Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases Advance Notification for March Security

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that the March release cycle will contain six bulletins, one of which will have a severity rating of Critical. The notification states that this Critical bulletin is for Microsoft Windows. There will also be four important bulletins for Microsoft Windows, Visual Studio, and Expression Design. Release of these bulletins is scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

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Scareware Demands Ransom After Making Files and Folders Invisible

Scareware or ransomware is not uncommon, many security solutions providers releasing advisories on how to handle threats which pose as law enforcement agencies that demand the payment of fines, accusing the user of copyright infringement.

Adobe Releases Security Update for Adobe Flash Player

Adobe has released a security bulletin for Adobe Flash Player to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following software versions:

HTTPS Everywhere Update: Decentralized SSL Observatory

The new optional feature, called the "Decentralized SSL Observatory," detects encryption weaknesses in websites and notifies users about said weaknesses. Such weaknesses can be used by hackers to snoop on users' web activity or pose "man in the middle" attacks against the browser.

XSS security holes Found in “Verisign Trusted” Online Stores

The worrying thing is that all of the sites bare Verisign Trusted, Internet Shopping is Safe, Internet Delivery is Safe, Verified by Visa, and MasterCard SecureCode logos.

SonicWall integrates Kaspersky into firewalls

SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced it has expanded its suite of firewall security services with the addition of Kaspersky Anti-Virus to its Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware solution. SonicWALL® Firewalls ensure easy deployment, provisioning and enforcement of the client on endpoint devices through a unique policy-driven engine.

Microsoft Has Released 9 Security Bulletins

Today, Microsoft has  made available its Monthly security patches for the Windows platform and various other products on it .


The bulletins address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Developer Tools And Software.  Most updates will require a restart to complete the installation.

New Malware Used to Create Botnet

Currently, neither Microsoft nor Kaspersky can provide precise numbers to indicate the size of this potentially new botnet, but Kaspersky’s analysis reveals that the size of the old botnet dropped by 25% in the past two months.

It is estimated that the old botnet’s size is far smaller than initially thought, less than 10,000 computers being infected.

Google is making its privacy policies uniform

Google is making its privacy policies uniform across many of its services and tearing down the walls between them to allow for the sharing of user data. Google contends that the move toward consolidation will improve search and serve users better. "This is typical Google bluster and bafflegab," Consumer    
Watchdog's John Simpson countered.

Advanced Malware Analysis: GFI SandBox 4.0 incoming

GFI Sandbox gives you the power to analyze virtually any Windows application or file including infected: Office documents, PDF's, malicious URL's and Flash ads.
GFI SandBox 4.0 (formerly CWSandBox), scheduled for release Feb. 7, will make advanced malware analysis quicker and easier.

VirusTotal: New interface, New file size limit, New back-end engine

VirusTotal recently introduced an update to the website.

New Facebook ClickJacking/likeJacking scam and how to avoid.

Messages are spreading rapidly across Facebook, as users get tricked into clicking on links claiming to show an amazing video of a a girl with a nice butt and it had the title "Laura Frisian: the most beautiful ass in the world!", it was pretty obvious that it was a scam.