Two men who carried out cyber attacks for the Anonymous hacking group are jailed, in what are believed to be the first convictions of their kind in the UK. 18 months and 6 months of a DDoS attack.
MDK: The Largest Mobile Botnet in China | Symantec Connect Community
Symantec’s analysis suggests the MDK Trojan is a new variant of Android.Backscript. The code of MDK is very similar to Android.Backscript and they use the same certificate to sign APKs. However, unlike the previous versions, this new variant uses an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm to encrypt data, like servers and commands, in a file.
Android malware threats will top one million this year
Trend Micro has predicted that the number of malware threats targeting the Android mobile operating system will pass the one million mark by the end of 2013
PayPal Addresses Months-Old SQL Injection Vulnerability, Frozen Accounts
Researchers with Vulnerability Lab today announced mega payment processor PayPal has fixed a flaw on its site that allowed a remote user or a local user with low privileges to compromise a Web application using a blind SQL injection
UVK Ultra Virus Killer 4.6.0.0
UVK is a powerful virus removal and Windows repair tool. With simple and intuitive interface, UVK allows users to detect and delete all types of malware and spyware from infected systems. It also includes tools to repair windows after the disinfection.
UVK Ultra Virus Killer Portable 4.6.0.0
This is the portable version of UVK Ultra Virus Killer. UVK is a powerful virus removal and Windows repair tool. With simple and intuitive interface, UVK allows users to detect and delete all types of malware and spyware.
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database January 21, 2013
Update your Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database when online update fails or malware prevents it.
BitDefender Free Edition 1.0.13.862
BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all.
Google Looking Into Hardware to Help Kill the Password
Google is looking at a number of hardware-based authentication mechanisms to bypass one of security's biggest vulnerabilities: the written password
The Creepy Details of Facebook's New Graph Search - EFF
EFF takes a look at some of the surface privacy issues of Facebooks news search agenda.
Critical security vulnerability at Amazon fixed
A serious security problem on the online retailer's web sites allowed attacks on session cookies and therefore access to customer accounts
Wise Folder Hider 1.32
Wise Folder Hider is a free file/folder hiding tool. User can use it to hide files and folders on local partitions or removable devices.
BlackBeltPrivacy Tor+WASTE 2.1.2013.01 Final
Tor helps keep you safe online. WASTE enables secure content exchange. A usability enhanced Tor+WASTE+darkRendezvous() Privacy Pack. An installer, for Windows XP 32/64, Vista 32/64, Win7 32/64, Linux (WINE).
Report: Microsoft cuts down on security bulletins in 2012
A new report from a third party security firm says that Microsoft only issued 83 software security bulletins in 2012, far fewer than the company did in 2011 and 2010.
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database January 15, 2013
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Malware Infects Two Power Plants Lacking Basic Security Controls
During the past three months, unnamed malware infected two power plants' control systems using unprotected USB drives as an attack vector.
Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 and 8
Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer 7 and 8 to address the vulnerability discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-008
Kaspersky RectorDecryptor 2.5.21.0
Kaspersky Lab specialists have developed a special utility for decrypting the data encrypted by Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rector, commonly used for computers that have been "taken hostage".
Advance Notification for Update to Address Security Advisory 2794220
Microsoft will release an out-of-band security update to fully address the issue described in Security Advisory 279422
Avast! Free Edition BETA 8.0.1475
avast! Free Antivirus is perfect for people who send e-mails and surf popular websites. avast! is a package of applications that aim to protect your computer from a possible virus infection or other malware threat. This is a beta to preview the next version.