SOBIG VIRUS

Aug 19, 2003 | security

Yet another virus making the rounds today, and it must be really efficient at sending new copies of itself – I’ve gotten more than two dozen messages today carrying the virus, and a couple of clients reported being flooded with them as well. Here’s...

BEWARE OF VIRUS HOAXES

Aug 16, 2003 | security, spam

E-mail messages are already circulating that purport to be from Microsoft, urging recipients to execute an attachment to the message to install a security update against the MSBLAST worm. Microsoft never distributes software by e-mail. No responsible vendor will send...

BLASTER WORM REMOVAL

Aug 12, 2003 | security

If you’re infected by the Blaster worm, download and install the security update from Microsoft on this page. Then click here to download Symantec’s removal tool. Save it to your desktop. Then go to Symantec’s explanation of the removal tool and...

NEW VIRUS ATTACKS WINDOWS PCs

Aug 11, 2003 | security

A new virus was launched today that exploits the security hole acknowledged by Microsoft on July 16. (See my writeup on August 4.) You’ll likely see newspaper articles on Tuesday with more details. Systems protected by a home router or firewall probably...

WINDOWS UPDATES AND VIRUSES

Aug 4, 2003 | security, WinXP

SECURITY UPDATES: go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install Critical Updates Microsoft is strongly advising everyone to install the most recent security update for Windows, and there are alarming news stories about hackers taking advantage of this new...

THE EROSION OF ONLINE PRIVACY

Jul 1, 2003 | law, security

EBay’s director of law enforcement and compliance, Joseph Sullivan, gave a talk last winter which is only now getting any attention. In it, he offered law enforcement officials open access to EBay customer information – without regard for the legal procedures that you...