New botnet hides commands as JPEG images

September 30th, 2009 Posted by Ryan Naraine @ 6:08 amCategories:Anti Virus, Arbitrary Code Execution, Botnets, Browsers, Complex Attacks, Data theft, Malware, Passwords, Phishing, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and WormsTags:JPEG, Trojan Horse, Bot, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan NaraineSecurity researchers have stumbled on a new botnet that [...]

Microsoft Security Essentials is Solid

According to Symantec’s VP of Engineering Jens Meggers “Security Essentials is a poor product” and “the risk on the Web today is far too high for ‘basic.’” Trend Micro’s Carol Carpenter said, “It’s better to use something than to use nothing, but you get what you pay for.”

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