Archive for October, 2006

October 31. It’s Halloween today – probably the most exciting holiday in a year for lots of people. And sure it’s a scary one too. But this post is not about ghosts, vampires, zombies or other Halloween characters. As usually, we’ll talk about spyware and malware, because some people just won’t rest. Even on Halloween. […]

On Monday, October 23, Microsoft released the final version of Windows Defender, free anti-spyware program for the Windows operating system.
The final product is the result of almost two years long testing and development started with the release of Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 based on GIANT AntiSpyware, a popular spyware remover back in 2004. Windows […]

Microsoft, last week, released the new version of the most popular web browser in the world. Internet Explorer 7 introduces redesigned interface, tabbed browsing, integrated phishing filter and support for RSS feeds.
Now it’s time for Mozilla Foundation - Firefox 2 is officially released. The new version of this secure, powerful, flexible, and yet highly user-friendly […]

No, it’s not a joke. And this time it’s even not corrupt security product. Modern malware comes with integrated antivirus tools - real, perfectly working software. Why a regular parasite should need it? Well, if that parasite is a sophisticated project, which complexity rivals some commercial products, and its functionality makes its authors a lot […]

Apple Computer this week reported that some of its popular Video iPod players sold since September 12 were loaded with a variant of the RJump worm. According to the official report, a small number - less than 1% - of players left Apple’s contract manufacturer carrying the RavMonE.exe file, a main and only component of […]

The most anticipated version of the most popular web browser is here. Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 has just been released.
Most of our readers might have already heard about the new version coming, and some of them have already tested IE7 betas and release candidates. But if you were asleep all that time, then quick details […]

Microsoft ends all support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 today. Systems without Service Pack 2 installed will no longer receive fixes and updates. October patches will still be available, but November updates will be distributed to Service Pack 2 systems only.
Speaking about Service Pack 1 we need to say that this major update for […]

A few days ago, Microsoft has issued a patch for much talked-about VML flaw in Internet Explorer. Users who applied the fix should be safe now, right? Wrong! Security experts have discovered new vulnerability that is already being utilized by new exploits.
The latest threat is a flaw in the Windows Shell, a part of the […]