Virus Disguised as IE 7 Download
Watch out for e-mails with a new virus disguised as a test version of Microsoft's current Web browser.
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31.3.2007 Allchin says to use anti-virus with Vista after all
Ever since Microsoft Vista chief Jim Allchin talked about his son not using anti-virus in a recent teleconference with journalists, the world has been abuzz with claims Vista won’t need AV software. Now Jim Allchin has clarified his statements on the official Windows Vista Blog.
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12.11.2006 Super Bowl Virus Spreads
The game's over and patches are available, but many sites are infected with malicious code.
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8.2.2007 Google Adds Virus Scanning to Gmail
Google on Wednesday silently added a new feature to its Gmail service: virus scanning. The company will now check all incoming and outgoing e-mail attachments to keep users' inboxes safe. By scanning outbound attachments, Google can also keep viruses from proliferating by way of Gmail.
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1.12.2005 New virus threatens Linux and Windows PCs
Hackers have released code for a cross-platform virus that could infect Linux and Windows computers.
The virus, which has been given the names Virus.Linux.Bi.a/ Virus.Win32.Bi.a, was reported at the end of last week by security firm Kaspersky Lab. Researchers worry that the malicious code may be part of a disturbing new trend of viruses that can run on Windows, as well as other operating systems that have been largely ignored by hackers.
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10.4.2006 Microsoft OneCare fails virus test
Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin tested 15 security suites on Windows Vista against a set of malware from the WildList database.
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6.2.2007 Vista attacked by 13-year-old virus
A batch of laptops pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium was found to have been infected with a 13-year-old boot sector virus. Thanks to odeeee for this news.
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17.9.2007 Bizarre Virus Threatens to Kill File-Sharers
A strange virus which taunts file-sharers and threatens to report them to the police and even kill them, is being distributed on the Winny network.
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2.3.2007 AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.463a1000d
AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool.
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22.4.2007 Best 64-bit Windows Vista Anti-Virus
Windows Vista comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Unlike Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn, which is the last server operating system from the Redmond company, the 32-bit client platform will live long after Windows Vista.
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2.8.2007 Free Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security RC1
Kaspersky is making headway with the development of its latest iteration of antivirus products. Both Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security have reached Release Candidate stage, which means that the RTM is on the horizon.
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31.3.2008 Microsofts XP SP3 Patch Fixes Anti-Virus Glitch
Microsoft issued a hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 last week that it says "could resolve" a Windows registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software.
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2.7.2008 Free Avira AntiVir Rescue System CD to Clean Unremovable Virus
Previously I’ve written about Kaspersky offering free Rescue Disk to clean virus without booting in to Windows.
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28.6.2008 Microsoft Anti-Spyware Deleting Norton Anti-Virus
Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update to Microsoft's anti-spyware application flags Norton as a password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it.
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12.2.2006 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 Download Firefox 1.0.7
Firefox 1.0.7 was just released today. It's said that the only updates for this minor version change are security related.
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Download Fasterfox 0.7.9
Prefetch Links - Dynamic speed increases can be obtained with Firefox's unique prefetching mechanism, which recycles idle bandwidth by silently loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing.
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Skype 2.0 download
Everybodys favourite free PC-calling software has just reached version 2.0. Skype now comes with free video calling (assuming two existing webcams) but also updates its older features.
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7.1.2006 WindowBlinds 5 download
Customize the look and feel of Windows XP with WindowBlinds. It's a Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface. It can "skin" your title bars, push buttons, Start bar, radio buttons, and nearly every other part of Windows.
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8.1.2006 IE 7 Beta 3 Now Download
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 3 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability.
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29.6.2006 MEMM 2.1 available for download now!
It's a Microsoft Excel Add-In with a collection of functions which can be useful in an Enterprise environment based on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The main functions are based on retrieving information from Active Directory, modifying Active Directory and getting information from computers through WMI. Although there are more free tools available nowadays (like ADModify), it can be quite convenient to perform certain tasks directly in Excel.
