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security
Microsoft Warns Users of Serious Security Hole in Software
Microsoft is warning users of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 that a security hole in certain parts of Internet Explorer allows hackers to remotely install malicious viruses on unsuspecting users. The company is currently working to fix the breach. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by ragingdrunk: [troll] Anyone still using IE should be used to this and deserve to get a virus. [/troll] 13 Responses | Other threads
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viruses
Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment
Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn't disclosed, but the problem isn't thought to be widespread. More »
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Comment by Ken_Darrow: What is that thing Ballmer keeps talking about? Apple Tax thingy??? Seems to me the Apple Tax isn't... 20 Responses | Other threads
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Conficker'd Machines Are All Doing... Something
Whether it's an actual functional update or a ploy to further inflate the worm's horrifying reputation, an encrypted, mysterious thing is downloading to machines infected with Conficker C, right now. UPDATED More »
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By John HerrmanComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: OK, I'm scared enough that I might need to take action. I know removing the heads of Zombies kills... 27 Responses | Other threads
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security
Malware Infection Rates By Region, And More Fun Facts!
According to Microsoft, the global average for malware infection is 8.6 out of every 1000 systems—a number that's lower than I'd have estimated. And apparently Ethiopia and Myanmar run a pretty tight ship! More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Darrone: Ah Russia, always the Red State. 11 Responses | Other threads
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conficker
Reminder: How to Fix Conficker
Afraid you've got the evil Conficker worm that's already begun snaking its way around the world? Thanks to herculean efforts by researchers, the detection and fix is pretty easy. More »
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Comment by KronikFpLiOnYkD: Anyone want to place bets on what's going to happen? I'm thinking.. A botnet DDoS attack on the Apple website.. Now... 12 Responses | Other threads
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conficker
11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
Zero-hour approaches for the awakening of the Conficker megaworm. As we explained, Conficker can evade detection like none before it. But security experts have released a scanner that may save your IT professional's sanity tomorrow. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by OulaMan: I bet its going to be a really funny April Fools Joke!! 7 Responses | Other threads
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windows
Breaking: Cranky Windows Guy's Day Ruined by "Really Nasty" Trojan on His PC
Gizmodo's cranky Windows guy, Adam Frucci, just had the spring stolen from his dance step by a nasty trojan he discovered on his PC. I sure hope it's not it's not Conficker. More »
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Comment by Geckotek: Wouldn't it be hilarious if one day Apple did actually get some decent market share.....and then became the target of... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Giz Explains: How a Brainy Worm Might Jack the World's PCs on April 1
It's lurking in millions of PCs around the world. It's incredibly sophisticated and resilient, with built-in p2p and digital code-signing technology. It revels in killing security software. On April 1, the Conficker worm will activate. More » -
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Computer Crashes Due to an Internal Worm, Literally
When an IT technician looked inside a dying computer with malfunctioning processor fan, he discovered what had caused the machine to crash: A worm—not a bug or a virus—an actual 5-inch earthworm. More »
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By Andi WangComment by jzisko: Was it Vista? I heard it has alot of bugs. That's why i use mac. 17 Responses | Other threads
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viruses
Hackers Using Fake Parking Tickets to Infect Computers
In North Dakota, oddly enough, hackers have hit on a new way to infect innocent computers: fake parking tickets that direct car owners to a site where they are instructed to download malicious software. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: This is almost as bad as me putting my webcam URL on business cards and handing them out/placing them somewhere.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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security
OS X iWork Trojan Revamped, Repackaged, Rereleased in Photoshop
The nasty OS X trojan from last week has resurfaced, and this time hits software pirates where it hurts the most: in Photoshop. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by VeeDub: if you are stupid enough to do certain things that put you at risk then you get what you deserve.... 25 Responses | Other threads
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security
The Penicillin Fix For Your iWork '09 Trojan VD
Here's a fix for the trojan you may have picked up while dipping unprotected into murky pirate waters for a bootleg copy of Apple's iWork '09. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by OMG! Ponies!: Here's the fix: Install Windows. Sorry, but it had to be said. 31 Responses | Other threads
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Torrented Copies of iWork '09 Come Laced With a Nasty OS X Trojan
This may be a first for the Mac software world, and it's not cool at all: ill-gotten copies of iWork '09 circulating on Torrent sites contain OSX.Trojan.iServices.A, which is something you don't want. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by Con Seannery: HAHAHAHAHA! Ha. Anyways, I bet you hipster douchebags aren't feeling so invulnerable now that another bit of malware... 48 Responses | Other threads
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android
Oh Thank Goodness, Someone Made an Antivirus App For Android
Ask an avid desktop Linux user if he or she (ok, he) uses an antivirus solution, and he won't give you an answer, he'll give you a sermon. And while his zeal might be inappropriate, his sentiment will be largely correct: Linux really doesn't need antivirus software. Android, with a smaller market share and simpler guts than most common Linux distros, has even less to worry about — which is why it's completely absurd for SMobile systems to release VirusGuard, the first antivirus software for the mobile platform. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by evangelistc01: Releasing an anti-virus application to a mobile platform gives incentive for malware designers to invade the system. It's like saying,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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papercraft
Symantec Papercraft Bots: Must. Resist. Clever. Marketing.
