[ad] We all knew it was just a matter of time until the ‘thing’ was out. PandaLabs has detected the appearance of 1Table.A, a malicious code that exploits a recently detected critical vulnerability in Microsoft Word, and which also affects versions of MS Office 2003 and XP. Microsoft confirmed today the existence of this vulnerability […]
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Microsoft Patching Practises Come Under Fire
[ad] Aye…it’s not the first time. The question came up, is Microsoft silently fixing security vulnerabilities and deliberately obfuscating details about patches in its monthly security bulletins? Matthew Murphy, a security researcher who has worked closely with the MSRC (Microsoft Security Response Center) in the past, is accusing the software maker of ‘misleading’ customers by […]
AV Firms Say Windows Vista Security Claims are Bullsh*t
[ad] It seems the faith in Microsoft from the security industry is at an all time low, not surprising really with the amount of flaws that have been coming out in both the OS and the crapware forced upon its users like Internet Explorer Exploder. Anti-virus firms at Infosec say they expect Vista and IE7 […]
Microsoft Shelves Support for RSA SecurID in Vista
[ad] Switchback? For the worst? Aww Microsoft would never compromise our security for the sake of convenience or their profit line right? Microsoft has shelved plans to include native support for RSA’s SecurID tokens in Windows Vista, even though the company has been trialling the technology for almost two years. In February 2004, Microsoft chairman […]
Proof of Concept for Internet Explorer Modal Dialog Exploit
[ad] Pretty interesting and imaginative way to exploit the flaw in IE…yeah I know linked to ActiveX again, all the more reason to use Firefox right? It just shows that the browser really is a point of entry, this could be useful for a penetration test, another way to show how easy it is to […]