Archive for March, 2008

We are used to attacks of hackers and protection of security software, but there’s a twist in the story. “Sophos” has recently discovered security breach that Trend Micro preferred to hide from their customers. Apparently, the situation when security software creators disguise major glitches is not so rare in the industry. More...

Many reputable websites that represent reputable companies are hacked and compromised from time to time, but this incident is a bit different. Anti-virus maker Trend Micro tried to hide the problem from their customers even though the website was infected and users were compromised by a malware. Apparently, the official website of Trend Micro was hit in early March. More...

You don’t have to be a hacker or extremely experienced computer specialist to unlock Windows without password. A tool has been released that unlocks Windows operating system in seconds. The tool was proved to be effective on computers running Windows XP, and a modified version is coming that will supposedly work on Windows Vista. More...

In spite of growing popularity of computer security tools, the numbers of phishing attacks keep growing as well. You could do the math and discover that more security tools and more education eliminate phishing attacks and malware, but things are not that simple. According to resent research, 3. More...

How can we distinguish whether a program is anti spyware or a rogue anti spyware? As many corrupt tools are advertised in very sophisticated ways, they may look legal and the line between rogue and legitimate software becomes invisible for inexperienced eye. Corrupt tools urge to pay for spyware removal; legitimate tools do the same. Paid spyware removers often provide free trial; same goes with fraudulent spyware removers. More...

Web security analysts have found that around 85% of all the spam is spread by merely 6 botnets. A bot is essentially a computer, which is remotely controlled to perform certain tasks (in this case - spam) without the user's knowledge or consent, a botnet is a "net" of such bots. At number one we have the Srizbi, which is responsible for almost 40% of all the spam, which analysts say uses "advanced and extremely stealthy malware". More...