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When Avira's behaviour recognition module disabled important system processes after a Service Pack, the company issued an update to fix the problem. The catch: the update completely removes the behaviour recognition feature for the time being
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Under the .secure gTLD, Artemis plans to create a form of high security zone on the internet that will offer trustworthy and secure services. Potential .secure services must meet various conditions
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Version 7.7.2 of QuickTime for Windows addresses a total of 17 security vulnerabilities in the media player, all of which could be could exploited by an attacker to crash the application or execute arbitrary code on a victim's system
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Avira has fixed the problem in this week's Service Pack which resulted in the software blocking harmless processes. Affected users need to manually install an update to implement the fix
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Avira's paid-for anti-virus software product is currently hanging users' computers and, in some cases, causing them not to boot. Users who have not yet installed the latest update should refrain from doing so
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology has tested the security of several cloud storage services. It identified security problems in several areas, including encryption and data protection
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Even though the operating system is no longer officially supported, Apple has published a standalone Flashback malware removal tool for computers running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, as well as a Security Update that disables older versions of the Adobe Flash Player
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A security vulnerability on crowd-funding platform Kickstarter means that outsiders have been able to access details of unpublished projects. Kickstarter has reassured project backers that their personal data has not been affected
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The web site of the text editor was breached last week. The attackers tried to harvest the Facebook account credentials of visitors and defaced the site. Downloads of the software do not seem to have been affected
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Nearly one year after the last update arrived, Skype has issued a new hotfix release for Linux that includes a newer version of libpng, which closes a security hole
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Virtual bank robbery with real-world damage: criminals have stolen 18,547 virtual currency coins from the Bitcoinica Bitcoin site - valued at approximately £55,000. The attackers also managed to access the entire database including user data
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The developers at the Debian Project have announced the release of the fifth update to version 6.0 of their popular Linux distribution
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A self-confessed operator of a Zeus botnet has hosted a Q&A session on his personal motivations, his area of operations and computer security in general
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An Android app is able to display messages from WhatsApp users connected to the same network. Since WhatsApp transfers messages in plain text format, this is no great feat
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In the last seven days: Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 made its debut, Adobe put a price on security updates for Photoshop, and Dell and Red Hat signed an OEM partnership. Also, The H took a look at the systemd Linux init system and provided more details about what's coming in Linux 3.4
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Adobe says it is now developing patches for its Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash Professional CS5.x products to close critical holes that it told users could be closed by buying the just-released CS6 versions of the applications
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Version 11.64 of the web browser closes a critical hole that could have been exploited by attackers to inject malicious code into a victim's system
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Version 5 of the OpenVAS software framework for vulnerability scanning and management has been released with 20 new features, including "asset management" which adds a second view of scan results
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Following up on last December's Mac-only release of the "last mile" DNS encryption software, OpenDNS has now made a Windows version of the software available
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Two Norwegian teenagers have been arrested in connection with the distributed denial-of-service attacks on the web site of the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency and other sites that took place earlier this month
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Adobe says it is not planning to close the holes in Photoshop and Illustrator CS5 and CS5.5 because they have not historically been attacked and they don't know of any exploits. But a proof-of-concept exploit does exist for one vulnerability
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Plaxo has confirmed that an unknown malicious third-party gained access to the company's API connection to Google's address book and calendar
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Once the update to 10.7.4 has been installed, Lion will no longer store user passwords in plain text on the hard disk during login. Apple has also released a security update for Safari and other fixes
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Developers have patched a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the SEO enhancement plugin for vBulletin. As an exploit exists in the wild, users are advised to update their installations as soon as possible
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According to a report from the Internet Crime Complaint Center, hotel internet connections and hotspots are increasingly being used to infect travellers' systems with malware using fake update notifications
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QuickTime for Windows update plugs security holes
