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September 18, 2009 10:18 AM PDT Why virus writers are turning to open source by Nick Heath "Malware developers are going open source in an effort to make their malicious software more useful to fraudsters. By giving criminal coders free access to malware that steals financial and personal details, the malicious software developers are hoping to expand the capabilities of old Trojans. According to Candid Wüest, threat researcher with security firm Symantec, around 10 percent of the Trojan market is now open source. The move to an open source business model is allowing criminals to add extr

DirectX End-User Runtimes and Web Installer Now with Windows 7 Support Available for download. By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor 18th of September 2009 "The latest updates to DirectX resources from Microsoft have been tailored to the most recent iteration of the Windows client. In this regard, the Redmond company revealed that both DirectX End-User Runtimes (August 2009) and the DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer come with support for Windows 7. Earlier this month, the software giant made available an update for the DirectX Software Development Kit (SDK) bringing to the table Direct3

Pick Your Poison: KOOBFACE or FAKEAV? by Jonell Baltazar (Advanced Threats Researcher) "The Koobface botnet is widely known to install FAKEAV or rogue antivirus malware onto a victim’s PC. It has a dedicated component which actually installs the FAKEAV onto the user’s system. However, the Koobface gang has added a new twist to its fake Facebook page. When the user closes the window/tab with the fake Facebook page, a popup window appears. Whatever button the user clicks, this new Koobface variant is downloaded onto the affected system. Here’s a video that illustrates this behavior:" Details &a

Vista, Windows 7 Are More Secure than Snow Leopard A prominent security researcher claims that released Snow Leopard is less secure than either Vista or Windows 7. Preston Gralla, Computerworld "Apple may be spending millions on ads touting that Macs are safer than Windows-based PCs, but a prominent security researcher claims that released Snow Leopard is less secure than either Vista or Windows 7. It's time for Apple to spend serious money on security, rather than marketing. Computerworld reports that security pro Charlie Miller of Independent Security Evaluators, and co-author of the Mac Hac

Windows Mobile 7 and Social Networking "Little official information is known about Windows Mobile 7 so far (though there's no shortage of unconfirmed speculation). The mobile operating system is expected to debut sometime next fall, about a year after next month's Windows Mobile 6.5 release. Some blog postings suggest as many as 1,000 Microsoft employees may already be working on the system's development. Perhaps the most concrete company-endorsed clue to date, however, is what's revealed in the newly published Microsoft job description. The position, called senior program manager for Windows

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Attack E-mails Use Fake Shipping Confirmation Ruseby Erik Larkin "A triple-payload e-mail attack that uses a fake shipping confirmation notice with a supposed attached label is making the rounds, according to Webroot. A write-up from the company describes a social engineering ruse designed to nail someone who wasn't paying close attention, with a .zip file attachment that contains an executable disguised with an Excel file icon. The text of the e-mail tells the recipient to open the attachment to print a shipping label (one big clue that this is a scam). Andrew Brandt makes the good p

Windows 7 Priced At $30 For Students " Microsoft is hoping to establish its new operating system with the academic crowd. By Paul McDougall informationweek September 17, 2009 Microsoft is offering the Home Premium version of its new Windows operating system to college students for just $30. The software usually sells for $119. In order to qualify, students must enter their college or university e-mail address into a special Web site that Microsoft has established in partnership with distributor Digital River for the promotion.Microsoft said it also may require proof of enrollme

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Free Panda cloud-antivirus beta 3 for Windows 7 With 64 bit [x86] support The free Panda Cloud Antivirus has evolved, making yet another step forward toward general availability, one that has made it embrace the latest iteration of the Windows client. Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009, and the Panda Cloud Antivirus already offers full support for the platform, as of the Beta 3 development milestone. Users will in fact be able to download Panda Cloud Antivirus Beta 3 via the link at the bottom of this article. Panda's senior research advisor, Pedro Bustamante, r

Download MiniFuzz (like Fuzz, but Mini) for Windows Mini Fuzz testing By Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor 16th of September 2009, Not comfortable with fully fledged fuzz testing? Then Microsoft might just have the right alternative for you. Of course, if you don’t even know what fuzz is, chances are that you won’t need either a full fuzzer or the mini version that the Redmond company is offering as a standalone download. MiniFuzz, up for grabs via the Microsoft Download Center since September 15th, 2009, is a basic fuzzer offered by the software giant in an effort to spread the

AMD Hits the Jackpot with Industry's First US$99 Quad-Core Processor Athlon II X4 620 and 630 Propus processors debut By Traian Teglet, Technology News Editor 16th of September 2009 "Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has announced today the expansion of its line of Athlon II processors, with the introduction of two new models, the Athlon II X4 620 and Athlon II X4 630, both of which have been designed for the mainstream market and take advantage of the chip maker's energy-efficient 45nm processing technology. One of the main features of the new processors is that they

SUSE Update for Multiple Packages Highly critical Description: "SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities and weaknesses, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), potentially gain escalated privileges and bypass certain security restrictions, and by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security restrictions, and to potentially compromise a user's system." for more information secunia advisories - http://secunia.com/advisories/36700/

Sep16, 2009 Social Engineering Watch: Another IRS Scam by Bernadette Irinco (Technical Communications) img {max-width:650px;width: expression(this.width > 650 ? 650: true);border-style:none; } "Trend Micro warns users of the latest spam campaign that targets US taxpayers with Foreign Bank and Financial accounts. The said spam rides on the September 23 extended deadline set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for filing ‘FBAR’ or the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. The spammed message bears the subject “Notice of Underreported Income” and lures users to cl

Internet Scammers Leap on Patrick Swayze's Death "Tim Greene, Network World Malware ghouls took just a few hours to begin preying on the death of actor Patrick Swayze with a new version of a familiar phony anti-virus scam. America's 10 most wanted botnets F-Secure's News from the Lab blog details how one malicious site works, luring visitors to the site to buy anti-virus software that can remove alleged infections. Unconvincingly disguised as a news report about Swayze's death, the malicious Web site does contain strings of words that mention Swayze, his illness and death, but are n

16 September 2009, 11:08 Google Chrome 3.0 released "Just over one year after Google's Chrome web browser was originally launched, Google has announced the release of Chrome version 3 which includes several bug fixes, improvements and new features. According to a post on the Official Google Blog, JavaScript performance has improved by 150 per cent since the first beta and more than 25 per cent since the most recent stable release, thanks to updates to the V8 JavaScript engine. The release includes a newly redesigned New Tab page that can be changed to suit an individual users pref

September 16, 2009 7:45 AM PDT Web 2.0 security risks scrutinized by Vivian Yeo Web 2.0 security risks scrutinized by Vivian Yeo "Web 2.0 sites that enable people to create content are increasingly used to carry out a wide range of attacks, according to a new security study. Websense's State of Internet Security" (PDF), released Tuesday, notes that attackers are focusing their attention on interactive Web 2.0 elements. Some 95 percent of user-generated comments on blogs, message boards, and chat rooms are either spam or contain malicious links, the security vendor warned. "The very as

Zune 4.0 Available for Download - Starting today, September 15th, 2009, Microsoft has made available for download the latest iteration of its Zune Client software, namely version 4.0. Zune 4.0 went live on the Microsoft Download Center just moments ago and is currently up for grabs for all users. You will be able to find the download link for the Zune 4.0 Client software at the bottom of this article. Zune 4.0 comes to complement the general availability of the fourth generation of Zune digital media player devices. But, at the same time, Microsoft noted, Zune 4.0 is not just about Zune. “The

By Lucian Constantin, Web News Editor 15th of September 2009, 09:46 GMT The Clampi Banking Trojan Targets U.S. Schools - criminals steal hundreds of thousands of dollars " U.S. public and private schools alike should be in alert as the cybercriminal gang behind the Clampi Trojan has been targeting such institutions recently and walked away with impressive amounts of money. Security researchers say it is one of the most sophisticated and successful online banking fraud operations. The complex Clampi trojan is known under several different names, including Ligats, Ilomo or Rscan. Its purpose i

Download Windows 7 UX Interaction GuidelinesFrom Microsoft “Windows 7 has been getting very positive feedback for its improved user experience. Many of our partners are eager to build applications on this new Windows platform. In order to establish a high quality and consistency baseline for Windows-based applications, answer your UX design questions, and make your job easier, the Windows product team has published the official Windows UX Interaction Guidelines (a.k.a. UX Guide) last month,” revealed Qixing Zheng, UX Advisor, Microsoft Canada. In addition to the Windows User Experience Intera