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Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, link, e-mail

Homeland Security taps anti-snooping tool

May 25, 2005 The Department of Homeland Security has signed a deal with Websense to protect its systems from spyware and other malicious code. TAGS: Websense Inc., homeland security, malicious code, spyware

Trojan masquerades as Skype update

October 18, 2005 Cybercriminals are trying to lure e-mail users into installing a Trojan horse by making the malicious code look like a Skype update. TAGS: Skype, MessageLabs Ltd., trojan horse, malicious code, eBay Inc., e-mail, security

PC hardware can pose rootkit threat

February 28, 2007 Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs. TAGS: hardware component, malicious code, rootkit, PCI, component, researcher, security, video card, memory, PC, battery, operating system

Google puts up 'Beware of malware' signs

August 4, 2006 Search giant teams with university-backed Stop Badware to caution about sites possibly distributing such malicious code. TAGS: coalition, malicious code, Sun Microsystems Inc., search engine, Google Inc., malware

Attackers lurk on photo sites, firm warns

July 25, 2005 Photo album and blog sites are among the free services increasingly being used to spread spyware and other pests, Websense says. TAGS: Websense Inc., free service, malicious code, attacker, photo album, photograph, blog, spyware, security, PC

This week in Apple

February 24, 2006 A flaw in Mac OS X could be a conduit for attackers to install malicious code on computers running the OS X software. Also: Apple confirms that it plans to introduce some fun new products. TAGS: invitation, flaw, Apple Computer, malicious code, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Web browser, e-mail

A worm by any other name

November 8, 2005 SecureWave's Dennis Szerszen says a new plan for dealing with security attacks wrongly looks backward to fight tomorrow's threats. TAGS: worm, malicious code, initiative, attack, enterprise, project, security, malware, information technology

Fixes coming for Windows flaws

December 8, 2005 Microsoft plans to release two security alerts with patches for an unspecified number of flaws in the operating system. TAGS: flaw, malicious code, patch management, fix, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw

January 5, 2007 All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code. TAGS: OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows Metafile, patch management, vulnerability, flaw, malicious code, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp.

Cisco warns of more router vulnerabilities

February 14, 2007 Intrusion prevention capabilities in IOS can be circumvented by hackers, putting companies at risk of attack. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., intrusion prevention, hacker, vulnerability, router, malicious code, denial of service, networking, operating system

Web attackers get better at hiding

April 18, 2007 In cat-and-mouse game with security pros, cybercrooks are hiding malicious code in Flash animations and encoding it, expert says. TAGS: Jose Nazario, Flash animation, JavaScript, malicious code, attack, signature, security, Web browser, trojan horse, PC

Vista hacked at Black Hat

August 4, 2006 Researcher bypasses a security mechanism designed to prevent some driver software from running in the Windows update. TAGS: Black Hat, virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, malicious software, malicious code, attack, software company, security, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

AIM worm plays nasty new trick

October 28, 2005 Pest spreading via America Online's network delivers a cocktail of spyware, security company warns. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, rootkit, worm, malicious code, AOL Instant Messenger, security company, America Online Inc., IM, security, spyware, link, PC

China hosts nearly half of all malware sites

September 4, 2007 Nearly 45 percent of the world's infected sites originate in China, with the U.S. and Russia a distant second and third, according to Sophos. TAGS: Sophos Plc., China, Russia, malware, malicious code, spam, U.S.

China leads Asia in malicious online activity

September 20, 2007 Report finds that China topped the region in the first half of 2007, producing the most malicious code, spam zombies, bots and attacks. TAGS: China, bot, Asia, region, spam, activity, malicious code, Symantec Corp., security

Trojan horse targets Skype users

March 23, 2007 A variant of the Warezov Trojan horse has again been programmed to spread through the instant-messaging feature in Skype. TAGS: Skype, Kurt Sauer, Websense Inc., malicious code, IM, trojan horse, security

Blue Coat to cleanse encrypted traffic

November 9, 2005 New SSL decrypting feature would prevent viruses, spyware and other pests from stealthily entering a network. TAGS: Blue Coat Systems Inc., SSL, network security, traffic, malicious code, security, spyware, virus, Web browser

Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users

September 9, 2005 The problem lies in the way the browser handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes, a researcher says. TAGS: flaw, Mozilla Corp., malicious code, Firefox, buffer-overflow, researcher, attacker, bug, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows