Malware Infects Two Power Plants Lacking Basic Security Controls
During the past three months, unnamed malware infected two power plants' control systems using unprotected USB drives as an attack vector.
Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 and 8
Microsoft has released a security update for Internet Explorer 7 and 8 to address the vulnerability discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-008
Kaspersky RectorDecryptor 2.5.21.0
Kaspersky Lab specialists have developed a special utility for decrypting the data encrypted by Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rector, commonly used for computers that have been "taken hostage".
Advance Notification for Update to Address Security Advisory 2794220
Microsoft will release an out-of-band security update to fully address the issue described in Security Advisory 279422
Avast! Free Edition BETA 8.0.1475
avast! Free Antivirus is perfect for people who send e-mails and surf popular websites. avast! is a package of applications that aim to protect your computer from a possible virus infection or other malware threat. This is a beta to preview the next version.
Tweaking.com - Remove Policies Set By Infections 1.9.5
This will remove the policies that most infections set. Such as disabling the task manager, hiding the desktop, hijacking any exe that is run and many more. This tool is also a part of Windows Repair (All In One).
Tweaking.com - Repair Proxy Settings 1.9.5
Many infections will set your proxy settings to keep you from getting to websites. This repair will turn the proxy off in the system. This tool is also a part of Windows Repair (All In One).
Tweaking.com - Unhide Non System Files 1.9.5
Some new viruses hide every single file on the system. This repair will unhide every file on the system that is not a system file. This tool is also a part of Windows Repair (All In One).
CSF 5.73 released
Another update for the ConfigServer Firewall has been released
Firefox disables Java plugins
Because of the recent Java vulnerability, Mozilla has announced that the Firefox browser will block older versions of the Java plugin until further notice
xpy 1.2.7
xpy is a small program which will disable the default threats of your Windows XP installation. Besides the classic antispy features, xpy closes recent security holes like the remote procure call (rpc) service and the distributed component object model (dcom).
CSF 5.72 Firewall released
A new version of the ConfigServer Firewall has been released
Police Arrest Alleged ZeuS Botmaster “bx1".
24-year-old Hamza Bendelladj, an Algerian national, was detained this weekend at Bangkok’s Suvarnnabhumi airport.
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2013 13.0 Build 2890a6006
With this free distribution version of the popular AVG Anti-Virus system, you will get a reliable tool for your computer protection against computer viruses.
Researchers: Microsoft will pull trigger on emergency IE patch
Microsoft will issue an emergency update to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer in the next two weeks to fix a flaw criminals have been using for more than a month, researchers said.
Firefox 18 Brings 21 Updates, Fixes Nearly 3000 Bugs
Developers at Mozilla have pushed out the latest build of their flagship Firefox browser, fixing several security and stability issues for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android platforms
RogueKiller 8.4.3
RogueKiller is a tool written in C, which scans the processes running, and kill those who are malicious. Author developed this tool after seeing that some rogues blocked the execution of disinfection programs.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2013
Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2013
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database January 7, 2013
Update your Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database when online update fails or malware prevents it.
Nvidia GeForce 310.90 driver update fixes security vulnerability
A security vulnerability has been discovered recently in the NVIDIA display driver nvvsvc.exe belonging to the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service which is installed during the GeForce graphics driver installation.
