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Microsoft developed this tool specifically to deal with the increased number of SQL Injection attacks towards websites hosted on Windows server platforms. While the 3.0 version of Urlscan managed to deal with the SQL injection attacks, it also allowed attackers to diversify and it become a threat to the administrators, by backfiring.
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As computer users, we were faced at least once to manually install at least one software program into our home/work computers. The funny part is that most of us, didn’t ever read the software’s EULA (End-User License Agreement), clicking the “I agree” button faster than lightning. I don’t blame us, the software EULAs are very long and boring, but there is a solution, a virtual assitant that reads the EULAs for us.
The BitDefender family has crossed the Windows platform and gained a new member within the Mac OS universe. SoftWin, the team behind BitDefender, released the Mac version of the popular security software solution.
The software package includes the popular BitDefender scanner, real-time protection and automatic updates. BitDefender 2009 wants to keep your computer away from spyware, malware and viruses, all in real-time using the latest engine and signatures. While Mac users haven’t really needed a security solution, SoftWin’s intentions regarding BitDefender aren’t very clear so far.
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Apple released its 7th security update for this year, security update that fixes several bugs in the system, some minor security updates but also several critical updates such as a bug that allowed arbitrary code execution within the OS. The update addresses several other issues such as Weblog Server’s vulnerability, a heap buffer overflow in the MySQL Server and an Apache server update.
What is Helix?
Helix is a bootable live cd, full of various forensics tools for your..special needs. If you like to play CSI with your friends or possibly, your girlfriend, using Helix, you can retreive all kinds of data from any computer. Helix does not leave any trails behind it, it’s the virtual policeman you were looking for. Also, Helix is distributed free, thank the guys from E-Fense.
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Presenting Adeona, your free software driven laptop angel from The University of Washington. The great thing about Adeona is that it doesn’t rely on any centralized web service or any 3rd party. Shortly, this means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and…that’s it.
How does Adeona work?
Adeona is designed to use the Open Source OpenDHT distributed storage service to store location updates sent by a small software client installed on an owner’s laptop. Adeona monitors the current location of your laptop, collecting all types of informations such as IP addresses and network details.
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Symantec Corporation, opened this week the 2009 Public Beta versions of Norton Security and Norton Antivirus. Symantec claims that this versions will be more faster than their predecessors, more user friendly and moreoever, less resource hungry.
While the Symantec security products lost some market share to other companies such as Kaspersky, Avira or Esset (NOD32), the new features and overall speed increase might get them back on the average home user’s list.
Let’s review some important features, worth taking in consideration:
Speed Increase
The Norton programs can determine now which files are trustworthy based on prior scans and community feedback, adding them to a “white-list” and avoiding them in the future scans.
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A new bug within Microsoft Office seems to allow attackers to plant Trojan horses within our computers. This new exploit isn’t confirmed at this moment, Symantec, the security company behind this finding, is still in discussions with MIcrosoft to confirm this exploit. Symantec states that some MS Office versions, even if fully patched, are affected.
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“Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3. Our initial investigation indicates that customers who use all other supported versions of Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats, and Microsoft Office for Mac are not affected.”
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