Bugs and fixes: zero-day patch for Internet Explorer 6 or 7
A dangerous vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 became publicly known before a fix was available, raising the specter of a high-risk zero-day attack. The bug involves the way IE handles...
View ArticleDon't Lose Everything When You Lose a Laptop
The FireFound add-on for the Firefox browser adds tracking and remote wipe features that can help with lost or stolen computers.
View ArticlePrivacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers
If you're concerned about the privacy implications of reading digital books, take a look at a nice guide put up yesterday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
View ArticleGood Guys Bring Down the Mega-D Botnet
For two years as a researcher with security company FireEye, Atif Mushtaq worked to keep Mega-D bot malware from infecting clients' networks. In the process, he learned how its controllers operated it.
View ArticleWatch Facebook friends without a browser in Fishbowl
The experimental Fishbowl for Facebook application connects you with all your Facebook data without a browser. Its layout differs somewhat from what you'd get on the Web page, but it's otherwise pretty...
View ArticleNew year, new attacks against Adobe zero-day
Crooks are once again exploiting the zero-day hole in Adobe Reader and Acrobat to install a remote-control Trojan on victim machines.
View ArticleThe low-down on low-level rootkits
Rootkits, a type of stealth technology used by malware malefactors, attempt to hide in the dark corners of an infected PC and evade detection. A new post out today from the Microsoft Malware Protection...
View ArticleSerious flaws patched for Adobe Reader and Windows 2000
Today's post-holiday Patch Tuesday included just one bulletin, which is rated critical only for Windows 2000, but Adobe also released a must-have Reader update.
View ArticleWill Cloud Computing Kill Privacy?
As cloud computing speeds ahead, privacy protections are too often being left in the dust.
View ArticleFirefox 3.5.8 Closes Security Holes
Mozilla yesterday released updates for its Firefox Web browser to shore up vulnerabilities in the 3.5.x and 3.0.x browser versions.
View ArticleBlue screen reboots after patch could mean malware
Redmond announced today it has found the cause of reported rebooting problems after some Windows users installed a recent patch: The systems were infected with malware.
View ArticleBrowser fingerprints: A big privacy threat
Forget cookies -- even the ultrasneaky, Flash-based "super cookies." A new type of tracking may identify you far more accurately than any cookie -- and you may never know it was there.
View ArticleNew threat: Undetectable Facebook scams
I recently received two Facebook e-mail notifications that set my security spider-sense tingling. Nothing was obviously wrong with the e-mail messages, which said that my friend had tagged a photo of...
View ArticleBugs and fixes: Security fixes for all major browsers
Whatever you use to surf the Web needs a fix. Developers of all five major browsers--Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera--recently released important security patches.
View ArticleCustomize hard drive searches with Agent Ransack
Agent Ransack (free) allows for creating customized searches that go well beyond basic Windows searches. Its most powerful features are aimed at programmers and other techies. It's available in a...
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