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IT security professional Didier Stevens has been conducting an experiment into computer user stupidity by running a Google Adwords campaign which offers to infect your PC for free. The advert actually read:
Drive-By Download
Is your PC virus-free?
Get it infected here!
Which should be enough to...
Read More | May 20th, 2007 | Comments: 6 | Last Comment: May 22nd, 2007
As if Microsoft did not have enough on its security plate, what with the launch of Vista followed by the chorus of ‘it is not quite as secure as you would have us believe is it’ from the worlds media, things only go from bad to worse for the Seattle giant. News has emerged that Microsoft's...
Read More | Feb 21st, 2007 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Feb 22nd, 2007
The Finjan Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) has set itself something of a Herculean task with a goal of staying not just one, but many steps ahead of those hackers who would exploit open platforms and technologies to develop spyware, Trojans, phishing attacks, worm and viruses. But, working...
Read More | Jan 9th, 2007 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Jan 10th, 2007
Kaspersky Lab has released its latest Malware Evolution report, covering the period between June and September 2006 and, as usual, it makes for interesting reading.
Alexander Gostev, Senior Virus Analyst, Kaspersky Lab comments that the first six months of 2006 was “notable for the complexity of...
Read More | Nov 20th, 2006
The bad news for the US is that it is now responsible for more than a fifth of the world’s spam. That is 21.6 percent if you prefer, although whichever way you say it there is no escaping the nasty smell it leaves behind.
The team of experts at IT security vendors Sophos, scanned all the spam...
Read More | Nov 6th, 2006
According to Symantec, 64% of small businesses have seen a surge in the volume of spam received during the previous six months. And it isn’t the only one: whether you talk to ISPs or security vendors, gateway mail filtering services or end users, the message is the same. Spam is on the up, and...
Read More | Oct 31st, 2006
You cannot fault the Japanese arm of Mc Donald’s for moving with the times and giving away Flash MP3 players as prizes in a competition to customers who bought large Coca-Cola drinks. But, to be honest, I would rather have had the usual tacky plastic movie tie-in toy because at least those guys...
Read More | Oct 20th, 2006 | Comments: 3 | Last Comment: Oct 24th, 2006
The 2006 Virus Bulletin Conference is currently taking place in Montreal, and some interesting trends are emerging from the various security vendors speaking at the event. Trends such as the way that the widely distributed attack using worms, viruses and Trojans are increasingly becoming a...
Read More | Oct 13th, 2006
This morning Sophos published details of the most prevalent malware threats and hoaxes that have been causing problems for users of its IT security products across the globe during the month of September 2006. Interestingly, despite the sadly predictable news that the number of new threats...
Read More | Oct 2nd, 2006 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Oct 2nd, 2006
Earlier this year McAfee sponsored a rather interesting survey of search engine safety. Safety, that is, from the ‘how safe are the links they deliver and you click’ angle. Now, for the longest time, I have harbored a passing suspicion that the dodgiest links you can follow from any search...
Read More | Aug 21st, 2006 | Comments: 3 | Last Comment: Aug 22nd, 2006
