It is currently advised to turn off the Artemis file reputation checking service of McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise. "Due to a server issue" the service is producing false positives with pretty inconsistent results. People are reporting the U3 Autorun, Cisco Communicator, and other files are being detected as malware and being quarantined. While those files being quarantined won't … [Read more...]
Get a second opinion on a suspicious file
I have seen more than my fair share of malware infected PCs. Fortunately it's not due to infecting my own computers but working on client computers. After seeing enough of them, you know some trends that virus families tend to share. For example, an executable file in the user's profile folder or a jibberish name in the AppData folder with an executable or dll file in it that … [Read more...]
Data Dealer game illustrates the personal info market
Data Dealer is a web game where you strive to climb the market dealing and profiting from private information. Think Farmville for personal data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2eCAgQ1DTo The project is currently running a Kickstarter project to fund its development. It is currently just over $6,000 shy of its goal with 17 hours to go. You can try a demo of the game at … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit stems from ZeroVulnerabilityLabs acquisition
Malwarebytes announced its acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc today. The company has multiple products such as a browser and a utility to protect against drive-by downloads through exploits. With an agent running on the computer, it adds another layer of protection to the end user browsing the web. With the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, a new version of … [Read more...]
Oracle releases Java 7u25, no 6u51
Oracle released Java 7u25 on Tuesday. It is the first update where an update to Java 6 was not included despite February 2013 being the extended end of support for Java 6. Beyond February 2013, Java 6u43 and Java 6u45 were released. With the latest update, users of Java 5, 6, and 7 are encouraged to update to Java 7 update 25. Not publicly available, Java 6u51 and 5u51 are only … [Read more...]