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Users may have noticed an extended shut down update process on their Windows based machines this month after Microsoft released November’s Patch Tuesday update to address a total of 19 vulnerabilities.Of the vulnerabilities fixed, four were rated as “critical” and these were located in Internet Explorer 9 (patch MS12-071) as well as “all” versions of […]

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Russian information security company Doctor Web is reporting on the spread of malicious spam, purportedly originating with carrier service UPS, that is distributing Trojan.Inject1.4969. This malware can steal information, download other applications from remote servers, and execute commands received from intruders. In late June, many users received e-mails supposedly from UPS. Such messages contain a […]

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Doctor Web-a Russian developer of IT security software-has discovered a new Windows blocker program added to the virus database as Trojan.Winlock.5729. It uses standard Windows tools to block access to the system by changing local user passwords – the feature that distinguishes it from other programs of its kind. Traditionally ransomware use a special application […]

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