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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: malicious code, hardware component, rootkit, PCI, security, component, researcher, video card, PC, memory, battery, operating system

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, security, software company, AMD, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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

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

Circuit City warns of online forum attack

June 1, 2006 Hackers modify a home theater message board in an attempt to install malicious code on PCs of unknowing visitors. TAGS: Circuit City Stores Inc., message board, visitor, malicious code, patch management, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, forum, PC, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

The new battleground in cybercrime

November 30, 2007 Finjan CTO Yuval Ben-Itzhak writes that user data increasingly is driving "criminal-2-criminal" business. TAGS: cybercriminal, Finjan Software Inc., attacker, Web 2.0, signature, malicious code, trojan horse, credit card, bank, security, server, spyware, PC

Uptick in Windows attacks reported

September 1, 2006 Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm. TAGS: Windows PC, Symantec Corp., cyberattack, increase, alert, attack, malicious code, threat, security, activity, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

Symantec picks away at Vista's core

August 9, 2006 In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, malicious code, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Patches out for IE holes, Sony-related issue

December 13, 2005 Microsoft fixes a clutch of Internet Explorer flaws, including one already being exploited in attacks. TAGS: Document Object Model, flaw, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Symantec Corp., security, software company, patch management, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security?

June 7, 2005 Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious code, HyperThreading, Apple Computer, Virginia, Intel, security, flaw, expert, attack, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, researcher, operating system, networking, BIOS

Bofra burrows in through banner ads

November 22, 2004 Hackers may be using banner ad servers to multiply the impact of the Internet Explorer virus, security experts warn. TAGS: Bofra worm, banner advertisement, Marcus Sachs, exploit, malicious code, hacker, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, virus, security, PC

Windows defense handcuffs good guys

August 10, 2006 Microsoft's PatchGuard is designed to keep out malicious code, but security firms say it just keeps them at bay. TAGS: kernel, Stephen Toulouse, intrusion prevention, Symantec Corp., 64-bit, security company, security, malicious code, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system

Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers

June 1, 2006 Windows update beta aims to foil attacks by loading key system files in different locations each time the PC starts. TAGS: David Litchfield, buffer, malicious code, Microsoft Windows Vista, attack, location, open source, Microsoft Windows Update, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, malware, Microsoft Windows, PC

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., Firefox, malicious code, buffer-overflow, attacker, researcher, bug, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sony halts production of 'rootkit' CDs

November 11, 2005 Decision to suspend manufacture of music CDs with the copy-protection tool comes after viruses exploited the technology. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, production, rootkit, malicious code, Sony Corp., CD, virus, PC

Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report

August 30, 2005 Software giant probes report of a new browser flaw that, according to its discoverer, could let attackers run malicious code on PCs. TAGS: bug, flaw, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, representative, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Security tool aims to stop drive-by installs

April 28, 2006 Security industry vets develop software to block attempts by bad sites to drop malicious code onto your PC as you surf. TAGS: intrusion prevention, PestPatrol, security tool, anti-spyware, patch, Computer Associates International Inc., malicious code, software company, security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Dutch police nab suspected 'bot herders'

October 7, 2005 The three suspects allegedly hijacked more than 100,000 computers worldwide and connected those in a botnet. TAGS: prosecutor, suspect, bot, police, McAfee Inc., malicious code, antivirus software, hacking, trojan horse, virus, PC

Panel paints grim picture of cybercrime battle

June 2, 2005 Consumers, government and technology companies all need to pitch in to fight cybercrime, experts on a security panel agree. TAGS: Marcus Sachs, Scott Charney, cybercrime, Cisco Systems Inc., virtual machine, responsibility, malicious code, technology company, DNS, government, security, researcher, picture, antivirus, firewall, Microsoft Corp.