Jul 31, 2008

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24 released.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.24 has been released.

See below changelog from Malwarebytes forum:


1. (FIXED) Problem with GUI closing after program update.
2. (FIXED) False positives with Zlob and Vundo heuristics.
3. (FIXED) Improved detection of random named BHOs.
4. (ADDED) Support for Turkish language.



See more about program and download it here

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Jul 28, 2008

More and more different malware

Mikko Hyppönen from F–secure told that when before bad guys tried to infect million
computers with one virus, now same attempt happens with thousand viruses. That is clear sign from tactic change.

Amount of virus definitions has increased vastly after 2005, says Hyppönen.

At that time there was 145 000 definitions in F-secure database, in 2006 over 209 000 and last year 2007 almost half million.

Nowadays amount is one million which was published last Thursday in F-secure's weblog

Rate of increase is really scary.

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Jul 21, 2008

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.22 released

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.22 has been released.

Below is changelog from Malwarebytes forum:

1. (FIXED) Error 721 (0, 93).
2. (FIXED) Random freezing during scan.
3. (FIXED) Minor problems repairing LSA registry values.
4. (ADDED) New command line parameters: /fullscan and /fullscanterminate.


Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is free if you don't want real-time protection, which costs
$24.95.

Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware here

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Jul 19, 2008

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.21 released

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.21 has been released.

See below changelog from Malwarebytes forum

1. (FIXED) Problem with update hanging up application on first run.
2. (FIXED) Problem quarantining large files.
3. (FIXED) Greatly improved memory scan speed.
4. (FIXED) Updated zib.dll to latest version.
5. (ADDED) Scheduled scanning now creates log files.
6. (ADDED) Advanced heuristic detections for multiple trojans.
7. (ADDED) Direct Disk Access for enumerating folder contents.
8. (ADDED) Direct Disk Access for breaking file headers.


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Jul 17, 2008

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 released

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 has been released.

There has been corrected three critical vulnerabilities.

For more details, see here

See release notes here and download Firefox 3.0.1 here

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Jul 9, 2008

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 7 released

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 7 has been released.

Download it here
and see changelog here

Remember to uninstall all old Java versions due to vulnerabilities after installation.

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Jul 8, 2008

Spybot 1.6 released

Spybot 1.6 has been released.

Major changes are listed below from Spybot forums:

Improved Scan Speed

Reported a few weeks ago as one of the big issues users face, Spybot-S&D 1.6 integrates parts of the future 2.0 file scanning engine to speed up the on-demand scan.

Up-to-date browser support

Both immunization and the on-demand scan are able to access a dozen different browsers, which now include the latest revisions of the most popular ones, Firefox and Opera.

Easier On-Access Use

Until now, our on-access part was able to block bad entries, but at the same time, confused many novice users by asking for confirmation on changes of other monitored system entries as well. While this is a great feature for all experienced users who want full control over their systems, we decided that we need to make this easier for the average user, and integrated automated decisions based on the system entry database built through our RunAlyzer, containing more than quarter of a million decisions.

OpenSBI

Safer Networking also announces OpenSBI, our attempt at opening up the fight against malware to anyone who wants to participate. OpenSBI means we've published documentation and tools that anyone can use to create their own malware detection patterns for use with Spybot-S&D, and share those with other Spybot-S&D users.

* Diversity - everyone can create detection templates for any software, without depending on a central authority to acknowledge its threat.
* Neutrality - we cannot be bought to remove detections from our database, but if you do not believe us, you can simply publish your own rules against some malware.
* Continuity - OpenSBI ensures that you'll get updates as long as someone is interested in updating the database (which does not mean we intend to do less work in adding new detections).
* Flexibility - as a system administrator using the network edition, you can make sure that working time is not wasted by employees playing the latest Moorhuhn clone if you add your own detection for it. Keep in mind that some relaxation is said to even improve work results.


See more about changes here
and download it from here

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Jul 4, 2008

Microsoft monthly updates to be released on next Tuesday

Microsoft will release four updates next Tuesday, classified as important.

They are mainly fixes for elevation of privilege and remote code execution. Operating systems are Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Vista, XP and both Server 2003 and 2008.

Malicious Software Removal Tool will also be updated.

Read more here

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Jul 2, 2008

Blade81 got MVP award!

A friend of mine and another Finn, Blade81, got MVP award yesterday due to helping victims getting clean in forums. He also teaches future malware fighters in Malware Removal forum.

Read more here

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