Jay Munro

Panda Software, attempting to play with the big boys (Symantec and McAfee) in the U.S., has updated its security suite. The new offering, Panda Platinum Internet Security Suite 8.0, delivers very good virus protection, content filtering, and firewall protection, but comes up short on blocking spam and spyware. Installing Panda is a breeze, but you […]

When Uncle Sam says you might want to change browsers, it gets peoples attention. In recently updated United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) vulnerability note #713878, one of the recommended workarounds for the rash of Internet Explorer flaws is to use a different browser. This recommendation may be preaching to the choir after months […]

The past few weeks we have seen a shift in the threat landscape from bothersome worms with performance-killing propagation, to a rash of financially motivated Trojans and phishing attempts. According to BitDefenders real-time threat report , nine out of ten threats infecting systems were, as of Saturday, July 3rd, Trojans. While Netsky.P is still the […]

While no attacks have been documented, Secunia reports that iDefense and eEye Digital Security have found a highly critical flaw in RealPlayer. Several versions of RealOne and RealPlayer have been found to have a buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow remote execution of arbitrary code on a victims system. RealNetworks has confirmed the problem and […]

Its been another busy week, with several new LSASS (MS04-011 security bulletin) vulnerability-exploiting worms appearing. Since Sasser opened the door, weve seen over a half a dozen new names, and several versions of each– Cycle, Gaobot, Bobax, Korgo, Kibuv, and Sdbot. Gaobot and Wallon worms also attempt to exploit Windows vulnerabilities from earlier security bulletins. […]

Its been another busy week, with several new LSASS vulnerability-exploiting worms appearing. Since Sasser opened the door, weve seen more than a half a dozen new names and several versions of each—Cycle, Gaobot, Bobax, Korgo, Kibuv and Sdbot. The Gaobot and Wallon worms also attempt to exploit Windows vulnerabilities from earlier security bulletins. But the […]

ZIFFPAGE TITLEAt a Glance Company:Symantec Corp., www.symantec.comPrice:10 to 24 users, $66.70 per seat; volume pricing available Pros:Strong antivirus, firewall, and intrusion detection features. Settings offer precise control for administrators.Cons:Can grow pricey for large deployments.Bottom line:Symantec Client Security 2.0 provides a strong defense for PC users on your network. With its easy-to-use interface, clear documentation, and […]

A powerful worm known variously as w32/Novarg.A, w32/Shimg, w32/Mydoom, or w32/Mimail.R began devastating personal and corporate e-mail systems across the globe in late January. This fast-moving, mass-mailer Internet worm apparently started spreading on the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing application Kazaa and then moved to e-mail. The virus overwrites certain system files, e-mails itself to every e-mail […]

This past Friday also brought a new Bagle variation (what else is new?). W32/Bagle.U-mm brings up the Windows Hearts card game when it infects. Bagle.U comes with blank message body, and a randomly named .EXE attachment. Like other Bagles, it opens a back door, and attempts to contact various web servers. It has been rated […]

After a couple of weeks of sparring, the Netsky vs. Bagle war has slowed down, though the latest Bagle.N/M variety has turned more nasty. Several new Netsky variants (Netsky.K, Netsky.L, Netsky.M) emerged, but had relatively low impact. Netsky.B and NetskyD are still topping the threat lists, especially due to their human engineering. Over the weekend, […]