Spyware

Microsoft acknowledged late Wednesday the existence of a zero-day exploit for Windows Metafile images, and said it was looking into ways to better protect its customers. Even worse, by the end of the day nearly 50 variants of the exploit had already appeared.

Kris Kaspersky, author of numerous books on reverse engineering and software engineering, will be presenting his research on remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs at the upcoming Hack in the Box Security Conference in Malaysia. If his proof of concept code consisting of JavaScript or TCP/IP packet attacks on...

In a rare discussion on the severity of the Windows malware scourge, a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation.

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The search for Lanikai millionaire Steven Thomas comes to an end after his body is discovered by hikers.

CUPERTINO, USA: Trend Micro Inc. reported an increase in the number of employees who admit to visiting social networking sites on the Internet, while connected to the corporate network, according to the results of a Trend Micro study that explores corporate computer users' perceptions of and experiences with security threats.

"My verdict: Even in the relatively slick Ubuntu variation, Linux is still too rough around the edges for the vast majority of computer users ", says Mossberg . Among others, he complains about one of the things I did too when I was writing my stream of Ubuntu reviews back in Spring.

The National Retail Federation, which represents department stores, discount retailers, drug stores and grocery stores, spent $480,000 in the first quarter to lobby on trade measures, immigration reform, food safety legislation and other issues.

Tragic end in Hawaii Police have recovered the body of missing technology entrepreneur Steven Thomas, the founder of anti-spyware firm Webroot Software.…

Malware aimed at iPhone 3G users is likely to...