15 Freeware Anti-Spam Software

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Searched the web again for freeware Anti-Spam tools, Spam is mail that is send to thousands of recipients without permission. This time we selected 15 tools what protects your inbox for spam. Keep yourself uptodate! The most programs work with almost every E-Mail client, such as Outlook 2000/XP/2003/Express, Eudora, Mozilla, Netscape, IncrediMail, Pegasus Mail, Phoenix Mail, Opera, etc...

freeware 15 latest firewall updates

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TC Mag have selected 15 latest firewall programs and listed them, please note they are all Freeware! Protect yourself against hackers all over the world. Firewalls will control your traffic from and to your computer. All firewall listed below are freeware! Including updates: WatchDog, pcAudit Leak, Kerio Personal Firewall, ZoneAlarm Free, PeerGuardian Lite, connectionGuard, SoftPerfect Personal Firewall, Jetico Personal Firewall, Emsa Port Blocker, Sygate Personal Firewall, Primedius Firewall, Filseclab Personal Firewall, Omniquad Personal Firewall, Peer Guardian and Outpost Firewall.

Security Roundup (10-26-2004)

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Its time to update your computer with the latest reference files and or other security tools. Does your computer act strange? Then it could be spyware and all the other nasty software floating arround the internet. We have a list with the latest updates and tools for the maximum security against virusses, spyware, spam and more.

Latest Antivirus and Spyware Roundup (10-19-2004)

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Its time to update your computer with the latest reference files and or other security tools. Does your computer act strange? Then it could be spyware and all the other nasty software floating arround the internet. We have a list with the latest updates and tools for the maximum security against virusses, spyware, spam and more. First we start to protect your system against virusses. You can use the tools to protect yourself.

MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms

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Antivirus companies are perplexed by a spate of recent viruses that contain messages in which the writers threaten to attack them.

Worm writers are threatening to attack antivirus companies F-Secure, Symantec, Trend Micro and McAfee.

Microsoft issues security patches to fix 21 flaws

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Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, published numerous patches to fix 21 flaws in its software applications yesterday. Some of these flaws can let intruders take over the machine while others impact the Windows operating system is other critical ways. The flaws are consitant in millions of Microsoft Windows computers, which required an immediate security action from Microsoft.

Qwik-Fix Pro 2.1

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Freeware Qwik-Fix Pro uses Active System Hardening to protect Windows desktops and servers against new threats by blocking the underlying vulnerabilities exploited by worms and viruses. Qwik-Fix Pro protects from hundreds of specific worms and viruses and safeguards PCs from falling victim to the next worm or virus before vendor security patches become available. Qwik-Fix Pro? users were protected in advance from Sasser, MSBlaster, SoBig.F, and even the recent Scob and download.ject worms.

RealNetworks, Inc. Releases Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities

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RealNetworks Inc. has recently been made aware of security vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to run arbitrary or malicious code on a user's machine. While we have not received reports of anyone actually being attacked with this exploit, all security vulnerabilities are taken very seriously by RealNetworks Inc. Real has found and fixed the problem.

ASP.NET Security Flaw Can Bypass Password

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NetCraft reports a security flaw in Microsoft's ASP.NET technology could allow intruders to enter password-protected areas of a web site by altering a URL. A fix is not yet available, but Microsoft is offfering guidelines to help ASP.NET users secure their sites against intrusion attempts. The flaw exists only in ASP.NET, not ASP (Active Server Pages).

New Trojan Kills Adware

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A new Trojan horse program that attacks and removes troublesome advertising software, known as "adware," is circulating on the Internet, according to antivirus company Symantec. The program, called Downloader.Lunii, was discovered earlier this week. When run, it attempts to kill off computer processes and delete files used by common adware programs like Powerscan and BargainBuddy. However, Lunii is not entirely benevolent. Like other Trojan horse programs, it also modifies the configuration of Microsoft Windows machines and attempts to download files from a remote location, Symantec warns.

Latest Antivirus and Spyware Roundup

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Techconnect Security: A nice day for updating all your security products, we have collected all the latest reference files and updates for the following products: Symantec, AntiVir, McAfee, F-Prot, Norman, AVG, Panda, Avast!, Ad-Aware, Spybot, SpywareBlaster and TrojanHunter.
The roundup contains both Antivirus and AntiSpyware programs.

Windows XP SP2 Opens Door For Everyone

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Windows XP SP2 is save agains trojan horses, hackers, viruses and other intruders but they open up the door for everyone if you share files for your local area network. Here is a quick translation by google, if anyone can translate it in proper english it would be appriciated. As soon as you install SP2 on a Windows XP PC with a certain configuration, your file and printer releases are despite activated Firewall, world-wide visibly likewise all other services. The PC must make only for an internal LAN releases as well as by modem or ISDN a connection available to the InterNet manufacture. DSL users are excluded likewise concerned, those, which already integrated a Firewall in the DSL modem or one DSL-rout use. In addition the InterNet connecting release of this PC must be deactivated. Read More

WinXP SP2 lädt zum Spaziergang für alle ein !

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PC-Welt berichtet das folgende:

"Windows XP Service Pack 2 mit erweiterten Sicherheitstechnologien unterstützt Sie darin, Ihren PC gegen Viren, Würmer und Hacker abzusichern." So wirbt Microsoft auf seiner deutschen Web-Seite für Service Pack 2. Was der Windows-Hersteller verschweigt: Statt Viren, Würmern, und Hackern lädt das angeblich so sichere SP2 für Windows XP ganz normale Surfer zum Spaziergang auf Ihrem Rechner ein. Mehr

Qwik-Fix Pro 0.3.3.0 RC1

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Freeware Qwik-Fix Pro uses Active System Hardening to protect Windows desktops and servers against new threats by blocking the underlying vulnerabilities exploited by worms and viruses. Qwik-Fix Pro protects from hundreds of specific worms and viruses and safeguards PCs from falling victim to the next worm or virus before vendor security patches become available. Qwik-Fix Pro? users were protected in advance from Sasser, MSBlaster, SoBig.F, and even the recent Scob and download.ject worms.

Digital attacks on Winamp use 'skins' for camouflage

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C|Net reports that a group of security researchers discovered that spyware makers are using a flaw in the way the multimedia software loads graphical themes, or skins, to infect PCs with their wares. The digital music player--made by America Online subsidiary Nullsoft, whose informal mascot is the llama--improperly allows the skin files to run programs.