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Snow Leopard's malware protection only scans for two Trojans

Aug 28, 2009
The much hyped built-in malware protection into Apple’s Snow Leopard upgrade appears to be nothing more than a XProtect.plist file containing five signatures for two of the most popular Mac OS X trojans - OSX.RSPlug and OSX.Iservice. Intego, th...

Apple adds malware blocker in Snow Leopard

Aug 25, 2009
Apple has quietly added a new Snow Leopard feature to scan software downloads for malware, a no-brainer move that coincides with a noticeable spike in malicious files embedded in pirated copies of Mac-specific software.

Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attack

Aug 3, 2009
Apple’s sleek $49 Mac keyboards can be hacked and infected with keystroke loggers and impossible-to-detect rootkits, according to a security researcher presenting at this year’s Black Hat/DEFCON conferences. The researcher, known only as...

Adobe Flash zero-day attack underway; Harden PDF Reader immediately

Jul 22, 2009
Malicious hackers have found a new vulnerability in Adobe’s ever-present Flash software and are using rigged PDF documents to launch exploits against Windows targets. The Adobe Flash Player flaw, which is currently unpatched, affects millions o...

Attack code posted for unpatched Firefox 3.5 flaw

Jul 14, 2009
Mozilla’s security response team is scrambling to respond to the release of exploit code for a gaping hole in the latest version of its flagship Firefox browser. The flaw, rated “highly critical by Secunia, puts millions of Firefox users ...

High-risk flaw dings Google Chrome

Nov 6, 2009
A "high-risk" flaw in Google Chrome presents a threat of arbitrary code execution.

Code execution hole in BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Nov 6, 2009
Research in Motion (RIM) has shipped a patch to cover a gaping hole in its BlackBerry Desktop Manager software.

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

Nov 5, 2009
8 out of 10 malware samples tested on Windows 7 with default UAC (user access control) settings don't trigger a warning.

Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming

Nov 5, 2009
Microsoft plans to release six security bulletins next week to fix at least 15 serious vulnerabilities that could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks.

Which antivirus is best at removing malware?

Nov 5, 2009
According to a comparative review of sixteen antivirus solutions, only a few were successful at completely removing the malware they were tested against.


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