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Worm Creates Copies in Password-Protected Archived Files

24

May

2013

Typically users archive file to lump several files together into a single file for convenience or to simply save storage space. However, we uncovered a worm that creates copies of itself even on password-protected archived files. We acquired a sample of a worm (detected as WORM_PIZZER.A) that propagates using a particular WINRAR command line (see […]

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Google+ misses an opportunity – Privacy is an important part of openness

27

Jul

2011

Google’s new “Plus” social networking service attracted more than 10 million users within a week of its public beta. That is a remarkable number of people signing up for an unfinished social network when the field of options is already quite crowded. Why would so many people flock to Google+? The one thing almost everyone […]

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Apple support to infected Mac users: “You cannot show the customer how to stop the process”

24

May

2011

ZDNet writer Ed Bott has posted the latest instructions to Apple tech support personnel regarding users calling in with active fake anti-virus “MacDefender” infections. Bott says he acquired the documents by talking with two anonymous Apple support representatives about how Apple is coping with the first widespread attack against OS X users. According to his […]

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