BitDefender apologises for faulty update 

BitDefender apologises for faulty update

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 23 March 2010 12:28 PM
False positive problem.
Open Office patches six flaws 

Open Office patches six flaws

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 25 February 2010 8:53 AM
Productivity suite gets multiple fixes.
New attack against IE could expose all files on a victim's PC 

New attack against IE could expose all files on a victim's PC

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 28 January 2010 12:43 PM
Four to five flaws in design features of IE.
Snow Leopard users complain about deletion of files 

Snow Leopard users complain about deletion of files

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 14 October 2009 11:00 AM
Documents, photos and music lost.
Temporary files frequently left on shared computers 

Temporary files frequently left on shared computers

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 7 October 2009 11:11 AM
Better user education needed.
Fake Twitter accounts lead to scareware sites 

Fake Twitter accounts lead to scareware sites

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 22 September 2009 11:25 AM
Fake profiles auto-generated.
Ya!Bucks spreads malicious executable files 

Ya!Bucks spreads malicious executable files

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 2 September 2009 11:14 AM
Claims that program rewards installing malware.
MP3 player contains confidential US military files  

MP3 player contains confidential US military files

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 29 January 2009 11:01 AM
A New Zealand man has discovered pages of confidential US military files on a used MP3 player he bought.
Hackers will move to use rich content files next year 

Hackers will move to use rich content files next year

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 December 2008 10:12 AM
PDF and Flash files will be used by cybercriminals much more in 2009.
Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks 

Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

In Web/client - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 24 November 2008 10:20 AM
Cybercriminals are now distributing malware on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks disguised as music and video files related to the popular Disney movie High School ...
Malicious PDF files identified 

Malicious PDF files identified

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 20 October 2008 10:03 AM
A wave of malicious PDF files have been identified by ESET.
Google Docs flaw could allow others to see personal files 

Google Docs flaw could allow others to see personal files

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 September 2008 10:01 AM
A security researcher said he has discovered a vulnerability in Google Docs that mysteriously allows private documents to appear in other users' accounts.
Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack 

Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 8 May 2008 9:53 AM
Researchers at McAfee said they have detected the largest outbreak of malware in three years, an infection impacting hundreds of thousands of users whose machines contain ...
SIIA files nine suits on behalf of Adobe, Symantec 

SIIA files nine suits on behalf of Adobe, Symantec

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 18 February 2008 9:52 AM
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed nine lawsuits on behalf of members Adobe and Symantec, claiming that numerous individuals sold illegal copies ...
FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer 

FTC files complaint against weight-loss pill spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 27 August 2007 10:38 AM
A district court judge has temporarily ordered a pharmaceutical company to halt the delivery of spam messages promoting herbal pills claiming to help shed pounds.
Flaw in Windows can be exploited with malicious HLP files 

Flaw in Windows can be exploited with malicious HLP files

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 13 April 2007 9:42 AM
Researchers have reported a new Microsoft vulnerability in Windows Help (HLP) files, coinciding with this week's Patch Tuesday release.
MySpace files suit against alleged spammer 

MySpace files suit against alleged spammer

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 23 January 2007 7:22 AM
MySpace today announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against a well-known spammer who allegedly used the popular social networking site to send millions of messages promoting ...
Sun patches flaw vulnerable to malicious image files 

Sun patches flaw vulnerable to malicious image files

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 18 January 2007 7:32 AM
A flaw has been reported in Sun Microsystems Java Runtime Environment that can be exploited by a malicious user to compromise an affected system.
Worm uses Real Media files to infect 

Worm uses Real Media files to infect

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 16 November 2006 8:26 PM
McAfee is warning of a new worm that modifies Real Media files and launches a malicious website without a user prompt.
Microsoft files suit against spyware operation 

Microsoft files suit against spyware operation

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 14 November 2006 6:10 PM
Microsoft announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against a spyware distributor, one day after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the company was shut down by a ...
FTC files to stop sale of phone records 

FTC files to stop sale of phone records

By Frank Washkuch, 4 May 2006 6:17 PM
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed federal complaints against five web-based communications firms that, the watchdog charged, have sold individuals’ phone records.
Criminals encrypt files in extortion attempt 

Criminals encrypt files in extortion attempt

By Marcia Savage, 24 May 2005 9:22 PM
Security companies have tracked a new type of internet attack that encrypts files on a user's machine and then demands payment for a decoder tool.
Firefox files phishing fix 

Firefox files phishing fix

By David Quainton, 25 February 2005 2:16 PM
Firefox has moved to fix a hole that could allow phishing attacks through the creation of fake websites.
Earthlink files latest spam lawsuit 

Earthlink files latest spam lawsuit

By David Quainton, 14 February 2005 4:15 PM
Earthlink continues the corporate backlash against spam by launching four lawsuits against alleged spamming outfits.
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