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F-Secure issues patch for critical flaws

 January 19, 2006 Its focus is on flaws in the way F-Secure products handle data compression archives. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., flaw, attacker, data compression, vulnerability, RAR, antivirus, malicious software, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Windows users swamp WMF patch site

 January 4, 2006 Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, F-Secure Corp., IRC, patch, system administrator, flaw, HTTP, trojan horse, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet

 November 8, 2007 Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche. TAGS: epidemic, F-Secure Corp., Ukraine, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, malware, variant, codec, IP address, IP, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Antivirus makers catch up to Windows bug

 January 5, 2006 Not all antivirus products offer protection against exploitations of a recently disclosed, unpatched Windows flaw. TAGS: antivirus product, Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, Kaspersky Lab, Bitdefender, antivirus company, antivirus, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Metafile, attack, F-Secure Corp., Sophos Plc., Computer Associates International Inc., protection, Symantec Corp.

First potential virus risk for Windows Vista found

 August 5, 2005 New command-line shell that may be part of the new Windows OS is already being probed by a virus writer. TAGS: shell, F-Secure Corp., representative, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Longhorn, company representative, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, malicious code, risk, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, antivirus, server

Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs

 September 22, 2005 A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure. TAGS: memory card, F-Secure Corp., worm, virus, threat, smart phone, mobile phone, PC, trojan horse, cell phone, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found

 September 1, 2005 Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region. TAGS: digital music player, Asia-Pacific, Creative Technology Ltd., digital music, music player, Creative Zen, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., F-Secure Corp., antivirus software, MP3 player, virus, MP3, PC, antivirus, hard drive

Worm spells double trouble for PCs

 July 15, 2005 Combined mass-mailing worm and network worm attempts to hijack computers and to launch a DOS attack on Symantec's Web site. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Symantec Corp., security company, denial of service, attachment, worm, threat, security, e-mail, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Windows

Virus makes leap from PC to PDA

 March 1, 2006 "Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., malicious software, Windows PC, virus, mobile device, researcher, smart phone, PC, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks

 January 3, 2006 Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Internet Storm Center, WMF vulnerability, F-Secure Corp., exploit, MSN Messenger, flaw, attack, worm, vulnerability, security, MSN, fix, trojan horse, virus

Firms urged to use unofficial Windows patch

 January 3, 2006 In absence of a fix from Microsoft, security experts advise companies to use unauthorized patch for latest WMF flaw. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Internet Storm Center, patch, F-Secure Corp., spam, security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft pushes out Windows patch ahead of time

 January 5, 2006 Flaw that has spawned several attacks gets fixed Thursday, after the company comes under criticism. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, Microsoft Windows Metafile, attack, patch, F-Secure Corp., threat, flaw, security, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., fix, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows

Beating Microsoft to the punch

 January 4, 2006 newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms. TAGS: Ilfak Guilfanov, patch, SANS Institute, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Belgium, F-Secure Corp., source code, flaw, security company, fix, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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