SOURCE Well it seems that Microsoft found a huge hole in MSN Messenger that was bad enough that
they want people to upgrade to the current Messenger which is Live 8.1 or something like that. As
for details on the problem they just said the following, "..which let hackers embed malicious code
in Web chat invitations to users." and that they found this problem in "6.2, 7.0 and 7.5, as well as
Windows Live Messenger 8.0." Although it was interesting to know that people were actually
complaining about Live Messenger being a resource hog, well the last time I check msn w...

To think the Microsoft ANI exploit and the botnet things were bad but this just top the charts, this
new variation of the Storm virus of last year gets a new powerful punch. The virus gets sent
through a password protected zip fil in which the password is contain in a image file in the email.
The email subject contains either Worm Alert!" or "Trojan Detected! so do not open and just
delete it. Also the image file will read something like UrgentNotice.gif" or "AbuseReport.gif. and
the zip file will read something like "patch-####.zip" or "removal-####.zip.". ...

Although I am bit surprise that no one really take about way back then, but it seems the hackers and
crackers I starting to use the microsoft update downloading to transmit there malware and torjans to
compromised computers. The reason being is that the Microsoft update program bypasses firewall
security protocals and so when that malware is getting download, your firewall and virus programs
will not pick it up. I know a few people turn it off and either download them manually or don't
download them at all. So to toss out a warning, when you get he windows update ...

A very serious problem is found in the new version of Winzip 10. This is due to the FileView
ActiveX Control used by WinZip 10. Users of WinZip 10 who accedientially venture into malicious
websites could suffer due to this. This is rated highly critical by the security firm Secunia. Only
those who are using WinZip 10.0 with a build lower than 7245 are exposed to this critical bug.
Those who are using WinZip 9 and older versions do not have this problem. The Patch WinZip 10.0
build 7245 is available free of charge to all registered users of both Standard and Profess...

Yes, another update. You can read the fixes at ZDNet or here at the Mozilla Release Notes .
Before installing v1.0.3 make sure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and
doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations! (known issue) Greetz, Rik©...

QUOTE A new scam by hackers has some people believing they are receiving an e-mail about a
critical update to Windows when in actuality they are installing a Trojan horse, Sophos said on
Friday. The e-mail directs victims to a fake version of the Windows Update site, where there are
links to download the malicious "patches." "The email uses the Microsoft branding and style so to
the casual observer it appears to be legitimate," Gregg Mastoras, Senior Security Analyst at Sophos,
told BetaNews. If users download the "patches," they are actually installing the Troj/DS...

Yesterday Mozilla (foundation) released another security update for Firefox. QUOTE(Mozilla
Foundation) March 23, 2005, (Mountain View, CA). The Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated to preserving choice and promoting innovation on the Internet, today announced a security
update for its Firefox Web browser. The update is a proactive security release to patch a bug
identified by Internet Security Systems, a premier security research, products, and services
company. No known exploits of the bug have been reported prior to the update's release. ...