Ad-Aware 2008 Has Arrived!

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

We’re proud to announce: Ad-Aware 2008 Free, Plus, and Pro versions are now available. While we continue to offer a full-powered anti-spyware solution that is free of charge for personal home use, with this new release, there’s more reason than ever to boost your defenses with our Plus or Pro products. ...

Vista’s UAC spots rootkits

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that marks it out from any other type of Windows security programme -- it can spot rootkits before they install. This is one finding buried in a report published in two German computer ...

Facebook security snafu could compromise accounts

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

A researcher has spotted a security problem in Facebook that could lead to hackers taking control of user accounts. The flaw allows a hacker to execute scripts on Facebook that could potentially be used to create a fake log-in page and capture people's passwords, according to the XSSED security blog. The ...

New Google Service Helps Infected Websites Clean Up

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Google is now sharing details on why its automatic search deems certain Websites risky. The search giant this month quietly added a new, free service called the Safe Browsing Diagnostic Page that tells whether a site flagged by Google as potentially dangerous is hosting malware, or helps distribute malware, for ...

BlackBerry Giving Encryption Keys to Indian Government

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

RIM encrypts e-mail between BlackBerry devices and the server the server with 236-bit AES encryption. The Indian government doesn't like this at all; they want to snoop on the data. RIM's response was basically: that's not possible. The Indian government's counter was: Then we'll ban BlackBerries. After months of threats, ...