ESET Nod32 Version 6 was released today.
Category: Online Safety
Facebook Security Flaw Allows Users to See Private New Year’s Messages
Facebook is offering a service that allows users to send messages to other users, which will be delivered at the stroke of midnight.
Yet Another Internet Explorer Zero-Day Exploit
There is an un-patched vulnerability that affects Internet Explorer versions 8 and above.
Wal-Mart/Facebook Gift Card Scam
Keep an eye out for bogus Gift Card scams through the holiday season. This social engineering trick says you’ll get $1,000, but all they’re trying to do is install their malicious Facebook app…
Kids, This Is Why We Don’t Recommend Norton (Because It Doesn’t Work)
Let’s get right down to it – Symantec’s Norton Internet Security is horrible antivirus software and it flat-out does not work.
New Zeus Botnet Worm Posing As “FacebookPhoto_ADD_album.jpeg.exe”
Careful, folks, there’s a new Worm that is posing as a “Facebook Photo Album” executable.
ANOTHER Zero-Day Exploit for Internet Explorer
CRITICAL: Zero-Day Bug In Internet Explorer
DANGER, will Robinson! According to an online article at Ars Technica, a Zero-Day flaw in Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, and 9 has been discovered and is being actively exploited in the wild.
GoDaddy “Hacked”
According to a CNET, GoDaddy was attacked today, causing widespread outages for customers utilizing GoDaddy’s web hosting and email services. Websites currently using GoDaddy’s web hosting services, are down.
Java Patched Thursday, Critical Flaw Already Discovered
We saw the writing on the wall and opted to fully remove Java from our Monthly Support clients’ systems.