Ad-Aware Total Security ($50, 30-day free trial), the newest addition to the Lavasoft line of security software, is an all-in-one suite that builds on the longtime anti-spyware favorite Ad-Aware. It adds anti-virus, rootkit detection, a personal firewall, spam protection, parental control software and more. It’s essentially the same software as Ad-Aware Internet Security Free or the $30 Ad-Aware Internet Security Pro, with extra capabilities bolted on.
Microsoft has yanked the security updates shipped in the MS10-025 bulletin after realizing the patch did not fix the underlying security vulnerability.The withdrawal of the bulletin means that affected Windows 2000 Server users should immediately consider applying mitigations and workarounds to avoid malicious hacker attacks.The company did not explain why the bulletin was shipped with an inadequate patch. A brief blog post from Microsoft’s Jerry Bryant offered the following:Today we pulled the update because we found it does not address the underlying issue effectively. We are not aware of any active attacks seeking to exploit this issue and are targeting a re-release of the update for next week.The issue only affects Windows 2000 Server customers who have installed Windows Media Services (a non-default configuration).Bryant urged affected users with internet facing systems with Windows Media Services installed to evaluate and use firewall best practices to limit their overall exposure.The MS10-025 bulletin is rated “critical” because attackers could launchi remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted transport information packet to a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server system running Windows Media Services.
Checkpoint ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2010 finished 12th in our 2010 roundup of security suites. At $40 (for three users as of 3/29/2010), it contains all the basic features–antivirus, antispam, firewall, antiphishing, and Internet security features–and some useful extras such as one year of credit bureau monitoring for ID theft. But it did a poor job in our tests for detecting brand-new malware threats.
The year 2009 was a bad one for PC security: Online attackers created more malware last year than in the previous 20 years combined. Clearly, this means that in the realm of computer security, the rules have changed, and you can no longer rely solely on traditional definition-based antivirus software and firewalls to protect your PC. Instead, to meet this new breed of threats, you need a new breed of security.
TrendLabs recently received a new FAKEAV sample, which we now detect as TROJ_FAKEAV.BLW. Like previous variants, it poses as a legitimate antivirus application that displays false detections, disables firewall and security center functions, and produces pop-up warnings to force affected users to purchase rogue antivirus software.
Unlike its predecessors, however, this sample uses the file name [...]
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New Scareware Tactic Lures in More FAKEAV Buyers
