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Targeted Attacks Make WinHelp Files Not So Helpful

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Oct

2012

Last year Symantec reported on the use of the Windows Help File (.hlp) extension as an attack vector in targeted attacks. Symantec telemetry is now increasingly seeing this attack vector being used in targeted attacks against industry and government sectors. The nefarious WinHelp files being used in these targeted attacks are detected by Symantec as […]

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Windows 8 Metro Apps Need to Be Secure by Design

23

Aug

2012

Having looked at various parts of Windows 8 over the past few weeks we have seen that Windows 8 is going to be significantly different, creating a paradigm shift for users and a more secure operating system. In those blogs we explored how various changes have implications for users, developers, and IT managers. In this […]

Category General Written by Blog Central > McAfee Labs 0 Comments

Caution: Should You Share Your Location on Facebook?

30

Aug

2011

Facebook recently rolled out a number of changes to the social networking site. One of the changes eliminates the concept of Facebook Places, but instead incorporates location-aware updates at virtually every level of Facebook. You might want to think twice, though, before broadcasting your location to the anonymous masses online. Facebook has had a Foursquare-like […]

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