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The threat's rootkit gets an upgrade to compromise Microsoft's 64-bit operating systems by defeating driver-signing security. More...

Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Syndicated from the United States Security Readiness Team (US-CERT). Link Removed - Invalid URL

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves thirteen privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file or a specially crafted Lotus 1-2-3 file. An attacker who...

Overview Today we released MicrosoftLink Removed due to 404 Error. This is different from other Microsoft Security Advisories because it's not talking about specific vulnerabilities in Microsoft products. Rather, this is our official guidance in response to security research that has outlined a...

AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 In 1992 a couple of young Czech entrepreneurs introduced their "Anti Virus Guard" security utility. Today, almost 20 years later, AVG is an international success, offering a free antivirus utility used by millions and a full line of commercial security products. The...

Tonight we are holding a lan party, but everything is going wrong with our Server, Switches, routers and computers. it's all so slow and everyones antivirus and malware programs are popping up saying theres threats. What is going on? :mad:

Intel announced a definitive agreement to buy all of McAfee's common stock fo $7.68 billion, in a move unanimously supported by the board of directors of both companies. The deal, which is part of Intel's new strategy to focus on security as much as it does on energy efficiency, has still to...

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerabilities Syndicated from the United States Security Readiness Team (US-CERT). Link Removed - Invalid URL

Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a specially crafted SMB packet and sent the packet to an affected...

I have used MSE as my anti-virus the past few months and have encountered several infections one of which took complete control of the cpu until I could track it down and terminate the process. Turns out it was the process wmiprvse.exe which ran as a service. I see that others have also...

This is a handy free program to use in conjunction with MSE, any AV or IS software and Anti-Malwarebytes, etc. I use it on a regular basis. ;) Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) FREE PC Security for Home Users Used by millions of home users around the world. The Secunia PSI is a...

Security researchers from antivirus vendor ESET have uncovered a simple tool automating the creation of botnets that can be controlled from Twitter. The botnet clients can be commanded to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks or install additional malware on the compromised...

Are you a Windows user? Do you make sure that your antivirus program is updated regularly? Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t! Read on to find out why … Security researchers at Matousec.com have come up with an ingenious attack that can bypass every Windows security product tested and allow...

Link Removed due to 404 Error For the first time security researchers have spotted a type of malicious software that overwrites update functions for other applications, which could pose additional long-term risks for users. The malware, which infects Windows computers, masks itself as an...

http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/12/decline-in-web-increase-in-p2p-attacks-predicted-for-2010.ars Cybercriminals have already begun shifting their focus from websites to file-sharing networks when it comes to dispensing malware, and will continue with this trend throughout 2010...

Link Removed - Invalid URL This year alone they will be responsible for infecting in excess of 25 million computers worldwide, but they could come close to compromising as much as 30 million machines. At the root of this epidemic lay simple social engineering tactics designed, through various...