)
...rview available and instructs users to follow a link to download the video. If a user clicks on this link, an
executable
file will be downloaded that contains the Trojan "Trojan.Srizbi."The second att...
21.
Trojan Spreading via MSN Messenger
(News/CERT)
...MSN Messenger. The Trojan arrives as a chat message with a link to a web site. This website links to an
executable
file. These messages may appear to come from a known contact.US-CERT urges user...
22.
Storm Worm Using New Medical Tactic
(News/CERT)
...p; Install anti-virus software, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Refer to the Re...
23.
Storm Worm Directing Users to Medical Spam Web Sites
(News/CERT)
...mitigate the security risks:Install anti-virus software, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Refer to the Recognizing and Avoid...
24.
New Storm Worm Variant Spreads
(News/CERT)
...mitigate the security risks:Install anti-virus software, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Refer to the Recognizing and Avoid...
25.
Storm Worm Activity Increases During Holiday Season
(News/CERT)
...mitigate the security risks:Install anti-virus software, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Refer to the Recognizing and Avoid...
26.
Google Orkut Worm
(News/CERT)
...mitigate the security risks:Install anti-virus software, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date. Block
executable
and unknown file types at the email gateway. Refer to the Avoiding Social Engin...
27.
Settings
(Top/Antivirus)
...te is fairly pointless if it's going to be scanned every time it's executed anyway. Have it just scan
executable
s, and don't scanning within archives, to save CPU time. As for the heuristi...
28.
Scheduling
(Top/Antivirus)
...s if you're usually using the computer at that time. We recommend setting it to scan every file, not just
executable
s, and scan inside compressed files. In fact, turn on every single option you ca...
29.
Prevention
(Top/Antivirus)
...cts 'virus-like behavior' from things that aren't in the virus definations, like opening up other
executable
s and writing to them. Some of these work incredibly well, some of these don'...
30.
Worms
(Top/Antivirus)
Most people use the term 'virus' to also refer to computer 'worms', which are
executable
programs that copy themselves from computer to computer using security holes. Most 'viruses
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