items tagged with Sophos
New malware attack through email notifications
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 14:37:48
Security experts Sophos Labs reports a widespread Trojan attack being distributed through notifications of deactivated email mailboxes. The malware package is presented as a "mailbox utility."
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 14:37:48
Security experts Sophos Labs reports a widespread Trojan attack being distributed through notifications of deactivated email mailboxes. The malware package is presented as a "mailbox utility."
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iPhone worm: the world has gone bonkers
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-15 01:30:12
Sophos' Graham Cluley is amazed at the reception given to the iPhone worm creator. Others have offered a mix of jobs and death threats.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-15 01:30:12
Sophos' Graham Cluley is amazed at the reception given to the iPhone worm creator. Others have offered a mix of jobs and death threats.
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The first iPhone virus – in the wild
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-08 20:09:28
If you have jailbroken your iPhone, enabled SSH and neglected to change the default password, expect to get infected very soon!
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-08 20:09:28
If you have jailbroken your iPhone, enabled SSH and neglected to change the default password, expect to get infected very soon!
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My best pals, the Partnerka
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-28 09:42:59
At last week's Virus Bulletin Conference in Geneva, Sophos researcher Dmitry Samosseiko outlined the ascendance of the so-called Partnerka - the Eastern European-based spam affiliate network.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-28 09:42:59
At last week's Virus Bulletin Conference in Geneva, Sophos researcher Dmitry Samosseiko outlined the ascendance of the so-called Partnerka - the Eastern European-based spam affiliate network.
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Snow Leopard may install insecure Flash player
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-03 15:16:04
A security firm has alleged that the shipping disks of Snow Leopard contain an older version of Adobe's Flash player with known security vulnerabilities. Not only that, the Snow Leopard installation replaces the current version on a user's machine with the older one.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-03 15:16:04
A security firm has alleged that the shipping disks of Snow Leopard contain an older version of Adobe's Flash player with known security vulnerabilities. Not only that, the Snow Leopard installation replaces the current version on a user's machine with the older one.
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Induc virus preys on Delphi developers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-21 02:43:30
A piece of malware specifically targeting Delphi installations is turning up in legitimate software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-21 02:43:30
A piece of malware specifically targeting Delphi installations is turning up in legitimate software.
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Active exploits for Office ActiveX control
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-13 20:52:07
Another ActiveX control is under attack. This time it is one installed alongside Office and several other Microsoft products.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-13 20:52:07
Another ActiveX control is under attack. This time it is one installed alongside Office and several other Microsoft products.
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Web appointment makes sense
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-06-15 21:58:45
Web services vendor, Websense has appointed a new man with responsibility for its New Zealand business.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-06-15 21:58:45
Web services vendor, Websense has appointed a new man with responsibility for its New Zealand business.
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More Mac Malware
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Nine out of ten Work computers fail on basic security
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-06-02 10:00:48
Sophos' Endpoint Assessment Test is available for anyone to run on their PC for free. Today, Sophos has made available a limited view of the results; and it's not pretty. AVG Sophos
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-06-02 10:00:48
Sophos' Endpoint Assessment Test is available for anyone to run on their PC for free. Today, Sophos has made available a limited view of the results; and it's not pretty. AVG Sophos
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Mac OS X worm: time to get worried?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-05 19:41:38
Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-05 19:41:38
Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
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ATM malware may help snatch your cash
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-17 22:07:32
A prominent security vendor has come across malware targeting ATMs and implementing a virtual card skimmer.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-17 22:07:32
A prominent security vendor has come across malware targeting ATMs and implementing a virtual card skimmer.
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Conficker update calls home more stealthily
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-13 00:18:40
A new version of the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm is working around attempts to stifle its activity by dramatically increasing the number of domain names used to call home for fresh instructions.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-13 00:18:40
A new version of the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm is working around attempts to stifle its activity by dramatically increasing the number of domain names used to call home for fresh instructions.
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Conficker may bring commercial web sites to their knees
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-01 20:21:49
One of the most notorious pieces of recent malware is set to cause collateral damage to commercial web sites.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-03-01 20:21:49
One of the most notorious pieces of recent malware is set to cause collateral damage to commercial web sites.
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Koobface slips past antivirus defences
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-07 19:48:55
If you've been wondering why Koobface seems to be infecting so many computers, it could be because a majority of antivirus packages have been unable to detect it.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-07 19:48:55
If you've been wondering why Koobface seems to be infecting so many computers, it could be because a majority of antivirus packages have been unable to detect it.
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Apple peels antivirus advice from its support site
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-12-03 02:00:55
Apple recently revised a support article that recommended the use of antivirus software on Macs - and now the article has been pulled completely! What's going on?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-12-03 02:00:55
Apple recently revised a support article that recommended the use of antivirus software on Macs - and now the article has been pulled completely! What's going on?
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Spam Wars: Return of the Rustock
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-11-26 00:19:36
I hope you enjoyed the brief respite from spam that was observed following the takedown of McColo, because levels are rising again.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-11-26 00:19:36
I hope you enjoyed the brief respite from spam that was observed following the takedown of McColo, because levels are rising again.
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Apple says yes to antivirus software
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-11-25 16:03:51
Think you don't need antivirus software on your Mac? Apple begs to differ.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-11-25 16:03:51
Think you don't need antivirus software on your Mac? Apple begs to differ.
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Hosting provider takedown slashes spam volumes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-11-13 00:02:53
Could isolating just one hosting company significantly affect spam volumes? Apparently it can - and has!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-11-13 00:02:53
Could isolating just one hosting company significantly affect spam volumes? Apparently it can - and has!
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Panic as Apple iPhone users are attacked by Windows penguins
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-18 07:45:07
What do you get if you mix Windows users with an Apple iPhone, stir well using some panicking penguins and decorate with a chunk of spam? The blindingly obvious answer is the latest Trojan attack, of course...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-18 07:45:07
What do you get if you mix Windows users with an Apple iPhone, stir well using some panicking penguins and decorate with a chunk of spam? The blindingly obvious answer is the latest Trojan attack, of course...
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