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[Lisandro]

Free ClamWin virus scanner moves most of Windows into quarantine
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Free-ClamWin-virus-scanner-moves-most-of-Windows-into-quarantine-1139430.html

Wow... What a nightmare! 25.000 files sent to Chest!

[Asyn]

Wow... What a nightmare! 25.000 files sent to Chest!

Well, it sure is a nightmare...!!
We don't like that to happen with avast, do we..!!??
asyn

[osants911]

Quiet Merger, Gang Warfare, or Mere Deception?

http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/quiet-merger-gang-warfare-or-mere-deception

[Asyn]

Whoa, Google, That’s A Pretty Big Security Hole
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/20/whoa-google-thats-a-pretty-big-security-hole/

[YoKenny]

Whoa, Google, That’s A Pretty Big Security Hole
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/20/whoa-google-thats-a-pretty-big-security-hole/

See this

Update 4: Google says the issue is now resolved: “We quickly fixed the issue in the Google Apps Script API that could have allowed for emails to be sent to Gmail users without their permission if they visited a specially designed website while signed into their account. We immediately removed the site that demonstrated this issue, and disabled the functionality soon after. We encourage responsible disclosure of potential application security issues to security@google.com.”

[Asyn]

See this

Update 4: Google says the issue is now resolved: “We quickly fixed the issue in the Google Apps Script API that could have allowed for emails to be sent to Gmail users without their permission if they visited a specially designed website while signed into their account. We immediately removed the site that demonstrated this issue, and disabled the functionality soon after. We encourage responsible disclosure of potential application security issues to security@google.com.”

I know that, Kenny... I read the content before posting it..!
Still, affected users should at least know about the issue, imo...
asyn

[Asyn]

Exploit for unpatched Stuxnet hole
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Exploit-released-for-unpatched-Stuxnet-hole-1140196.html

[Chris Thomas]

Free ClamWin virus scanner moves most of Windows into quarantine
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Free-ClamWin-virus-scanner-moves-most-of-Windows-into-quarantine-1139430.html

Wow... What a nightmare! 25.000 files sent to Chest!

That was cool....

[Asyn]

Avira blocks security tool and struggles with memory leak
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Avira-blocks-security-tool-and-struggles-with-memory-leak-1140478.html

[Omid Farhang]

Avira blocks security tool and struggles with memory leak
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Avira-blocks-security-tool-and-struggles-with-memory-leak-1140478.html

I confirm latest update of Avira is highly buggy (Avira 10 Service Pack 1). It cause shutdown problem in Windows XP SP3 (I've seen many people are reporting that in Avira forum and moderators confirmed known problem), slow down in webguard which slow internet speed a lot, BSOD and also unstable firewall. I don't know what's going on in behind scense, this is first time Avira release such a bad update.

Edit:
I asked Avira for a comment, These are what I got:

Michael (Avira Moderator):

There is not really a need to install the pre-sp1 version of aVir. The posted workaround solves also the problem with the memory leak.
Actual there is no information available what the reason for this leak is or which installed programs/drivers are the reason for the leak.

Avira (In Facebook):

As you can see in the article we commented to heise online already. A patch is in development and will be shipped soon. Affected are only a few systems, far below the promille border. The very shortly blocked Secunia PSI was corrected immediatly after we received the notification.

[Marc57]

Virus infecting Stony Brook computers

"Students, staff and faculty using computers on the Stony Brook University networks should be on the lookout for a virus that disguises itself as security software called ThinkPoint, according to a post on the university’s Division of Information Technology site on Monday."


http://www.sbstatesman.com/virus-attacking-stony-brook-computers786

[YoKenny]

Cross-Border Korean Shelling Leads to FAKEAV

News outlets all over the world are talking about the recent cross-border clash between North and South Korea. The shelling, one of the worst incidents between the two countries in years, is naturally being used by cybercriminals behind fake antivirus malware.

http://blog.trendmicro.com/cross-border-korean-shelling-leads-to-fakeav

[Pondus]

Free anti-virus for Mac - 150,000 active users and plenty of malware found

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/18/free-anti-virus-for-mac-150000-active-users-and-plenty-of-malware-found/

[Pondus]

F-Secure Stuxnet Redux: Questions and Answers with video
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002066.html

[Asyn]

BitDefender: 20% of Facebook news feeds contain infections
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/BitDefender-20-of-Facebook-news-feeds-contain-infections-1141060.html