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According to a security advisory by Denmark-based IT security company Secunia, the weakness is caused by an error in the Windows Registry Editor Utility’s handling of long string names. A malicious program could hide itself in a registry key by creating a string with a long name, which would allow the malicious string and any […]
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the widely used Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader programs could put millions of computer users at risk of code execution attacks. According to an advisory from Adobe Systems Inc., a malicious hacker could exploit the flaw to crash the application or launch executable code on a vulnerable system. “The identified […]
U.S. media companies and other corporations hit by a wave of computer viruses this week said business was back to normal today, but analysts warned the attacks showed that hackers have gained a dangerous advantage in speed in the battle over network security. ABC news writers resorted to typewriters to prepare copy for the […]
Microsoft has issued alerts on several security flaws in Windows, the most serious of which could allow an attacker to gain control over a computer. The software maker released six security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its monthly patching cycle, describing three of them as “critical.” The Redmond, Wash.-based company gives that rating to […]
To a growing number of Internet piggy-backers, it’s the sweet sound of pirating their neighbor’s wireless network. Most new computers are equipped for wireless Internet access, and more and more people opting for Wi-Fi in their homes. But as the networks become stronger and more prevalent, more of those signals are available outside the home […]
Officials at Sunbelt Software, a Clearwater, Fla.-based vendor of antispyware tools, said the company stumbled upon a massive ID theft ring that is using a well-known spyware program to break into and systematically steal confidential information from an unknown number of computers worldwide. The operation was discovered yesterday during research Sunbelt was doing on […]
Ask people what concerns them the most about the internet, and security will most likely top the list. Spyware, worms, Trojans, and viruses have all become accepted hazards of using the internet, as have “phishing” expeditions, which route you to a phony web site that steals your personal information and passwords. But there’s no reason […]