The only thing better than a robot may be a papercraft robot, and computer security software company Symantec clearly totally realizes this. Because to better educate the public on various malware bots that can infect their systems, Symantec has released free thematic papercraft robots. And kudos to their marketing department—they aren't covered in logos for Norton Antivirus or something. Here's a picture of their identity theft bot. Hit the link to collect all two! [Symantec via boingboing]
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By Mark WilsonComment by kaiesis: Junk... Seems that you need A4 size paper to fit this correctly. If you try to print it on 8.5x11 the... more » | Other threads
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spam
Happy 30th Birthday, Spam!
Oh Spam, my how you have grown! Thirty years ago, on this day, you came into the world as a little misguided e-mail sent by an equipment engineer over Arpanet to promote a new line of computers. You were quickly shot down by other Arpanet users who called it an "insult... to have an obvious commercial message sent out over a research network." Yet, at some point in time, people stopped protesting you loudly enough. Now you comprise 80 percent to 95 percent of all e-mail sent, your crafty trojans and pesky viruses have infected millions of computers, and you've cost IT departments nearly $200 billion to combat you. But since it's your birthday, instead of telling you like we usually do to GTFO, let us sing you a little song instead. It goes something like this: More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by porkchopxl: Anyone have a screenshot or archive of the Arpanet thread mentioned in the post? more » | Other threads
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art
World's Least Favorite Computer Viruses As Haunting 3D Art
The image above isn't something from James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep. No, it's actually an artist's rendering of a spam email with the subject, "HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THAT YOU ARE GETTING FAT?" The images below represent some of the most notorious code the world has seen, including PWS-Lineage, Stormy, MyDoom, Mytob, IRCBot and Netsky. More »
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Comment by -LONGBOW-: @Demosthenes7898: The algorythim Alex uses likely contains a fair amount of artistic privilege, meaning he decides that a certain function call... more » | Other threads
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security
Globalization and Its Malcontents: Mexico, India and Africa Will Be New Epicenters of Internet Crime
Computer viruses no longer come from the US or Europe; the hottest hotbeds of hackerdom may be in China and Russia now, but even that will shift. Soon, the most dangerous internet criminals might hail from Mexico, India and Africa, says a new study. Shouldn't somebody call Nick Negroponte? More »
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Comment by DJTripleRRR: Hahaha Africa! Take that! The place with like the highest crime rate is making it to the Internet scene. Take this... more » | Other threads
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security
Ang Lee's "Lust" Spreads Sexually Transmitted PC Virus
People who didn't want to settle for the sanitized version of Ang Lee's Lust, Caution turned to the dirtier illegal download, and ended up in need of a shot of virtual penicillin. Chinese censors chopped about 30 minutes of the old hot-n-heavy out of the movie, increasing demand for a pirated copy showing the American cut. But hackers have replaced many copies of the film with bundles of malicious software causing everything from BSOD to password theft. It's known as Trojan.Win32.Mnless.zgw, though InfoWorld and others prefer "the Lust virus." At last count, about 15 of Lust downloads were poised to zap systems. Question: what's the downside for censors or the piracy-fearing MPAA? Answer: there is none. [InfoWorld]
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Comment by otaking241: Having seen this movie it'd be criminal to cut the sex scenes out. Yes they are hardcore, but brilliantly acted... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
UV Disinfectant Wand Kills Creepy Crawlies, Lets You Spot Bodily Fluids
The UV Disinfectant Wand looks kinda like a Moto KRZR, but its clamshell shape can be put to an entirely different use. It emits ultraviolet radiation, and it's said to kill 99.9% of the bacteria and viruses in its path. Just 10 seconds worth of this death ray, and bacteria and viral DNA will supposedly be sent packing. Either that or it will give them one hell of a sunburn. More » -
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Panasonic Air Filter Removes Bird Flu Virus
Remember how bird flu was supposed to be the next great pandemic, sentencing humanity to an unfortunate, if not untimely, end? Fear not, for Panasonic has created a filter that they claim is 99.999 percent effective in removing the virus (plus others like SARS and "normal" influenza) from the air we breathe. It uses what Panasonic has christened Super Alleru-Buster technology to do the dirty work of removing pathogens from the air. More » -
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Popular Antivirus Apps Don't Work 80% of the Time
Feeling all smug, snug and secure because you have antivirus software running on that PC of yours? Think again. Graham Ingram, the general manager of Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team says the most popular antivirus applications are about as impregnable as a screen door in a submarine, letting 80% of the creepy crawlies through.
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Comment by The_Spectre: I feel that the article left out the best AV on the market. AVG by grisoft is heads and tails... more » | Other threads
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Viruses Engineered to Make Batteries
Researchers have engineered viruses to attract metals and spin them into battery components. More » -
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Cellphone Trojan from Russia
Just in time for PayPal Mobile, there's a Trojan that called RedBrowser that pretends to browse the web using SMS instead of a WAN connection. Instead of giving you sweet, sweet Internet access, however, it runs up $5 and $6 SMS charges for folks on the Russian Beeline, MTS and Megafon networks. Would we be stupid enough to fall for it here? Ummm... More » -
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Mac Trojan Horse Appears: Ha!
The Mac Observer is reporting on a Trojan Horse has surfaced on the web that affects Mac users. The Trojan, which has been named Oompa-Loompa is a malware-esque application that tricks unsuspecting Mac owners into thinking it is a JPEG image. If it is launched it requires administrator access before having the ability to install files, cause carnage, and duplicate itself by sending to your iChat buddy list. Suck on dem apples, Apple. More »
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Comment by StarChaser Tyger: Entirely off topic: I wonder if the designer deliberately put the stairs in that position...and if there's a Trojan big... more » | Other threads
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