Don’t Look at the AIM Virus
Over the last couple of days I’ve heard about a new AIM virus. I first started hearing about it online, and today I heard a couple of real life stories. Apparently this virus sends you a message asking...
View ArticleMicrosoft Releases WMF Patch Early
Instead of waiting until Patch Tuesday, today Microsoft has released their patch which fixes the WMF flaw. If you haven’t heard of the WMF flaw, it’s a security hole within every version of Windows...
View ArticleRootkits Galore
What could be worse then a virus? A rootkit! Yes, those nasty little pieces of arbitrary code which get weave themselves so deep into the operating system the only way to remove them is to completely...
View ArticleSpyware State: Misinformed?
As many of you know, I’m an active participant in the Academy of Information Technology at Dieruff High School. One of the academy’s main function is to provide a service to school, computer repair....
View ArticleOutlook 2007 Dropping IE for Word Rendering Engine
For years, Microsoft has used Internet Explorer to render HTML-based mail in Outlook. That’s all about to change with Outlook 2007. In an effort to increase security, Outlook 2007 will now be using...
View ArticleWordPress 2.0.7 Released
While Automattic claimed they wouldn’t release another update to the WordPress 2.0.x branch until 2.1, a security hole prompted them to go back on that promise. Yes, that’s right fellow bloggers,...
View ArticleParallels Desktop Bundles Kaspersky Internet Security
Among the numerous feature additions Parallels Desktop received today, comes a minor feature which has been overlooked. Parallels Desktop has bundled Kaspersky Internet Security right into the...
View ArticleHuge WordPress 2.1.1 Security Hole Found
WordPress announced tonight that an unknown hacker inserted a security exploit into 2.1.1. The attack occurred over the past couple of days, but to ensure absolute security the WordPress team has...
View ArticlePayPal’s New Security Key Opens a World of Possibilities
If you listen to Security Now, by now you probably heard of PayPal’s Security Key. Essentially, PayPal provides RSA SecurID devices for the low fee of five dollars (PayPal loses money on the purchase;...
View ArticleMicrosoft Forcing Update to IE7 with XP SP3
I noticed this interesting article from ComputerWorld earlier today: Microsoft Corp. has warned users updating to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) that they won’t be able to downgrade from Internet...
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