Though virus attach themselves to executable program in a way that they are difficult to detect, they are not completely invisible. Every virus executes in a particular way, using certain methods to spread. These characteristics from a pattern called Virus Signature and every virus has its own specific pattern or signature. These pattern or virus [...]
The channels that leak information where information travels unnoticed, accompanying other perfectly proper communication, are called Covert channels. In other words, through these channels information is received by people who should not receive it. To understand the concept of Covert Channels, consider the following example: There are four friends who are going to give an [...]
The salami attack approach gets its name from salami or sausage that is made by fushing small bits of meat and fat. In salami attack we merge bits of seemingly inconsistant data to get powerfull results. To understand the Salami Attack better, we can consider following example: A bank has several account holders. Every month these account [...]
With more than a billion systems using its products and services worldwide, Microsoft collaborates with partners, inductry, and governments to help create a safer, more trusted internet and to improve security. Microsoft has released the 10th volume of Security Intelligence Report which contains an in-depth perspective on software vulnerabilities and exploits, malicious code threats, and [...]
Now a days most of the users concerned about their security over the web even though they are fully protected by the administrator, they use try different preserving steps to keep them more secure and this may lead them to the danger zone or may be open to the insecure threads. In this post we [...]
Are you scared of being caught by your ISP or any other third party user while having a personal search about your required private data . Google has made a good incremented by providing Secure Socket Layer over their search engine’s protocol. Now search your required information by just changing the protocol from http:// to [...]
Microsoft, Google and Firefox has made an effort to hide your internet job stuff being cached on history page or in any physical memory by integrating Private browsing mode in their Browsers. But whatever web pages or sites you open can be viewed by your network server or remote PC. But Astrill has the solution [...]
R u safe !!!! , Is your password secure or not, want to get new secure password??? Don’t worry here is the Password checker initiated by Microsoft Online Safety. Here you can check your password strength whether your password is able to protect your account or not. Or you can create your own secure password. [...]
Microsoft has released Security Advisory 972890 to alert users about a vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The advisory also indicates that Microsoft is aware of attacks attempting to exploit the vulnerability. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Advisory 972890 [...]
Windows Live messenger has inbuilt facility to set your virus scanner as a default file sharing virus scanner. Now receive files through live messenger safely. To set Microsoft Security Essential as your default virus scanner follow the simple steps described below. First of all you need to Install Microsoft Security Essential or any other virus [...]
Microsoft has offered limited downloads (75,000) of Microsoft Security Essentials beta – free antivirus/antispyware replacment for Windows Live OneCare. Microsoft has pitched the software as a basic antivirus, antispyware product that consumes less memory and disk space than commercial security suites like those from vendors such as Symantec and McAfee, and so is suitable for [...]