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CIS releases security configuration standards for iPhone
The nonprofit Center for Internet Security (CIS) this week released free guidelines that can help organizations develop custom policies related to use of the increasingly popular mobile device, said Blake Frantz, CTO of the CIS. The benchmarks inform users about the security configuration settings available to them on the [...]
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PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONG, VBS/TrojanDownloader.Small.L (6), Win32/Adware.BHO.GBP (2), Win32/Adware.BHO.NCG (2), Win32/Adware.GooochiBiz (4), Win32/Adware.WSearch, Win32/Agent.NXT (2), Win32/AutoRun.Agent.NP, Win32/AutoRun.Delf.BY, Win32/Delf.PFS, Win32/FlyStudio.NML, Win32/FlyStudio.NMM (5), Win32/Hupigon, Win32/Hupigon.NPE, Win32/KillAV.NDV (2), Win32/Koutodoor.AF (3), Win32/Koutodoor.G, Win32/Peerfrag.AG, Win32/Poison.NBC (2), Win32/PSW.Agent.NLP (2), Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NMP (2), Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NMY (3), Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NNM, Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NSU (2), Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.OKE, Win32/PSW.WOW.DZI, Win32/PSWTool.MailPassView.151 (4), Win32/Rootkit.Agent.NLY, Win32/Rustock.NIH, Win32/Rustock.NIK (3), Win32/Spy.Banker.AFFJ, Win32/Spy.Banker.QLG (4), Win32/TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.AA (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.AAX, Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.ABV, Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.ACU, Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.ACV (2), [...]
Malicious Web Site / Malicious Code: Mass Injection Compromises More than Twenty-Thousand Web Sites
Websense Security Labs™ Threatseeker™ Network has detected that a large compromise of legitimate Web sites is currently taking place around the globe. Thousands of legitimate Web sites have been discovered to be injected with malicious Javascript, obfuscated code that leads to an [...]
Its summer…Do you know what your kids are doing?, (Fri, May 29th)
School is over or about to be over for many kids. With that comes many families whose parents work and kids will be left at home to relax and enjoy their summer vacation. This means alot of free time and an internet out there [...]
President Obama address nation on cyber security
Within the past hour, President Obama addressed the nation from the White House to emphasize the importance of cyber security, to announce the release of the administration’s report of its 60-day cyberspace policy review, and to announce the creation of a new White House position, the Coordinator of National [...]
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BAT/Qhost.NBP (2), INF/Autorun (3), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONM, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONN (2), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONO, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONP (2), Win32/Adware.BHO.NCX, Win32/Adware.Coolezweb (4), Win32/Adware.InternetAntivirus, Win32/Adware.PersonalAntivirus, Win32/Adware.SpywareRemover, Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity (18), Win32/Agent.PMR (2), Win32/Agent.WPI, Win32/AntiAV.AZQ, Win32/AntiAV.NAO (2), Win32/AutoRun.ABH, Win32/AutoRun.ADR (2), Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.BR, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.M, Win32/AutoRun.VB.CN (2), Win32/Bagle.RG, Win32/Delf.NSQ (3), Win32/Dialer.NHQ (3), Win32/Dialer.NHR (3), Win32/FlyStudio.NMJ, Win32/FlyStudio.NMK, Win32/Hupigon.NPD, Win32/Injector.PK, Win32/IRCBot.ADZ, Win32/Koobface.NBG (2), Win32/Koutodoor.AB, Win32/Koutodoor.AD, Win32/Koutodoor.AE (4), Win32/Koutodoor.G, Win32/Kryptik.QY, Win32/Olmarik.GW (2), Win32/Olmarik.HG (4), [...]
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PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ODH, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLC, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONL, Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity, Win32/Agent.PMP (2), Win32/Agent.PMQ, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.OJ (2), Win32/AutoRun.KS (2), Win32/BHO.NPK (2), Win32/Injector.PJ, Win32/KillFiles.NCF, Win32/Kryptik.QX, Win32/Peerfrag.BF (2), Win32/Rootkit.Agent.NMA, Win32/Rootkit.Ressdt.NBR, Win32/SpamTool.Agent.NCL, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.AA (4)
URL: http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6084&Itemid=26
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BAT/Agent.NBW, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ONK, Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008 (2), Win32/Adware.Coolezweb (2), Win32/Adware.InternetAntivirus (5), Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity (4), Win32/Agent.NXT, Win32/Agent.PHC, Win32/Agent.PKT (2), Win32/Agent.WPI (4), Win32/AutoRun.Agent.OG, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.OH, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.OI, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AF (3), Win32/AutoRun.KS, Win32/AutoRun.VB.DQ, Win32/Boberog.AC, Win32/Dialer.NHP (2), Win32/Hupigon.NPB, Win32/Hupigon.NPC, Win32/Injector.PH, Win32/Injector.PI, Win32/IRCBot.ADZ (2), Win32/KeyLogger.BitLogic, Win32/NetPass (2), Win32/Obfuscated.NCY, Win32/Olmarik.HG (4), Win32/Poebot, Win32/Prosti.NCL (2), Win32/PSW.LdPinch.NJG, Win32/PSW.WOW.NKO (2), Win32/PSW.YahooPass.NAD (2), Win32/PSWTool.IEPassView.NAD, Win32/PSWTool.MailPassView.150, Win32/PSWTool.PassFox.111 (2), Win32/Rustock.NIH, Win32/Rustock.NIK, Win32/Sohanad.BM, Win32/Sohanad.NEJ, Win32/Spy.Banker.QZA, [...]
