Introducing ‘Resource Links‘, where we are compiling a long list of links to websites which we think might be of help to our readers. It contains quick links to Alert Centers, Help Forums, Startup Program List, Online Virus Scanner, Online File Scanner, Free Anti-virus, Free Firewall, Removal Tools and a bunch of Free tools available on the internet. We will be adding more to the list in the near future.
You are also encourage to suggest a link in the comment section.
Happy Valentine’s day! But there won’t be any love in your mail box. Several security blogs alerted users on the 2nd wave of Valentine’s Day virus spam. The first wave was reported in January. Here’s the direct links to the latest report:
See images of Valentine’s card used on the malicious site.
Continue reading ‘A card for Valentine’s Day’
As of Feb 7 2008, Adobe Reader 8.1.2 update has been released to address a remotely exploitable issue and providing support for Mac OS X Leopard. As reported by the SANS Internet Storm Center, there is an Adobe Reader exploit already in the wild. The malicious PDF file is serve to users by an infected internet banner on a website and that no current anti-virus is able to detect it. You can read the security bulletin on Adobe’s website although it does not provide in-depth information about the exploit. Download Adobe Reader 8.1.2 now!
The latest Firefox 2.0.0.12 has been released by Mozilla on 7 February 2008. It is always good to get the latest version as soon as it is released to prevent malicious code from taking advantage of the previous version’s vulnerabilities. One of the most critical issue in version 2.0.0.11 was Firefox crashing with memory corruption, an issue I think most users are experiencing lately. For a full list of rather critical bugs, read here and while you’re at it, why not go under the Help menu of your Firefox browser and click on Check on Updates.
