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Zero Day - Nov 11, 2008
Jamie Butler, a Windows internals expert who co-wrote the definitive book on rootkits, has created a free forensics tool capable of finding malicious code in live memory. The utility, called Mandiant Memoryze, was …
Also tagged: microsoft, research, tools, malware, anti virus, vulnerability research, exploit code, rootkits, zero day attacks, spyware and adware, arbitrary code execution, kernel level exploits, complex attacks
Zero Day - Oct 30, 2008
Reliable exploit code for the remote code execution vulnerability patched with Microsoft’s MS08-067 update has been posted to the Internet, prompting a new “patch immediately” advisory from the Redmond software maker …
Also tagged: windows vista, malware, browsers, hackers, passwords, data theft, exploit code, zero day attacks, responsible disclosure, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks
Zero Day - Oct 9, 2008
It will be a very busy Patch Tuesday for administrators managing Microsoft Windows computer systems. According to Microsoft’s advance notice mechanism, 11 security bulletins will drop next Tuesday (October 14, 2008) …
Also tagged: windows vista, browsers, passwords, botnets, exploit code, zero day attacks, responsible disclosure, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks
Zero Day - Sep 6, 2008
Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September’s Patch Tuesday will be rated “critical,” …
Also tagged: windows vista, microsoft, malware, browsers, passwords, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, zero day attacks, viruses and worms, responsible disclosure, pen testing, patch watch, denial of service dos, arbitrary code execution
Zero Day - Aug 26, 2008
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has issued a warning for what it calls “active attacks” against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys. The attack appears to initially use …
Also tagged: research, open source, botnets, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, zero day attacks, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, kernel level exploits, complex attacks, locally running web servers
Zero Day - Aug 21, 2008
Already burned by the discovery of serious security vulnerabilities in its SDK, the Android Security Team emerged from the shadows this week with an appeal to the security community for help fixing flaws in the …
Also tagged: microsoft, web 2 0, open source, malware, browsers, hackers, passwords, anti virus, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, responsible disclosure, pen testing, arbitrary code execution, complex attacks, mobile in security
Zero Day - Aug 20, 2008
Guest editorial by Rob Fuller DEFCON, the 9000+ attendee hacker conference in Vegas has become a sort of hydra conference. It has become more like a global fair than what most people think of conferences; even the …
Also tagged: web 2 0, tools, firefox, ebay, open source, browsers, black hat, passwords, anti virus, vulnerability research, exploit code, zero day attacks, responsible disclosure, pen testing, arbitrary code execution
Zero Day - Aug 20, 2008
Metasploit developer Matt Miller, who for years frustrated Microsoft officials with the public release of Windows exploits, is heading to Redmond to join Microsoft’s Security Science team. Miller, who uses the hacker …
Also tagged: windows vista, microsoft, research, reverse engineering, open source, malware, browsers, hackers, hirings and firings, botnets, vulnerability research, exploit code, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, kernel level exploits, complex attacks
Zero Day - Aug 18, 2008
If uTorrent is the client you use to download files, now might be a good time to hit that “check for updates” button. According to security alerts aggregator Secunia, there’s a “highly critical” uTorrent vulnerability …
Also tagged: browsers, hackers, passwords, anti virus, botnets, vulnerability research, exploit code, web applications, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, kernel level exploits
Zero Day - Aug 18, 2008
Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which target Mac and Windows users running Firefox and Safari, hackers are …
Also tagged: apple, flash, adobe, firefox, browsers, hackers, mozilla, anti virus, vulnerability research, exploit code, viruses and worms, responsible disclosure, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution