[ad] We did mention Conficker when it broke out back in January causing one of the largest scale infections ever seen (an estimated 9 million machines in just a few months). The latest news is that Microsoft are offering a bounty to catch the author of the malware, we have seen this back in 2003/4 […]
Windows Hacking
Windows 7 UAC Vulnerable – User Mode Program Can Disable User Access Control
[ad] It seems like Windows 7 is already creating some controversy even though it’s still in BETA. Just like Vista it also has UAC (User Access Control) which a lot of people disable completely because they find it irritating (myself included). When that happens, the boundary between security and usability has crossed too far and […]
Microsoft Warns of Serious MS-SQL 2000 & 2005 Vulnerability
[ad] Another big flaw has been discovered in Microsoft software just a few days after they broke their patch cycle to issue a patch for the IE bug that allowed remote code execution. This time however it doesn’t really effect home users or the general consumer, it’s a more specific server side vulnerability affecting Microsoft […]
Microsoft Breaks Patch Cycle to Issue IE Patch
[ad] Well it has happened before, quite recently in fact – back in October Microsoft rushed out a patch for the RPC exploit, which was the first time in 18 months they had issued an out of band patch. Now just a couple of months later they are releasing another one (which should be available […]
IE7 Exploit Also Affects IE5, IE6 and IE8! More Users In Trouble
[ad] I’m sure you’ve heard about the Microsoft IE7 Exploit that allows Remote Code Execution on XP & Vista, it turns out it’s actually much worse than first expected. The exploit also affects IE5.01, IE6 and IE8 on all OS versions! That’s a pretty worrying turn of events for MS especially as they are seemingly […]