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20.7.2006 Safari 3.2.1 Download
The problem was almost instantly isolated and confirmed as incompatibility with third party software. Apple has now issued a new Safari update, for both Mac and Windows users, which delivers “stability improvements,” according to the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker.
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25.11.2008 3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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DOWNLOAD QUAKE 4 + Screenshots
Almost a decade ago, in 1996, Quake was first released. It brought with it a revolution in PC gaming. Actually, it was the first game in FPS genre that was really worth belonging there. It began the Epic that is the Quake series. The original game had both Single Player and Multiplayer and both were good.
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DOWNLOAD WindowBlinds Enhanced 5.0
WindowBlinds is a program that allows you to
completely change the look and feel of Windows to however you want it to look like. WindowBlinds allows you to completely customize your desktop look by changing the style of title buttons, bars and toolbars.
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7.12.2005 FireTune v1.0.9 Download
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts.
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14.12.2005 Download ICQ 5.04
ICQ Lite has all the essential features of the full version of ICQ. You can message people, exchange files, send SMS messages, do voice chat, and meet people. It also includes multilingual support, the ability to save your chat histories, and a typing indicator that shows when a contact is typing you a message.
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22.12.2005 Download OpenOffice.org 2.0.1
The first update to OpenOffice.org has been released exactly two months after the launch of version 2.0. Five release candidates of 2.0.1 have been made available since that time, with the final build showing up on OpenOffice.org mirror sites early Tuesday.
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22.12.2005 nLite 1.0 RC5 download
nLite lets you choose which components to remove from your Windows 2000, XP or 2003 before installation. Removing unneeded components you gain on your system speed and security.
t supports removal of almost any component and few services. You can make a bootable ISO with it and even easy slipstream Service pack with a click of a button. Now added easy cd-key implementation so you don't need to enter it during setup..
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9.1.2006Facebook gets hit with a virus
Facebook has been hit with a virus that could spread to its 120 million users. The virus has been dubbed "knobface", which tries to gather
personal information from users computers such as credit card numbers. The virus dubbed "knobface" sends a message to all the friends of the
infected titled "You look just awesome in this new movie". Users who opened the messaged where asked to download a fake update for Adobe flash
player, which was actually the virus itself being downloaded and installed onto victims computers. If users attempted to use any of the major three
search engines such as Yahoo, Google, or Live search, users would be taken to contaminated sites.
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06.12.2008Bogus FTC e-mail has virus
The Federal Trade Commission, which has declared war on Internet scams, warned consumers on Monday not to open a bogus e-mail that appears to come
from its fraud department because it carries an attachment that can download a virus.
The e-mail says it is from
"frauddep@ftc.gov" and has the FTC's government seal.
But it was not issued by the agency and has attachments and links that
will download a virus that could steal passwords and account numbers, the agency said.
"It's a treasure trove for identity
theft," said David Torok of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "We're concerned. The virus that's attached to the e-mail is particularly
virulent."
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30.10.2007Kama Sutra Virus a Dud So Far
Reports indicate that damage
from the Kama Sutra virus
appears to be minimal thus
far, however at least one
security firm warned that the
real results from the worm may
not be known until later in
the weekend. The virus will
attempt to stop antivirus
software and delete files...
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03.02.2006First Mac OS X Virus? Apple
Says No
Loyalists on both sides of the
Mac versus Windows debate shot
into action Thursday following
news that the first virus had
been spotted for Apple's
operating system. The malware,
dubbed Leap.A, spreads through
iChat and infects local
applications. But Apple
downplayed the threat, saying
malicious software is
different from a virus...
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17.02.2006First StarOffice, OpenOffice
Virus Found
Security researchers may have
found the first known virus
for StarOffice and
OpenOffice.org. According to a
Kaspersky Lab researcher, the
exploit is known as a
"macro virus,"
previously only known to
infect Microsoft Office
applications...
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01.06.2006Virus Disguised as IE 7 Download
Security experts reported no
widespread damage Friday
morning from a new e-mail
which claims a virus is a
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2
download. The reason you are
reading about this one and not
another is because the e-mail
includes a convincing blue
Microsoft-style graphic and
the virus is delivered when
recipients click on the linked
graphic rather than in an
attachment, which makes it
harder to stop it from
reaching in-boxes. Warn your
less tech-savvy friends. The
e-mails carry the subject line
"Internet Explorer 7
Downloads" and appear to come
from admin@microsoft.com. The
file, called IE 7.exe, is
actually a new virus called
Virus.Win32.Grum.A, and
security experts were still
analyzing it Friday to see
what it does.
Sophos PLC said it can
spread by e-mailing itself to
contacts in a user's address
book. The virus tampers with
registry files to ensure it
gets installed, and it tries
to download additional files
from the Internet, said Graham
Cluley, a senior technology
consultant for Sophos. " We
don't know anything yet about
where it is coming from. It's
fairly well made and hard to
analyze with normal
tools ," said Mikko
Hypponen, chief research
officer at F-Secure
Corporation. F-Secure had
received many reports of the
e-mail but few submissions of
the virus itself, indicating
that damage so far is limited.
Cluely agreed: " I
wouldn't classify this as one
of the biggest viruses of the
year, but that doesn't mean
it isn't a threat ." The
virus is being hosted on
several servers around the
world, which will increase the
time it takes to identify and
clean them all. They appear to
be Web servers that have been
hacked, Hypponen said.
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31.03.2007McAfee Updates Anti-Virus for Mac OS
McAfee on Wednesday announced that its Virex anti-virus software would now support Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger." The program is aimed at the business community to help prevent the spread of Windows worms and viruses. Although there still is no known virus that can infect a Mac OS X system, it can still act as a "carrier."..
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24.08.2005Virus Posing As Messenger
Plus! Live
The virus is posing as
MsgPlusLive 4.0.2006.0566,
well the latest WLM version is
566, and the year is 2006 so
it looks ok, but I can ensure
this is not the correct
version.
In
fact, there is no leak of the
program what so ever and if
there were, you would not be
able to sign in. Please be
careful what you find, when
the program is out you can
finally use it, although it
maybe a while.
A lot of people are looking
forward to this amazing
update, and i'm sure it will
be well worth the wait.
Be careful
what you
download!
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23.03.2006Exclusive: Microsoft's new Anti-Virus, 'Morro', revealed
Ever since Microsoft discontinued its "OneCare" Anti-Virus suite, gossip has been flying that Microsoft would be releasing a free
Anti-Virus\Anti-Spyware tool codenamed "Morro". The software product, codenamed "Morro" after a beach in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is already being
tested by Microsoft employees and a trial version will be made available "soon". Microsoft has stated that Morro would be available by the end of
2009 at the latest. "Morro" is likely to be targeted to compete with the low end of anti-virus products from other providers, and it will not have
much of an impact on sales of full-blown security suites.
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16.06.2009First Trojan-SMS virus for S60 Smartphones
The first Trojan SMS
virus, designed for
smartphones running Series 60
OS, has been spotted by
Russian antivirus maker
“Kaspersky Labs”. The
virus is called
Trojan-SMS.Symb.OS.Viver.
Viver is not a
harmless concept study like
recent Podloso Linux virus for
iPod. If you get infected with
this one, it can cost you some
pretty money - after
installation on your phone,
Viver starts sending SMS
messages to the premium SMS
numbers, thus accruing charges
to your mobile account and
generating income for the
virus author.
While
quite a few similar viruses
were spotted for all JAVA
running mobile phones, Viver
is the first to be
specifically designed for S60
based smartphones...
