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Trend Micro discover MIDI file critical vulnerability in Windows Media Player
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have come across a Web-based attack that exploits a known vulnerability in Windows Media Player.
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Germany to shut down DNSChanger Trojan servers
German authorities are advising victims of DNSChanger Trojan programs to fix their computers' Domain Name System settings using a free tool developed by antivirus company Avira, because the servers resolving DNS queries on their behalf will be closed down on March 8.
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Google Chrome finally gets malware download protection
Nine months after first being put into testing, the new version of Chrome will at last included filtering against inadvertently downloading malware executables, Google has announced.
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M86 Security discover fragmented AJAX-based Web exploitation attacks
Security researchers from Web filtering vendor M86 Security have detected Web exploitation attacks that use AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to fragment the payload into small pieces of code that are harder to detect by antivirus programs and intrusion prevention systems.
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Sophisticated rootkits becoming more resilient
Experts from security vendor ESET warn that TDL4, one of the most sophisticated pieces of malware in the world, is being rewritten and improved for increased resilience to antivirus detection.
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German hackers say government Skype spying tool is full of holes
An eavesdropping tool allegedly used by the German government to intercept Skype calls is full of security problems and may violate a ruling by the country's constitutional court, according to a European hacker club.
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Facebook adverts infect users with malware
Antivirus vendor Trend Micro has recently detected a drive-by download attack on Facebook that used malicious advertisements to infect users with malware.
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Webroot antivirus ditches malware signatures for cloud scanning
Webroot has launched a brand new antivirus system called SecureAnywhere that almost completely ditches malware signatures in favour of scanning a PC?s files against a cloud database.
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Firefox advises users to disable McAfee plugin
Mozilla are advising Firefox users to disable McAfee's ScriptScan software, saying that it could cause "stability or security problems."
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Fake antivirus scareware scams show big summer decline
Good news from the security frontline. The phenomenon of rogue antivirus ?scareware? really does appear to be on the wane, at least according to new figures from security company Enigma Software.
