Date: 11/02/05 (Security)    Keywords: virus

Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Sony+CD+protection+sparks+security+concerns/2100-1009_22-5926657.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 11/02/05 (Security)    Keywords: security, virus

Messaging security company says its data shows a 1,500 percent increase in worms, viruses and other pests targeting IM networks.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Study%3A+IM+threats+zooming+up/2100-1009_22-5928790.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 11/02/05 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Facing fears that its piracy-proofed CDs could help virus writers, record label is working closely with antivirus companies to offer patch.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Sony+to+patch+copy-protected+CD/2100-1009_22-5928608.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 11/07/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, virus

Computer hackers are exploiting increasing fears over bird flu by releasing a computer virus attached to an email passing itself off as containing avian flu information, warned Spanish computer firm Panda Software. The virus Naiva.A masquerades as a word document with email subject lines such as Outbreak In North America and What Is Avian Influenza (bird [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/hoax-bird-flu-email-used-to-spread-virus-and-hijack-computers/

Date: 11/08/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

running winamp, the program started lagging a lot and then shutting down. After, a sign pops up saying Dr. Watson has encountered a problem and needs to shut down. I've seen this before on my roommate's computer and pretty sure its some kind of adware/spyware or virus. Is there any way to get rid of this doc crap?

thanks in advance.

SG

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/527977.html

Date: 11/09/05 (Security)    Keywords: virus, spyware

New SSL decrypting feature would prevent viruses, spyware and other pests from stealthily entering a network.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Blue+Coat+to+cleanse+encrypted+traffic/2100-1009_22-5940533.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 11/11/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus

Trend Micro initially reported that it spotted a Trojan horse that exploits the latest Windows flaw, but the antivirus software maker isn't sure anymore.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/New+Windows+Trojan+causes+confusion/2100-1009_22-5945604.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 11/11/05 (Security)    Keywords: virus

Sony's copy protection could help hide new viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5946760.html

Date: 11/11/05 (Security)    Keywords: technology, virus

Decision to suspend manufacture of music CDs with the copy-protection tool comes after viruses exploited the technology.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5946825.html

Date: 11/11/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, spyware

I was downloading a free trial of Paint Shop Pro, when my computer went crazy!

It said that my computer was infected with spyware, and then it downloaded SuperSpy and it started going..

I exited out of that, and went to my Spyware program, Spy Sweeper, and it said that I had spyware and 3 Trojans..

But when I ran my AntiVirus program, it didn't pick up the Trojans..

How can I get rid of the Trojans?


Also, it changed my background. It says "SPYWARE FOUND." blah blah


I cant delete the account either. When I go to go to User Account page and click on the messed up account.. it just freezes.

What can I do?

Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/528798.html

Date: 11/16/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: technology, database, virus, web

Copy-Protection recently came to limelight as Sony used DRM technology to copy-protect its CD's which makes them vulnerable to viruses and malware. This website allows you to search for music CD in Amazon database which do not have any kind of copy-protection enabled. This may come in handy if you want to verify if your [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/tool-to-search-for-non-copy-protected-music-cds-or-tabulate-copy-protected-ones/

Date: 11/16/05 (Web Technology)    Keywords: virus, spam

Commentary--MailFrontier CEO Anne Bonaparte warns that spam, viruses and phishing has made e-mail something we wouldn't necessarily miss.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5956214.html

Date: 11/20/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

My trial subscription of Norton is up and I'm looking for the best all around virus protection. What would you recommend?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/532391.html

Date: 11/23/05 (Microsoft Windows)    Keywords: software, virus, spyware

I'm getting DSL, and I've been advised that I need to get serious about protecting my computer. I'm asking for recommendations for anti-virus/firewall/spyware software. Is there anything that does all three? It's always irritated me that I'm expected to buy three kinds of software.

Thanks,
Eric

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/ms_windows/52287.html

Date: 11/24/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware, linux

i have a network with three computers connected. One of them is being used as a server and has linux on it, the other is a laptop.

I am wondering if there is a program that will scan the network, so I can scan those other two computers for viruses/spyware through my main computer?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/535176.html

Date: 12/01/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

Okay, I am here with a virus problem. I am not sure if this is the appropriate community in which to place the wuestion, but it seems to be the best out of my options.

Last night I recieved an instant message on aim from a friend saying : "I found your picture....." followed by a link. I figured it was probably one of those jokes showing a picture of a monkey or something-so I clicked on it. It started downloading stuff, took only a couple seconds for it to do so, then it went ahead and sent itself to EVERYONE on my buddy list who was logged on. Windows started popping up and for a second I thought my computer was going to crash before it all ended.

So I logged off AIM, unplugged the comp from the internet, uninstalled any new programs that had shown up, ran AVG free virus, AdAware, SpyBots, and then logged back onto the internet. No virus popped up, but adaware and spybots deleted lots of stuff. And wouldnt you know, the first thing that happened was a bunch of im's were sent out to everyone on my buddy list containing the link to the virus?

The program had something to do with Zanga or Zango or...something like that. Now how do I get rid of it for good? Preferably without me spending anything, since I am a freshman in college and completely broke.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/539111.html

Date: 12/03/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: technology, virus

Technology's never really been my best friend. We just sort of get along...

I got this stupid virus about 2-3 weeks ago and I still have it. I've updated all my anti-virus stuff (Norton and NoAdware), anti-ad thingy (Ad-Aware), and anti-spy stuff (Spybot Search and Destroy) and have run them all (a lot) and it's still is on my computer.

Every time I turn on my computer this message pops up:



When I click "ok," it doesn't get rid of it. Neither does running the system scan with Norton. To get the Norton window (above) to finally go away I have to ctrl+alt+delete and end-task-button it to death.

Is there a way to go in and manually delete this stupid thing without completely ruining my computer in the process?
If so how?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/540646.html

Date: 12/07/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

I posted the other day about the virus I got.

I downloaded the Fix Vundo thing two of you suggested and ran it properly (twice even) but it still isn't removing ddaww.dll from my computer. I've tried going in to delete it on several occasions but when I do that, this message pops up that says it can't be deleted because it's in use by someone (I guess me). I looked in taskmanager and I didn't see ddaww.dll there.

How do I get rid of this thing?

I can try to find out where to take it on campus but I really need my computer to write some essays.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/541275.html

Date: 12/08/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus, antivirus

Some 81 percent lack at least one of three critical types of security, but use of firewalls and antivirus software is improving.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5986344.html

Date: 12/08/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: browser, java, security, virus, linux

News of a new security vulnerability has been posted for Firefox 1.5 (my testing confirms it also affects Firefox 1.0.7) that allows for Denial of Service or potentially arbitrary code execution. It has to do with a buffer overflow in the parsing of history.dat, which stores browser history.

Basically, if you visit a malcious site using this vulnerability, the next time you try to start Firefox it will run the malicious code, which could be as minor as causing Firefox not to work (such as the Proof of Concept) or as serious as executing arbitrary code (i.e. it could install a virus or other malware). Fortunately, there is a simple workaround: just set Firefox to keep browser history for 0 (zero) days, essentially setting it not to keep history, and then restart Firefox to make the change take effect. Note that disabling JavaScript DOES NOT mitigate this vulnerability; only disabling browser history does, since that prevents the creation of history.dat. Also note that the malcious code would run each time you attempt to start Firefox, until you delete history.dat from your profile folder.

I don't believe Mozilla has announced anything about this yet, but proof of concept code is available, and I confirmed with my own testing that it works as I described on both Mac OS X and Windows, using both Firefox 1.5 and Firefox 1.0.7, meaning that all versions are probably affected (or at least all recent versions).

Here are the steps to mitigate this vulnerability until a patch is released (for Firefox 1.5):

1. Open Firefox Options (Tools->Options on Windows) or Preferences (Edit->Preferences on Linux, Firefox->Preferences on Mac OS X).
2. Choose "Privacy" from the top button bar, and choose the "History" tab.
3. Set "Remember visited pages for the last ____ days." to 0 (zero).
4. On Windows, click OK to close the Options window. On Linux or Mac, simply close the Preferences window.
5. Restart Firefox to make sure the setting takes effect.

The same steps apply to Firefox 1.0.x, it's just that the options/preferences window is different. Basically, for step 2 the "Privacy" button is on the left side button bar, and history is the top section on that pane.

More details for the technically minded...

X-posted to firefoxusers

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/341566.html