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22.05.2007Critical bug found in
anti-virus software
[b]A critical software bug has
been discovered in several of
the most widely used
anti-virus programs. It could
be exploited to take control
of a computer or to steal
information, according to an
analysis produced by the
independent security analyst
who made the
discovery.[/b]
The
glitch affects 39 different
Symantec products - including
both home and enterprise
versions of its anti-virus
software. It resides within
the Symantec anti-virus
library, which is used by all
of the
packages.[img]images/news/icon
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source[/b]:
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ticle.ns?id=dn8505]NewScientis
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22.12.2005Microsoft Acknowledges Anti-Virus Failed VB100 Test
A Microsoft spokesperson
confirmed to BetaNews this
afternoon that it has learned
its Windows Live OneCare
anti-virus package has failed
a test conducted by the
respected British laboratory
Virus Bulletin ,
disqualifying it from carrying
the "VB100" logo
denoting 100% detection of a
selected battery of common
"in the wild" viruses...
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07.02.2007Microsoft Acknowledges Vista Anti-Virus Failed VB100 Test
A Microsoft spokesperson
confirmed to BetaNews this
afternoon that it has learned
its Windows Live OneCare
anti-virus package has failed
a test conducted by the
respected British laboratory
Virus Bulletin ,
disqualifying it from carrying
the "VB100" logo
denoting 100% detection of a
selected battery of common
"in the wild" viruses...
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07.02.2007Avast Anti-Virus for Windows Home Server - Beta Now Available
The worlds first anti-virus product for Windows Home Server is now in beta and available to download!
avast! WHS Edition is a
product designed specifically for antivirus protection of the upcoming Microsoft Windows Home Server platform. Besides providing the protection of the
WHS machine, it also supports simple management of other avast! products on the home network. This is performed directly through the WHS console, by
means of a new configuration page.
Note: This is a very short beta; the product is scheduled to be released in the first half
of November 2007, i.e. by the time the first WHS-based systems ship.
More Information and Download:
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11.10.2007Wikipedia Used to Spread Virus
The open nature of online
encyclopedia Wikipedia in
which anyone can submit and
edit articles is what has made
the service a staple of the
Internet. However, that same
openness was used on Friday to
hijack an entry and trick
users into downloading a
virus...
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06.11.2006Security experts claim malvertising must be tackled
Security experts have called for Internet companies to do more to tackle the growing threat of "malvertising", the practice of placing fake adverts
on a website to convince visitors to download malware, according to the Guardian. Earlier this month, the New York Times website displayed such an
advert, which claimed to have found a virus on the visitor's computer, before persuading them to go to a website to download the malware under the
guise of "anti-virus" software. According to the New York Times, the advertiser was thought to be a legitimate company and indeed displayed legit
adverts for a week, before externally changing it to a malware advert over the weekend.
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25.09.2009OpenOffice.org: There's No
Virus
OpenOffice.org responded
Friday to claims in the media
that the first virus had been
discovered for the open source
productivity suite. The group
said that macro viruses are
possible in any program that
supports the feature...
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03.06.2006Movie to be based off of the 'I Love You' virus.
The movie entitled, "I Love You", based off of the well-known "Melissa Virus" is in post production and scheduled for release some time in 2009.
It stars Kristin Bauer, Dean Cain and Briana Evigan.
For those who need a refresher the "I Love You" virus was a worm released on May 4th
2000, that upon infection would mail itself to those on the contact list of the infected. It also made several malicious changes to the infected
computer. Its name was acquired from the fact that it was usually sent as an attachment in an email that had "I Love You" as a subject header.
The movie, according to Evigan, is about a Filipino boy who attempts to contact an American girl. His attempts are unsuccessful so his friends
suggest that he send out a computer virus. Unfortunately, there is not much information available at this point and time. It is also relatively
unclear is the inspiration of the "I Love You" virus is evident solely in the fact that the boy writes a virus, or whether this will be a movie
playing on the origin of the actual virus.
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13.11.2008Panda Looks to Speed Antivirus Scans
Panda has released NanoScan,
an online virus scanning
service that is able to
perform a full sweep of a
computer in less than one
minute. The speed is a vast
improvement over current virus
scanners, which take as much
as an hour or more to
complete...
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16.03.2007Conficker virus grounds French fighter planes
A virus making the rounds on Windows machines apparently left three French fighter jets unable to load their computers' flight plans, according to
news reports from Europe...
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