Late last week, a Russian security company called Positive Technologies claimed that it had discovered two minor "mistakes" in Microsoft's implementation of a security feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) that could allow hackers to sidestep the feature. The announcement was widely reported at the time as a major security flaw in XP SP2. However, Microsoft this week says that there is no vulnerability because the method described by Positive Technologies cannot be used to let a hacker run malicious code on a user's system. Read on at WindowsItPro

Watch Out Advisory by TrendMicro:As of February 2, 2005, 6:55 PM (Pacific Standard Time/GMT -8:00), TrendLabs has declared a Medium-Risk alert to control the spread of this new WORM_BROPIA variant that is spreading in Korea, China, Taiwan, and the United States. This memory-resident worm propagates itself via MSN Messenger by sending a copy of itself using different file names to all available or online contacts. Thus, users of the said messaging program should not accept or open these files to avoid infection.

Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS®) Software release trains 12.1YD, 12.2T, 12.3 and 12.3T, when configured for the Cisco IOS Telephony Service (ITS), Cisco CallManager Express (CME) or Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) may contain a vulnerability in processing certain malformed control protocol messages.

Munich-based Company Ciphire Labs today released a new version of their "Ciphire Mail". This is an email-encryption tool, which uses standard, well-known cryptographic algorithms.

This optional update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. This update was released in January 2005. More informations not available at the moment, KB article seems to be down. Get the update here

Be sure to warn your non-techie family members and friends.

Even SP2 versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are vulnerable to a spoofing exploit published on December 17th.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, has detected a new worm, Net-Worm.Perl.Santy.a. This worm infects certain web sites by exploiting a vulnerability in phpBB, a popular package used to create Internet forums. Santy.a is spreading rapidly, and has caused an epidemic. However, this does not directly affect end users - although the worm infects web sites, it does not infect computers used to view these sites.

Hi guy's if you didn't already know someone broke into AdSolution network on Saturday morning and exploited a weakness in a load balancer on their network. What does this mean? well some of the biggest techsites around were servering up a Virus with there Ads Like: Guru 3D , The Register just to name a few.

once I have a full list of sites that were Infect I will let you guy's know? but until then warp2 Guru 3D for More Info and Removal Instructions.

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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.

Like we all know the internet is a warzone and we all need to protect our systems against virus, worms, spam and spyware, we hate them all but we cant without them? Nevermind that! TC Mag have 15 latest removal tools posted and make sure you disinfect your system for once and for all! Inlcuded removal tools for: Evaman, Erkex, Korgo, Donk, Sasser, Opasa, Erkez, Blackmail, Gaobot, Beagle, Netsky, HLLW, Mydoom and Beagle.

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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.

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.

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A weakness has been reported in Windows XP, which can be exploited to bypass certain rules in the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF).

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.

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 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.

Microsoft has released a few security updates today for Windows and Office

Visio 2002 Security Update: KB831932:

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