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BREAKING ADVISORY

July 3, 2008. Microsoft has announced plans to release  four Security Bulletins on July 8. All of the bulletins are rated by the vendor as 'Important' and allow an attacker  to escalate privileges,  carry out spoofing , or execute arbitrary code. The components patched include Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server.

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July 1, 2008. Apple patched 25 vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X yesterday. The patched components include Alias Manager, CoreTypes, c++filt, Dock, Launch Services, Net-SNMP, Ruby, SMB File Server, System Configuration, Tomcat, VPN, and WebKit. Exploitation could allow for privilege escalation, denial of service, arbitrary code execution, spoofing, or security bypass.

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Top Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)

PUPs-

Software programs written by legitimate companies that may alter the security state or the privacy posture of the computer on which they are installed. This software can but does not necessarily include spyware, adware, and dialers, and could be downloaded in conjunction with a program that the user wants. Security-minded users know about such programs and, in some case, have them removed.

Threat Date Discovered
ASKToolbar.dll 03 Jul 2008
Adware-TryMedia 20 May 2008
Adware-OneStep 13 Dec 2007
Adware-TCent 24 Jul 2006
Joke-Bluescreen.c 02 Dec 2005
PrcViewer 30 Nov 2005
Adware-Url.gen 08 Jul 2005
Adware-ZangoSA 14 Jun 2005
Adware-GameSpyArcade 19 Jan 2005
RemAdm-PSKill 27 Feb 2002

Virus Map

Get a real-time, bird's-eye view of where computers around the globe are detecting viruses.

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Current Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability-

Exploitable defect in a software application or operating system, allowing others to crash systems, access information on systems, or use systems for their own purposes.

ThreatDate Public
MS08-033 MJPEG Decode10 Jun 2008
MS08-033 WMP SAMI Pa..10 Jun 2008
MS08-026 Word CSS13 May 2008
MS08-027 MS Pub Obj ..13 May 2008
MS08-021 MS GDI Stack08 Apr 2008
MS08-001 MS IGMPv308 Jan 2008

Latest Spam Activity

Spam-

Unwanted e-mail, specifically unsolicited bulk e-mail. Typically, an e-mail message is sent to multiple recipients who did not ask to receive it. E-mail messages are not considered spam if a user has signed up to receive them.

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Top Phish scams

Phishing-

A method of fraudulently obtaining personal information, such as passwords, social security numbers, and credit card details, by sending spoofed e-mails that look like they come from trusted sources, such as banks or legitimate companies. Typically, phishing e-mails request that recipients click on the link in the e-mail to verify or update contact details or credit card information. Like spam, phishing e-mail go to a large number of e-mail addresses expecting that someone will read the spam and disclose their personal information.

 

Updated Last: July 3, 2008 - 12:00 PDT

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