frSIRT - These issues are caused by errors in the Arclib library when processing a malformed CHM or RAR file, which could be exploited by attackers or malware to crash an affected application, creating a denial of service condition. Affected Products CA Anti

Think you re suddenly very popular? Think again
San Marcos Daily Record - technique, arriving in inboxes bearing subject lines such as You’ve received a postcard from a family member! in an attempt to induce recipients into clicking links that install a variant of the Storm Trojan, an aggressive piece of malware

Congress and the Feds should clean up their own act
ZDNet.be Blogs - use P2P software to divulge national secrets, shouldn t we be afraid they ll use the fax machine too? Shouldn t we be more worried about the type of employees we place in to sensitive positions? While we re at it, why not make Malware

Big software firms have fewer holes
The Inquirer - Whether malware writers find any of the holes is not clear. Nor is it clear what proportion of the published vulnerabilties is exploited by this nasty breed. Certainly researchers at insecurity firms dig up holes for a living and then tell the world

Warning over 30,000 newly infected websites
PC Advisor - About 80 percent of all web-based malware is on innocent, albeit compromised, sites. A recent example: The June attacks launched from a collection of more than 10,000 legitimate websites , the bulk of them hosted on Italian servers. The servers were

HP expands Business Notebook PC portfolio
ICT World - capabilities, HP says that customers can use the Out of Band Management Console, a component of HP s Software s PC Configuration Management Solution, to reduce the need for desk-side visits, improve security by protecting PCs from malware

Update Services for Viruses and More
Colleyville Courier - Automatic updates keep you protected from the latest threats. Stops viruses, spyware, worms, Trojans and malware. Free fully functional pop-up blocker. http://www.stop-sign.com/ Repair Windows Errors - Free Scan Update Windows and repair all Windows

Narrow your search for
PC Magazine - Show more Stay away from this one. If you want a free online scan for malware, try NanoScan or HouseCall. Don’t rely on GarbageClean. It’s the least effective malware scanner I’ve ever tested. Minimal installation. Fast scan. In testing, it

iPhone security flaw offers complete control
MacNN - I mean, sure, you could consider the vast number of users who unknowingly download and install trojans, malware, spyware, etc, I would think this is a concern. Or those who fall for phishing scams. Or Nigerian treasury protection scams. Or ebay scams

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