Hey Twitter, Thanks for the Safeguards!

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It’s not often you can get a response from the folks at Twitter. Of course, you are welcome to ask, complain, or raise concerns. The online social network grew so quickly and so powerfully over the past six years, its likely many concerns from users got lost in the Twittersphere . . . forever. Freedom Read more…

“LNK” Attacks are Back Again

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Recently, we observed an attack campaign using link files attached to emails in Japan. We have blogged about threats utilizing link files before and this type of attack is still alive and well.
The target of the link is disguised to make it look like i…

2861855 – Updates to Improve Remote Desktop Protocol Network-level Authentication – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (August 13, 2013): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates as part of ongoing efforts to improve Network-level Authentication in the Remote Desktop Protocol. Microsoft will continue to announc…

Updates to Improve Remote Desktop Protocol Network-level Authentication – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.0 (August 13, 2013): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates as part of ongoing efforts to improve Network-level Authentication in the Remote Desktop Protocol. Microsoft will co…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2861855): Updates to Improve Remote Desktop Protocol Network-level Authentication – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.0 (August 13, 2013): Advisory published.Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates as part of ongoing efforts to improve Network-level Authentication in the Remote Desktop Protocol. Microsoft will co…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2861855): Updates to Improve Remote Desktop Protocol Network-level Authentication – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (August 13, 2013): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of updates as part of ongoing efforts to improve Network-level Authentication in the Remote Desktop Protocol. Microsof…

Microsoft Security Advisory (2862973): Update for Deprecation of MD5 Hashing Algorithm for Microsoft Root Certificate Program – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (August 13, 2013): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of an update for supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows …

New York Education could save $2.5million with AVAST Free for Education!

New York City Department of Education could save as much as $2.5million this coming school year, just by using AVAST antivirus software. That’s a MASSIVE saving, money which could be better spent on upgrading IT hardware, or introducing new technology such as tablet computers to the classroom. In total, we are already protecting some 72,000 […]

Bitcoin Given Official Currency Status by Federal Judge

You can’t carry it in your wallet, or store it in a piggy bank, but Bitcoin is just as much a form of money as any physical bill or coin, so says the U.S. government. Just this week, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling that declared Bitcoin—a digital currency with previously little legal Read more…

Your documents are corrupted: From image to an information stealing trojan

InfoStealer is a Trojan that collects sensitive information about the user from an affected computer system and forwards it to a predetermined location. This information, whether it be financial information, log in credentials, passwords, or a combination of all of them, can then be sold on the black market. AVAST detects this infostealer as MSIL:Agent-AKP. In […]