Host file black lists , (Wed, May 27th)
Henry Hertz Hobbit who maintains a black list of bad hosts wrote in today with some host file links
and comments on them. I have included most of his comments with very little editing
(I removed a few names and comments about other list maintainers and corrected [...]
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IRC/SdBot, Win32/Adware.AdvancedCleaner (3), Win32/Adware.BHO.NCG, Win32/Adware.BHO.NCX, Win32/Adware.Coolezweb (2), Win32/Adware.PersonalAntivirus.AA, Win32/Adware.PersonalAntivirus.AB, Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity.AA (2), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde, Win32/Adware.WinPCDefender (2), Win32/Adware.WSearch, Win32/Agent.PME, Win32/Agent.PMF, Win32/Agent.PMG (6), Win32/Agent.PMH (2), Win32/AntiAV.NAK, Win32/AutoRun.Autoit.P, Win32/BHO.NOS, Win32/BHO.NPJ, Win32/BHO.TBL (2), Win32/Bifrose.ADR, Win32/Delf.OJA (2), Win32/Flyagent.NAV (2), Win32/Flyagent.NAW (2), Win32/FlyStudio.NMH, Win32/Injector.PB, Win32/Injector.PC, Win32/Koutodoor.AB (3), Win32/Koutodoor.G, Win32/Kryptik.QO, Win32/Kryptik.QP, Win32/Mebroot.BL, Win32/Merond.P (2), Win32/Olmarik.GW, Win32/Olmarik.HG (2), Win32/Popwin.NBI, Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NMY, Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.OKB (3), Win32/PSW.QQPass.NEH (4), Win32/Rootkit.Agent.NLZ [...]
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IRC/SdBot (2), SWF/Exploit.Agent.AB (2), Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008, Win32/Adware.BHO.NCX, Win32/Adware.SpywareProtect2009 (2), Win32/Adware.XPGuard, Win32/Agent.PIS, Win32/Agent.PIX, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.IE (3), Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.KB, Win32/AutoRun.VB.CD, Win32/Delf.NHH, Win32/Injector.MB, Win32/Injector.MC, Win32/Injector.MD, Win32/Injector.NV, Win32/IRCBot.ADZ, Win32/Koutodoor.AB (4), Win32/Koutodoor.G, Win32/Kryptik.QN, Win32/Lanc.A, Win32/Pacex.Gen (2), Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.OIX, Win32/PSW.YahooPass.NAD, Win32/StartPage.BR, Win32/TrojanClicker.Agent.NGS (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.OXU, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.OYU, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Banload.OOC, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Banload.OOP, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.AA (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.Delf.ORH, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.OKW (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.VB.NWO, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Zlob.CZK, Win32/TrojanDropper.Agent.NSS, Win32/TrojanProxy.Small.NCA, Win32/Wigon.KU
URL: http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6077&Itemid=26
It’s time for the FTC to investigate Mac security
When I read the headline about a security researcher who had published proof-of-concept code for a vulnerability, I was upset. To disseminate proof-of-concept code is to basically say, “Here is a way to attack computers for those of you who can’t figure out how to do it [...]
What’s Next for Energy Star
Now that the first-tier specification for energy-efficient enterprise servers is completed, the EPA is turning its focus to larger servers, blades and storage arrays. Energy Star director Andrew Fanara says that with the Tier 1 requirement in place, a key benchmark has been established that will help speed along future specification [...]
Nokia Ovi Store Lays Out Security Policy for Third-Party Apps
Nokia opened the Ovi Store today, offering mobile applications, games and other tools. Some of the apps available through the Ovi Store are developed by third-parties, and Nokia wants to ensure those apps are secure enough for primetime before users download them.
Nokia officially put the welcome [...]
Microsoft releases Vista SP2 to the public
The latest service packs (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing and are now publically available as standalone installers.
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SCMagazineHome/~3/S5lWQq0qNa4/
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