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Windows and Mac users urged to update Safari

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Apple has released version 4.0.5 of its Safari browser, fixing a number of issues with its browser for Windows and Mac OS X including – most importantly – a grand total of 16 security vulnerabilities.   If you dilly-dally over updating your computer, it’s possible that hackers could exploit the security bugs – including some... [Read more of this review]

Twitter fights back against spam, phishing, and other malicious links

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In a move that should be welcomed by many users, Twitter has announced that it is introducing a new feature to combat the many malicious and malware URLs that are distributed via the micro-blogging site.   In a blog entry posted by Del Harvey, Twitter’s Director of Trust and Safety, it was revealed that the site will start using its own URL... [Read more of this review]

Hackers exploit Oscar film awards to spread scareware

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  Last night saw Kathryn Bigelow’s hard-hitting film “The Hurt Locker”, about a bomb disposal team in Iraq, scoop the major gongs at the Academy Awards. It shouldn’t probably be any surprise to hear that movie buffs around the world used the internet to keep track of who won which Oscars, and – sadly -that hackers would... [Read more of this review]

Surveillance rootkits on smartphones

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Liviu Iftode and Vinod Ganapathy, two researchers at Rutgers University, have revealed some experiments they have been conducting, showing how rootkits could be used to take control of smartphones.   The scientists have shown that a malicious attacker could cause a smartphone to “eavesdrop on a meeting, track its owner’s travels, or rapidly... [Read more of this review]

Malware attack spammed out disguised as email settings file

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Sophos is intercepting a large number of malicious emails that have been spammed out around the world, posing as a new settings files for internet users’ email systems. However, attached to the emails is a Trojan horse.   Each email is carefully disguised in an attempt to lure the recipient into believing they are genuine. For instance, they... [Read more of this review]

Critical security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

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Adobe has issued a security bulletin urging users of its Adobe PDF Reader and Acrobat products to update their software before hackers take advantage of two critical vulnerabilities.   Adobe Reader 9.3 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3 for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2 and Acrobat 8.2 for Windows and Macintosh are vulnerable... [Read more of this review]

Fake Conflicker.B Infection Alert puts internet users at risk

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The global network of spamtraps controlled by the experts inside SophosLabs are seeing a swarm of attacks today, posing as an email warning about the Conficker worm.   Here is a typical message that has been spammed out by hackers: Subject: Conflicker.B Infection Alert Attached file: open.zip   Message body:   Dear Microsoft Customer, Starting... [Read more of this review]

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