Antivirus Leader Also Compatible with Latest Vista and XP Service Packs


SAN DIEGO – February 27, 2008 – ESET, the leader in proactive threat protection, today announced support for Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 platform, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. ESET’s line of award-winning security solutions, including the company’s flagship antivirus product, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, is currently available and ready to support Windows newest server product lines.

Posted by Sean Cannon in NOD32 News at 12:29

Worm wars get stealthy

Miscreants have created a strain of malware capable of removing rootkits from compromised PCs, only to install almost undetectable backdoor code of its own.

The Pandex Trojan stops previously installed rootkits from working by removing their hooks into system calls. Pandex then installs its own rootkit component, detected by Trend Micro as Pushu-AC.

Posted by Sean Cannon in Adware, Spyware and Trojans at 18:16

The Web is now a participatory medium. The downside to this ubiquitous connectivity and user participation is a new slew of security threats many IT professionals have yet to fully grasp.

But Web 2.0 is a different animal. It's server environment of P2P networking, AJAX-generated applications, social networking, bookmarking, media-sharing sites, blogs, wikis, and RSS feeds. A world largely outside of the IT department’s control.

Posted by Annette King in Virus & AntiVirus News at 11:58

A computer virus masquerading as a digital postcard could install a Trojan, or worm hijacking software on your computer, allowing others full access to your PC.

Simply clicking on the link contained in the e-mail message launches the malicious software (malware). "The bad thing is it opens what they call a back door and what that will do is allow someone at some point to exploit your computer in any number of ways," computer technician Dan Blanchard told NBC News.

Posted by Annette King in Virus & AntiVirus News at 11:35