Siljaline's Blog : updates

Conficker worm sends new instructions: grow botnet, then die

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:29:00 GMT

The Conficker worm has begun to update the machines it has infected with a new set of instructions to spread to other machines and then self-destruct, security experts say. Security researchers tracking the worm said some of the infected computers began...(read more)

Conficker Activity Update

Randy Knobloch — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:48:00 GMT

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/02/12/conficker-activity-update.aspx...(read more)

Conficker Domain Information

Randy Knobloch — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:46:00 GMT

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2009/02/12/conficker-domain-information.aspx...(read more)

China's nonstop music machine

Randy Knobloch — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:48:00 GMT

Baidu versus business http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/13/baidu_investigation/...(read more)

Google rolls out free newspaper archives

Randy Knobloch — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:45:00 GMT

In its continuing quest to digitize all of the world's information, Google Inc. is looking to incorporate back issues of newspapers — in some cases going back hundreds of years — into its web search results. The company announced Monday...(read more)

EU concerned about privacy with Google-DoubleClick deal

Randy Knobloch — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:42:00 GMT

European lawmakers plan to take the unusual step of pressing antitrust regulators next month to look at privacy concerns raised by Google Inc.'s intended takeover of online ad tracker DoubleClick. The $3.1-billion US deal has spurred rivals and consumer...(read more)

Secure Computing snaps up user control firm Securify

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:31:00 GMT

Pimp My Firewall Security appliance firm Secure Computing has bought user access monitoring and control firm Securify, in a deal valued at up to $20m ($15m guaranteed in cash and stock, plus an earn-out of up to $5m). Securify's appliance-based technology...(read more)

Scammers skirt spam shields with help from Adobe Flash

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:23:00 GMT

The Viagra two step Online scammers have found a new way to skirt anti-spam filters, this time by making use of Adobe Flash files hosted on free websites. Spam messages with innocuous-looking content contain links to Flash-based files on ImageShack.com...(read more)

A third of Vista PCs downgraded to XP

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Vista’s death march picked up some pace yesterday, after a metrics researcher revealed that nearly 35 per cent of PCs built to run the Windows operating system have been downgraded to XP. In a survey of more than 3,000 computers, performance testing...(read more)

Google restores Chrome's shine

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:10:00 GMT

Polishes up its EULA Google has acted with speed and retracted the objectional sentences in Chrome's EULA, so that any content you post via Chrome is yours and yours alone. The ruckus was caused by our old friends, the paralegal firm Cut 'n'...(read more)

Ad-aware "SE" SE1R285

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:07:00 GMT

http://www.lavasoft.com/support/securitycenter/blog/ http://www.lavasoft.com/single/mirror_download.php?f=948DEWk12 http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip...(read more)

0118.0000 is now available, new definition file for Ad-Aware 2008.

Randy Knobloch — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:03:00 GMT

New definitions: ==================== XLGPrivacyControlCenter Win32.Backdoor.Dreamy Win32.Trojan.Emo Win32.Trojan.Feutel Win32.Trojan.Jakuz Win32.Trojan.Renpwl Win32.Trojan.Virtl Win32.Trojan.Worldonline Win32.TrojanDownloader.JKFQ Win32.TrojanDownloader...(read more)

Microsoft charts security vuln MAPP

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:40:00 GMT

More transparency, better protection Microsoft has announced plans to share additional details about security vulnerabilities in its products in an attempt to prevent attackers from exploiting them before patches are released to its customers. Under one...(read more)

Mythbusters RFID episode axed after 'pressure' from credit card firms

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Bust this Discovery Channel prevented the exploration of RFID security by Mythbusters , the popular science television show, after allegedly coming under pressure from credit card companies. Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage said a planned segment of the...(read more)

Burned by Chrome

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:04:00 GMT

Burned by Chrome Your copyright goes up in smoke Astute Reg readers have pointed out a Chrome condition of service that effectively lets Google use any of your copyrighted material posted to the web via Chrome without paying you a cent. Here's the...(read more)

Google Chrome

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:13:00 GMT

A fresh take on the browser At Google, we spend much of our time working inside a browser. We search, chat, email and collaborate in a browser. And like all of you, in our spare time, we shop, bank, read news and keep in touch with friends - all using...(read more)

SpyBot Definitions Update 03.09.08

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:19:00 GMT

2008-09-03 Keylogger + Ardamax ++ Win32.KeyLogger.ap Malware ++ 1ClickPCFix + ErrorSafe + Fraud.AntiMalwares ++ Fraud.AntiSpyXP ++ Fraud.Antivirus ++ Fraud.XPAntivirus.gen + Power-Antivirus-2009 + Smitfraud-C.bs ++ Smitfraud-C.ul ++ Virantix (7) ++ WinReanimator...(read more)

Carpetbomb bug tarnishes Google Chrome

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:27:00 GMT

Carpetbomb bug tarnishes Google Chrome Shiny new vulnerabilities winkled out already Google Chrome isn't officially out yet, but security researchers have already picked the browser apart to discover a security vulnerability. The WebKit engine used...(read more)

Google's Austro-Hungarian ambitions laid bare

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:23:00 GMT

Chrome recruits Maximilian von Hapsburg Our shock revelation yesterday that Google had redrawn the map of Europe to apparently cede several European nations to a Greater Germany provoked a flurry of comments suggesting what on God's Green Earth the...(read more)

Google cedes Belgium to Germany

Randy Knobloch — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:32:00 GMT

We've got some rather shocking news this afternoon for those of you who've spent years believing you're Austrian, Belgian, Danish or Dutch - you're not. In fact, you're German, as this map from Google's comic book guide to Chrome...(read more)