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This is an Exhaustive but by no means complete port list for Trojans, Viruses, Malware, and Applications. We will eventually update this into a port list that can be managed by the community so you can submit known ports.

Security Shield is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as System Tool and Security Tool. Once installed, it will supposedly scan your computer for spyware, adware, trojans and other malware. Of course, it will find numerous infections and then will prompt you to pay for a full version of Security Shield in order [...]

Internet Defender is a rogue anti-spyware program that uses fake scan results and false security alerts as a method to make you think you are infected with malware. It’s from the same family as Security Defender. The rogue pretends to scan your computer for viruses and reports fake infections. It then prompts to pay for [...]

AdwareAlert is a corrupt anti-spyware application that tries to use the mistyped title of the legitimate Ad Aware anti-spyware tool in order to scam its users into paying the creators another $50. It pretends to be a legitimate spyware remover, while in reality, AdwareAlert is a complete fake that uses scare tactics (pop-ups, fake system…

Has your house ever been broken into? According to the latest statistics released by the FBI, it is believed that housebreak occurs in every 16 seconds. It is for this reason that a majority of homeowners are searching for the most effective home security systems. If you haven’t started looking for a security system for [...]

Anytime, a corporation serves the general public, by an ” open door” customer policy,  the thought of employees or contacts “going armed” is subject to much discussion and debate. Especially, in the financial  industry where the bank must  deal every day with a combination of customer traffic and the exposure of large sums o…

While most people tend to empathize a lot with the person at the receiving end during a divorce or a separation, but even the individual instigating the breakup is equally affected. No matter the situations leading to the breakup, whenever a divorce or separation happens, it destroys the heart. The rejected person normally bears most [...]

If you would like to be notified of when Chris Sanders releases the next part in this article series please sign up to our WindowSecurity.com Real Time Article Update newsletter. Introduction Those defending the network are at a significant disadvantage when attempting to secure a network against potential attackers. Attackers have days, weeks, months, or [...]

The most significant computer systems’ breach in U.S. military history dates back to 2008, when malicious code contained in a flash drive infected a laptop of a military official posted in the Middle East, and spread further to the network of the U.S. Central Command. The code in question was put on the drive by [...]

The most significant computer systems’ breach in U.S. military history dates back to 2008, when malicious code contained in a flash drive infected a laptop of a military official posted in the Middle East, and spread further to the network of the U.S. Central Command. The code in question was put on the drive by [...]

Every week, hackers are creating 57,000 new Web addresses which they position and index on leading search engines in the hope that unwary users will click them by mistake. Those who do, will see their computers infected or any data they enter on these pages fall into the hands of criminals. To do this, they [...]

Every week, hackers are creating 57,000 new Web addresses which they position and index on leading search engines in the hope that unwary users will click them by mistake. Those who do, will see their computers infected or any data they enter on these pages fall into the hands of criminals. To do this, they [...]

AuthenTec, a provider of security, identity management and touch control solutions, and UPEK, a supplier of fingerprint solutions, announced that the companies have combined, creating the world’s largest provider of fingerprint sensors and identity management software, as well as biometric and embedded security solutions. AuthenTec will remain headquartered in Melbourne, Florida and will be led [...]

AuthenTec, a provider of security, identity management and touch control solutions, and UPEK, a supplier of fingerprint solutions, announced that the companies have combined, creating the world’s largest provider of fingerprint sensors and identity management software, as well as biometric and embedded security solutions. AuthenTec will remain headquartered in Melbourne, Florida and will be led [...]

It’s hard to think of a story in the last few years that has generated more hype, conjecture, posturing, hyperbole and misdirection than Stuxnet, with the possible exception of the Aurora attacks. The commentary and hype around Stuxnet has shifted and morphed over the last few months, and now it seems to have coalesced around [...]

Gifts are often used as an incentive to make people share their personal information. Way back in the day, people could be convinced to share their password in return for a chocolate bar. Today, $200 gift certificates and expensive devices are offered. Symantec warns about a spam run that seeks to lure the recipients into [...]

India has overtaken the US as the single biggest producer of viruses, according to analysis of internet threats by Network Box. India is now responsible for 13.74 per cent of the world’s viruses, up from 9.5 per cent in July. Russia is the next in line, producing just over 11 per cent of viruses – [...]

Trend Micro announced the latest version of its security software that protects operating systems, applications and data on physical, virtual and cloud servers, and virtual desktops. Deep Security 7.5, which leverages the latest VMware vShield Endpoint API, now comes with a new agentless anti-malware module that adds to the product’s existing toolkit of protections including: [...]

Email continues to be the number one source of data loss risks in large enterprises as more than a third (35 percent) investigated a leak of confidential or proprietary information via email in the past 12 months, according to Proofpoint. At the same time, the number of data loss events associated with social media channels [...]

An independent group of security researchers that goes by the name of Abysssec Security Team has announced some two weeks ago its intention of making September a month of disclosure. They plan to unveil 0-day bugs, web application vulnerabilities, detailed binary analysis and PoCs for patched vulnerabilities and unpatched flaws that address some old and [...]