34 month ago
kayodeok : Ports Associated with Known Vulnerabilities and Exploits - Our advisories, incident notes, and current activity often include information regarding services that have been targeted for exploitation. The following table lists services and ports that have been mentioned in documents we have published since August 1
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kayodeok : The twelve e-mails of Christmas! - On the eleventh day of Christmas my e-mail sent to me; Eleven peper files, ten BHOs, nine Qoologics, eight Smitfrauds, seven rootkits, six WinTools, Cool Web Search, four Trojan horses, three search bars, two Sasser Worms and a virus for my PC
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38 month ago
plasticbag : They've discovered a zombie worm or some crap in the ocean or something. Could you care less? - How about if I tell you that BBC News translates the name of said worm as "bone-eating snot-flower"!? BONE-EATING SNOT-FLOWER!? That's so cool...
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kayodeok : Researchers Chase Away Worms, Wi-Fi Bandits at Intel - The computer chip giant here at its Intel Developer Forum on Thursday discussed technology designed to head off computer worms and virus attacks in PCs, by stopping the agents before they can begin to spread and attack other systems
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40 month ago
kayodeok : What You Should Know About Zotob - Zotob.A is a worm targeting Windows 2000–based systems which takes advantage of a security issue that was addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039
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40 month ago
kayodeok : Malicious Software Encyclopedia: Worm:Win32/Zotob.A - Worm:Win32/Zotob.A is a network worm that exploits the Plug-and-Play vulnerability fixed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039. The worm targets computers running Microsoft Windows 2000 that do not have MS05-039 installed
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42 month ago
kayodeok : a-squared Free is a freeware Anti-Malware Software - a-squared Free is the free alternative to a-squared Personal. It cleans your computer from existing Malware but does not contain the background guard with the IDS which prevents any further infection of your computer
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43 month ago
kayodeok : Protecting SSH using known_hosts Hashing - If you use SSH, your ssh client stores within your home directory a list that maps the host names and IP addresses of every remote host you have connected to with each host's public key...It is also possible that worms could use known_hosts data to identi
Rod Begbie : Secure Shell Shock - SSH's "known_hosts" file could aid worm propogation. This page gives steps to reduce that risk. [via] #
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45 month ago
kayodeok : The Future of Malware Defense? - Microsoft has a research paper called "Can We Contain Internet Worms?" which discuss how worms might become more readily containable as computers collaborate in a more automated manner by broadcasting self-certifying alerts (SCAs) when they detect a worm
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45 month ago
kayodeok : Bypass of 22 Antivirus software with GDI+ bug exploit Mutations - part 2 - The issue is: only 1 out of 23 tested antivirus software can detect malicious JPEG image (after 6 month from the public disclosure date)
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45 month ago
kayodeok : Bagle Trojan Attack Strikes, Multiple Versions Overwhelm AV Defenses - A major wave of Bagle-like Trojan horses hit users worldwide Tuesday with numerous variations that aim to overwhelm anti-virus defenses by morphing faster than research labs can release new signatures
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46 month ago
plasticbag : Why Does Windows Still Suck? Why do PC users put up with so many viruses and worms? Why isn't everyone on a Mac? - "It's a game of numbers, after all. Anti-Mac pundits always mutter the same thing as they install yet another PC bug fix: there just aren't enough Macs out there to warrant a hacker's attention. Which is, of course, mostly bull."
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