Its OK, I use Linux (pic)
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by Chris Heath
Security Center Mayhem, and hilarity for those who understand. read more | digg story
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Paper: disregard for customers, DMCA led to Sony CD rootkit
Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Chris Heath
A new paper revisits the Sony rootkit debacle, trying to understand how Sony BMG decided to pack its CDs with two problematic forms of copy protection. Did Sony make an honest mistake or take a calculated risk? read more | digg story
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The World’s Biggest Botnets – Desktop Security News Analysis
Posted on November 8th, 2007 by Chris Heath
Good read on Storm and other botnets. Storm is a complex combination of malware called Peacomm that includes a worm, rootkit, spam relay, and Trojan… The rootkit is only activated when a person who receives the spam email clicks on the attachment and launches it… read more | digg story
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Leaked Media Defender e-mails reveal secret government project
Posted on September 17th, 2007 by Chris Heath
Internal MediaDefender e-mails leaked on BitTorrent reveal that the peer-to-peer poisoning company was providing information to the government as part of a secret project. The e-mails also provide new insight into the company’s MiiVi scandal. read more | digg story
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Get Rid Of Spyware Using Sysinternals Tools (Definitive Guide)
Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Chris Heath
As it turns out, you can delete all malware manually, but it requires good tools to delete files protected by malware running inside critical Windows processes and renewing its hooks. Anyway, Sysinternals rock, even though they were bought by Microsoft. read more | digg story
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