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Microsoft Security Advisory: Macromedia Flash Player Vulnerabilities
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over 9 years ago
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Microsoft released a security Advisory on recent security vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player, a third party software application that also was redistributed with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 98, Windows...
First backdoor (bot) uses Sony DRM software to hide
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over 9 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Breplibot.b is a backdoor with bot capabilities. It connects to several IRC servers and waits for commands from the backdoor author. The backdoor tries to utilize Sony DRM software for hiding its process, file and registry keys. An AV vendor discuses...
Practical Guide to Alternative Data Streams in NTFS
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over 9 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Alternative Data Stream support was added to NTFS (Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP) to help support Macintosh Hierarchical File System (HFS) which uses resource forks to store icons and other information for a file. While this is the intended...
VoIP Security Whitepaper
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over 9 years ago
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Nothing extremely urgent but extremely interesting: The BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, Germany) published a study about VoIP security: http://downloads.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/literat/studien/VoIP/voipsec.pdf (I appologize - in...
When do we see the first automated IM worm?
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over 9 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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Bascially there are two attack vectors that have not yet been exploited heavily: Mobile Devices and Instant Messaging. There are some articles that expect that a fully automated IM worm is pretty likely. One example for this is: http://www.eweek.com...
ET could hack the Internet
Posted
over 9 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
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It is time for some weird messages: A top scientist warns from a possible hack by aliens: http://www.scmagazine.com/us/news/article/529846/et-hack-internet/ Therefore: Do not open e-mails from unkown extraterrestrials Roger
The dark side of the force: Rootkits to enforce DRM!
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Some DRM systems have started to use rootkit technology. Rootkits are normally associated with malware but in this case a rootkit is used to enforce the copy control policies of audio CDs! DRM software restricts the user's ability to make copies of a...
Security goes "Life"
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
You probably saw our recent announcements about Windows Life and Office Life. As part of Windows Life there is the Windows Life Safety Center. Check out the Beta at http://safety.live.com . It's cool stuff. Just to make it clear: It is an online scanner...
Announcing Windows Defender!
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
From the product team directly: Every week seems like a big week for us in the engineering team working on our anti-malware technology. However, last week was especially important in a sentimental way. We got the final name for the cool technology...
Hidden Administrator Accounts with No Passwords on Sony Vaio?
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
If this article is actually true, then the Sony setup creates under certain circumstances a hidden Adminsitrator account with empty passwords. You would better check out your installation if you have such a notebook. You find more information on: http...
Exchange Server 2003 Common Criteria Certification
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over 9 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Microsoft is deeply committed to optimizing the security of its products and services. As part of that commitment, Microsoft strongly supports the Common Criteria certification program¡a commitment that is directly reflected in its successful effort to...
Microsoft Goes Outside For Phishing Help
Posted
over 9 years ago
by
Microsoft Swiss Security Team
Microsoft on Thursday announced it would pull data on phishing sites from three new partners in an attempt to boost the effectiveness of its anti-fraud technology. The three firms New York based Cyota, Tacoma, Wash. based Internet Identity, and San Francisco...
Sony's DRM to be removed by Microsoft Anti-Spyware
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over 9 years ago
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Microsoft Swiss Security Team
We haven been asked frequently whether our Anti-Spyware solution will detect and remove the Sony DRM-Rootkit. To make it short, yes we will. You will find the corresponding blog-entry by Jason Grams: http://blogs.technet.com/antimalware/archive/2005/11...