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New Method Traps 'Fast' Worms

FEBRUARY 12, 2007 | Researchers at Penn State University have launched a startup to sell their new antivirus and anti-worm technologies. The recently formed Day Zero Systems first plans to sell to antivirus companies the new technology it has developed for identifying and blocking worms. The Proactive Worm Containment (PWC) approach developed by the researchers is

Experts: computer valentine messages could contain viruses

Security experts are cautioning Internet users to be wary of Valentine's Day e-mails and e-greeting cards because they may contain viruses that could wreak havoc on their computer systems. by Josephine Roque Notably, a worm called Nurech.A comes in e-mails with subject lines like: "Together You and I," "Til the End of Time," "Heart of Mine." An attached file with the name postcard.exe

Mouse-Trapped

Mark Rasch, Substitute teacher Julie Amero faces up to 40 years in prison for exposing kids to porn using a classroom computer, but the facts strongly suggest that she was wrongfully convicted. Many issues remain, from the need for an independent computer forensics investigation and the presence of spyware and adware on the machine, to bad or incomplete legal work on

Steve Jobs Blasts DRM

by Adam C. Engst In an unprecedented move, Apple last week posted on the company Web site an open letter from Steve Jobs entitled "Thoughts on Music." That Apple chose the open letter approach is interesting, but sensible, since there isn't really a conventional format for a company to express an opinion or take a position other than a press release, and the letter was aimed, as

Vista pumps US PC sales

Correspondents in San Francisco FEBRUARY 12, 2007 US sales of computers carrying Microsoft's new operating system Vista soared in the week after it was launched, defying the expectations of analysts who gave Vista lacklustre reviews. Personal computer sales for the week following

Vista Not Playing Nice With FPS Games

"Computerworld is reporting that gamers who have installed Vista are reporting problems with first person-shooter titles such as CounterStrike, Half-Life 2, Doom 3. and F.E.A.R. (Users have compiled lists of games with Vista issues.) The complaints, which have turned up on gamers' forums, cite crashes and low frame rates. Not surprisingly, the problems relate to graphics hardware and software: '

Microsoft releases second beta of home server OS

By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service February 12, 2007 Microsoft has released the second beta of a new server aimed at giving users a way to connect and manage Windows Vista PCs, devices, and printers in their homes.Beta 2 of Windows Home Server, which already has been tested by more than 1,000 Microsoft employees, software and hardware partners, is now available, Microsoft said. The

A dozen patches on the way from Microsoft

Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release a dozen security bulletins, including a "critical" one for its own anti-spyware and other security products. By Joris Evers , February 12, 2007 Microsoft on Tuesday plans to release a dozen security bulletins, including a "critical" one for its own anti-spyware and other security products. The bulletins, part of its monthly patch cycle, will provpide fixes

Online Security a Big Issue

By Scott Miller, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Feb. 11--BLOOMINGTON -- Jeff Mercier came into work one morning, turned on his laptop, logged into the corporate server and quickly got a call from the IT department. Somewhere during work travels, a virus attached to his laptop computer with hopes of stealing personal information. Fortunately, he hadn't put his entire company and customers

Anti-Spyware Coalition Reaches Important Milestone

(1) Anti-Spyware Coalition Reaches Important Milestone Last month, the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) unveiled a comprehensive set of "best practices" for identifying potentially unwanted technology. Based on more than a year of consultations and building on all of the coalition's previous work, the Best Practices document provides the clearest description yet of how anti-spyware companies

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