Security researchers have come across a new rootkit that is designed specifically to infect 64-bit Windows systems and steal users' online banking credentials.
Microsoft has released a new version of its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, a free download that gives IT staffs the ability to better defend against exploit attempts.
One in every 14 downloads turns out to be malicious, according to Microsoft data collected from new filtering technology built into its IE9 browser software.
Microsoft updated MS11-036 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2545814) to version 1.1
Microsoft updated MS11-018 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer to version 2.0
Scammers are trying to trick Windows users into paying to fix bogus hard drive errors that have apparently erased important files, a researcher said today.
Google has released an updated version of its Chrome browser, which includes fixes for two security vulnerabilities as well as a new version of the Adobe Flash player.
Microsoft has released the following security updates: Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB2524426), Security Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB2524426), Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB2524426), Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB2524426), Security Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2524426), Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2524426), Security Update for Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (KB2535802), Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (KB2535812), Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB2535818), and Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System (KB2540162)
Attackers are using Google image search to distribute malicious code.
Although Microsoft has patched multiple DLL load hijacking vulnerabilities since last summer, Windows and Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) can still be exploited, a security company warned today.
Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2011
Microsoft updated the following security bulletin: Important: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508062) - Version:1.5
The upcoming release of Adobe Flash Player 10.3 will give users of most of the major browsers the ability to delete Flash cookies in much the same way that they're able to erase normal Web cookies
The risks of not properly securing your home wireless network continue to increase.
Ghacks.net takes a look at the best Firefox security add-ons
Microsoft just updated the following security bulletin:
- MS11-014 - Important: Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (2478960) - Version:1.1
- MS11-014 - Important: Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (2478960) - Version:1.1
Microsoft has updated the following security bulletins:
- MS11-025 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2500212) - Version:2.1
- MS11-024 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2527308) - Version:1.2
- MS11-020 - Critical: Vulnerability in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508429) - Version:1.1
- MS11-025 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2500212) - Version:2.1
- MS11-024 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2527308) - Version:1.2
- MS11-020 - Critical: Vulnerability in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508429) - Version:1.1
The latest TDL rookit family contains malware that evades security mechanisms built into the latest x64 operating systems, including Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Microsoft updated the following security bulletin:
- MS11-025 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2500212) - Version:2.0
- MS11-025 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2500212) - Version:2.0
Adobe has released patches for its Reader and Acrobat products to plug a hole in the Flash Player that was first reported in March and is being used in attacks on the Internet.
