Firefox 3.0.4 fixes several security issues
November 13, 2008 by Shanmuga
Filed under Browser Security, Vulnerabilities
Mozilla today released Firefox 3.04 which addresses many several security issues among other bug fixes and exhancements.
The update fixes the following critical issues:
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Microsoft explains seven-year-old patch delay
November 13, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Microsoft Corp. late yesterday explained why it had been unable to patch a seven-year-old bug until recently, saying that it was only in the last year that it figured out how to fix the flaw without breaking most network-based applications.
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Microsoft Patches Four Windows Security Holes
November 12, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Microsoft today released a pair of security updates to plug at least four security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. The software patches are available through Windows Update or via Automatic Updates.
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Self-Encrypting Hard Drives
"Seagate on Monday announced what it called "sweeping advances" in its efforts to secure laptop information. Its solution is self-encrypting laptop hard drives with up to 320GB of capacity. The company said 500GB models are coming soon.
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US-CERT: Using Caution with USB Drives
November 11, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Because USB drives, sometimes known as thumb drives, are small, readily available, inexpensive, and extremely portable, they are popular for storing and transporting files from one computer to another. However, these same characteristics make them appealing to attackers.
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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 5 released
The half-yearly Microsoft Security Intelligence Report provides an analysis of data collected by Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool and other Microsoft security products. It provides trends in software vulnerability disclosures, E-Mail Threats, Spam and Phishing and malicious and potentially unwanted software.
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Some of the interesting trends noticed in Malicious and Potentially Unwanted Software are:
- In 1H08, the total amount of malware and potentially unwanted sofware removed from computers worldwide increased by more than 43 percent compared to 2H07.
- Although patterns of malware detected and removed by Microsoft security products varied across countries and regions, trojan downloaders and droppers constituted more than 30 percent of all malware removed by Microsoft security products world- wide. Tis trend builds on the significant increases in the volume of trojan downloaders and droppers detected over the past several years.
- As a general rule, infection rates tend to be higher in developing countries/regions than in developed countries/regions, as reported by the Malicious Sofware Removal Tool (MSRT).
- The infection rate for Windows Vista is significantly lower than that of its predecessor, Windows XP, at any service pack level.
- The infection rates for the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista were both lower than those of their 32-bit counterparts.
- For each version of the operating system, higher the service pack levels meant lower rates of infection. This trend can be observed consistently across client and server operating systems half-year period over half-year period.
More information Microsoft Malware Protection Center - Security Intelligence Report
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Adobe patches 8 bugs in popular PDF apps
November 7, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Adobe Systems Inc. patched its Reader application for the fifth time this year, plugging eight security holes, including one that was reported to the company more than five months ago.
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Firefox hits record market share
November 7, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Firefox has been playing with the 20% market share mark for some time now. Back in July we reported that the browser has begun jumping over 20% on several days and this trend has solidified since then. In October, Firefox’ average market share as measured by Net Applications was 19.97%, up 0.51 points from 19.46% in September.
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Microsoft Plugs Critical Security Holes
September 9, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Microsoft released four "critical" security bulletins for September’s Patch Tuesday, including a massive update for Microsoft Windows GDI+ that affects multiple products.
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Google issues first patches for Chrome
September 9, 2008 by Shanmuga
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"Just days after it rolled out Chrome, Google Inc. issued an update after Vietnamese security researchers reported a critical vulnerability in the beta browser.
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