Windows 7 adds a number of new security features, but social engineering attacks mean that you can’t let your guard down.

Experts agree that Windows 7 has enhanced security to ward off attacks on vulnerabilities in old software. But what if a money-minded online scammer can persuade you to download malware onto your PC?

Posted by Greg Hewitt-Long in Adware, Spyware and Trojans at 09:41

Today, one security firm reported that there were about 5.5 million pages infected with malware in the last three months of 2009. Some of those pages were commonly visited sites: "In those three months, sites for Fox Sports, technology blog Gizmodo, and the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, were exploited to deliver malware to unsuspecting visitors."

Posted by Greg Hewitt-Long in Adware, Spyware and Trojans at 06:46

BOSTON - A security research firm said it discovered another set of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, a day after Microsoft Corp patched the Web browser following a high-profile cyber attack on Google in China.

Microsoft issued a patch on Thursday to fight malicious software that was used in the attack on Google Inc and dozens of other companies which operate in China.

Posted by Greg Hewitt-Long in Adware, Spyware and Trojans at 19:59

Further to our IE6/Aurora Coverage:

Targeted and sophisticated attacks against Google, Adobe, and Juniper used an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer to breach computers. These incidents are receiving a lot of attention from the media much due to the size and notability of the companies affected. France, Germany and now Australia have issued guidelines and urged users to switch to other browsers until a patch is available from Microsoft. Others who "really" don't like Internet Explorer have gone as far as creating an obituary notice of Internet Explorer 6's death – www.ripie6.com

Posted by Greg Hewitt-Long in Adware, Spyware and Trojans at 13:03