Now attackers are using media files like mp3, mpg and other format of media files to inject Trojan and other malicious software’s into the victim computers. Some days back infected mp3 files are spread over the Internet by some peer to peer networks. After downloading the media file, which can be of either MP3 or MPG form, when users try to play it, they will be prompted to download a file dubbed “PLAY_MP3.exe”. Victims should realize that the downloaded “music” or “video” file is actually fake and that no media file would be rendered. McAfee users will be fully protected of this Trojan horse after a virus definitions update. If you come in contact with any of these files, the McAfee Antivirus will recognize it as a Trojan horse dubbed Downloader-UA.h.
Bruce Schneier, one of the most appreciated security experts in the world, predicted some time ago the death of the security industry and these days, along with the RSA Conference and its security events, it seems he was right. Security is the most important part of IT industry and IT industry is looking for powerful but easy to use security products. Most of the IT companies want to buy some useful products like Database management system, Web 2.0 Applications, office Applications but they don’t want to buy security products. IT companies want security come in products that they are buying from vendors like Microsoft,IBM, Adobe,oracle and many other big names. Let’s compare Computer software security with the automobile industry.
Some useful tips for home users to protect them from the online attacks like identity theft, spam and much other type of attacks. These are very simple and strighforward some steps towards the safe and secure internet browsing.Security tips are as follows :
Norton antivirus is one of the most trusted antivirs programs that many computer users use to protect them from various vulnerabilities like virus programs, mailware and many other vulnerabilities, but what if the antivirus program latest patches contain the vulnerabilities that can harm your computer system. This is what several people found that thses vulnerabilities affecting the ActiveX control. What are these vulnerabilities have a look
Our thinking for security starts with operating system security, network security or some times we may think about the Internet browser security. while browsing the Internet we only think our antivirus program is updated with latest security updates, firewall is working or not. But all these things solve our security concern, no because there is one more security issue that we have to consider is the “Application Security” means application that running on computer system how secure they are. Latest example is the Flash plugin that help attackers to hack windows vista operating system. Some great steps are taken towards the Network security and operating system security while the steps towards the application security are very slow.
Google has recently launched its new website For children safety tips. Google safety search website help parents to enable their children’s internet browsing safer, simpler and more productive by using some simple tips. Google’s children safety website has a list of tips and one very nice video i have mention some of tips here
Set time and place limit on the computer system.
Keep track of websites where children’s are going. Check browser history, use filtering software for filtering websites. Use Google safe search to block unwanted content for children. Some of the tips are written here these are given by Google and also i have included some more tips for safer internet browsing
Teach children’s to use privacy control while using the Social networking websites.
Not click on the remember me on public computers.
Use paternal control
Use a good antivirus and firewall software to keep unwanted traffic away from your computer system.
Implement some filtering rules in your computer system’s firewall.
Looking Free download for Windows XP or Windows 7 and finally find in some torrent website please don’t download these softwares from torrent websites. Torrents web sites basically allow you to download pirated copies of software using the P2P concepts this is most easy way for any hacker to enter to your system. When people heard about successor windows named as “Windows 7″ many of us try to download the illegal copies of Windows 7 but is not yet confirmed by Microsoft when Windows 7 will be available. Latest Example is Windows XP sp3 RC2 build 5503. This was a private development milestone from the Redmond company that got leaked, and made its way onto torrent trackers being advertised as the RTM build of the third and last service pack for XP. At that time, Microsoft warned against downloading code from third-party sources citing security reasons. According to Sophos, Microsoft was right to be concerned.
Torrents are also used to find out the serial number or keygen for softwares. Most of the times these are not keygens they are harmful viruses,Trojan or any harmful software that can infect your computer system. If you try to search Sophos keygen and Linux keygen you will find a lot of search results giving you the keygen for Sophos and Linux but these products does not require any type of serial number.You will finallu got these harmful viruses
What is it “Apple lags behind Microsoft” ya its true. Companies like Google, Apple and other online vendors creates a hype that what ever Microsoft will do will harm you. I found some very interesting facts about both Microsoft and Apple computer.Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology looked at how many times over the past six years the two vendors were able to have a patch available on the day a vulnerability became publicly known, which they call the 0-day patch rate they analyzed 658 vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and 738 affecting Apple. Apple was 20% below for patching up the vulnerability as compare to Microsoft.
This study also give a fair idea that Microsoft is able to analyzed the problem at very early stage and Microsoft analyst has enough information for their security issues.Apple only started patching 0-day vulnerabilities in late 2003. Past few years Microsoft has tried to cultivate a closer relationship with security communities in order to help researchers to get know about know the software problems. Apple does not have same sort of relationship as of now.However, the study proved to be such a glowing affirmation of Microsoft’s increased focus on security in the past few years.
Recently Apple also violates its own EULA for Safari. Safari EULA said it can only be installed on any Apple Computer which also has Apple’s hardware. Take look at this picture.
To keep your system working fine we all do some regular tasks including scan for virus, backup and create restore points.(all these activities are related to windows operating system). Before performing our regular system if we if follow these simple steps then we can remove more virus and other harmful files from our computer.
Before starting the system scan turn off or disable the System Restore, in Microsoft Windows xp and Microsoft Windows ME the folder _Restore is protected by default.Antivirus cannot remove virus or any malicious files inside _Restore folder. Windows prevents outside programs,including antivirus programs, from modifying System Restore. The System Restore feature is not designed to detect or scan for virus infections or virus activity.
Update your antivirus software with latest virus definitions. All antivirus software come with the auto update. its better to set auto update enable instead of manual update.
Backup system registry before editing the system registry.System registry contains information and settings for all the hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, users, preferences of the PC, etc. Any wrong changes will lead you to more problems.
Restart your system in safe mode and perform the full system scan. When windows is running in safe mode it has reduced functionality but the task of isolating the problems is easy because most of the core services are not running or disabled.After the successful full system virus scan delete all these registry values from the system registry
Windows operating system running and suddenly you find that pop comes up and asking you to update your windows before clicking on this pop up think again because a Trojan can come to your system by this update. These Trojans are not come with the Windows update center but these all are coming from the fraudulent websites.
When you click on the pop up you are redirected to a website that look like the windows update website and after clicking the URL on that website your computer get infected with the virus attack. This redirected URL asks you to click on “urgent click button” as soon as you click on that button your system comes under the attack and this finally lead to your system crash. In these website the word “install ” is misspelled “intall” so you can easily identify these websites.
This executable file is malware named as Trojan- Dropper:W32/Agent.DYD which brings another malware, identified as Backdoor:W32/Agent.CVU with itself. The webpage has a button labelled “Urgent Install” and a message like — “Get critical update (obligatory) or URGENT: Please intall critical Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista update!”.
Now attackers are using media files like mp3, mpg and other format of media files to inject Trojan and other malicious software’s into the victim computers. Some days back infected mp3 files are spread over the Internet by some peer to peer networks. After downloading the media file, which can be of either MP3 or MPG form, when users try to play it, they will be prompted to download a file dubbed “PLAY_MP3.exe”. Victims should realize that the downloaded “music” or “video” file is actually fake and that no media file would be rendered. McAfee users will be fully protected of this Trojan horse after a virus definitions update. If you come in contact with any of these files, the McAfee Antivirus will recognize it as a Trojan horse dubbed Downloader-UA.h.
Some useful tips for home users to protect them from the online attacks like identity theft, spam and much other type of attacks. These are very simple and strighforward some steps towards the safe and secure internet browsing.Security tips are as follows :
Google has recently launched its new website For children safety tips. Google safety search website help parents to enable their children’s internet browsing safer, simpler and more productive by using some simple tips. Google’s children safety website has a list of tips and one very nice video i have mention some of tips here
Looking Free download for Windows XP or Windows 7 and finally find in some torrent website please don’t download these softwares from torrent websites. Torrents web sites basically allow you to download pirated copies of software using the P2P concepts this is most easy way for any hacker to enter to your system. When people heard about successor windows named as “Windows 7″ many of us try to download the illegal copies of Windows 7 but is not yet confirmed by Microsoft when Windows 7 will be available. Latest Example is Windows XP sp3 RC2 build 5503. This was a private development milestone from the Redmond company that got leaked, and made its way onto torrent trackers being advertised as the RTM build of the third and last service pack for XP. At that time, Microsoft warned against downloading code from third-party sources citing security reasons. According to Sophos, Microsoft was right to be concerned.
What is it “Apple lags behind Microsoft” ya its true. Companies like Google, Apple and other online vendors creates a hype that what ever Microsoft will do will harm you. I found some very interesting facts about both Microsoft and Apple computer.Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology looked at how many times over the past six years the two vendors were able to have a patch available on the day a vulnerability became publicly known, which they call the 0-day patch rate they analyzed 658 vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and 738 affecting Apple. Apple was 20% below for patching up the vulnerability as compare to Microsoft.
To keep your system working fine we all do some regular tasks including scan for virus, backup and create restore points.(all these activities are related to windows operating system). Before performing our regular system if we if follow these simple steps then we can remove more virus and other harmful files from our computer.
Windows operating system running and suddenly you find that pop comes up and asking you to update your windows before clicking on this pop up think again because a Trojan can come to your system by this update. These Trojans are not come with the Windows update center but these all are coming from the fraudulent websites.
