The holidays will be a time for refreshing connections, both in the real world, and online. Sadly, a ZLOB variant is being used by cyber criminals in this recent predictable spin on the malware social networking scene. Users of Friendster, a social networking site hugely popular in Asia, may have recently received an email [...]
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Microsoft is pouring cold water on public reports of a serious code execution vulnerability in the newest versions of its Windows Media Player software. Following the release of proof-of-concept code alongside a claim that the bug can be remotely exploitable to launch arbitrary code, a Microsoft spokesman insists this “is not a product vulnerability.” [...] Amazon has warned its customers that one of Samsung’s digital picture frames shipped to customers infected with a virus. While Samsung has some egg on its face, malware that ships on consumer hardware is not as serious of an issue as it may seem. Earlier this week Amazon alerted its customers to an issue [...] A significant amount of e-card spam has flooded inboxes recently, taking advantage of the upcoming holiday season. Spam mails contain holiday greetings and a short message informing users that they have received an e-card from someone. Also in the email is an embedded URL link where the recipient can view or claim their e-card. Other [...] Advanced Threats Researcher Paul Ferguson alerted us today to a report that Amazon.com and Samsung have informed their consumers regarding the discovery of a Sality worm on the product’s installer disc (Samsung Frame Manager XP version 1.08). The infected installer disc is needed to use their product, the Samsung SPF-85H 8-Inch Digital Photo Frames w/ [...] |
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