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Bank Trojan Takes Aim at Firefox Users
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The world’s most feared banking Trojan, Zeus, is going after Mozilla Firefox users for the first time, security company Trusteer has reported.
Also known as Zbot, Zeus is designed to steal banking logins from its victims using sophisticated web form spoofing as well as keyloggging. …
According [...]

Security Fix – What To Do When Scareware Strikes.
First thing: Take a deep breath and don’t panic!

The New York Times reports today :
In a survey of 443 companies and government agencies published last month, the Computer Security Institute found that 64 percent reported malware infections, up from 50 percent the previous year. The financial loss from security breaches was $234,000 on average for each organization.
The long-term answer, some experts assert, lies [...]

If you are using Internet Explorer, either make sure your security level is set to “High” or else, use another browser.
Microsoft Warns of IE Zero-day Used in Google Attack
A critical zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer was exploited as part of the attack on Google and other companies, according to both Microsoft and McAfee.
The flaw allows [...]

PandaLabs, the anti-malware laboratory of Panda Security, has published its Annual Malware Report, which reviews the major incidents and events concerning IT security in 2009. The outstanding trend of the last 12 months has been the prolific production of new malware. 25 million new strains were created in just one year — compared to a [...]

Advanced Antivirus – PC World.
Hackers have shown that they can plant their malware even on mainstream sites–proving that you need antivirus protection now more than ever. We lab-tested eleven top security programs to find the best guardians for your PC.

Facebook Blocks Raunchy Worm – PC World.
Security firm AVG warned of the Facebook exploit that uses a suggestive female character to lure users into clicking on a URL, which will then post a link on their own Facebook wall, redirecting to the same page. AVG explains that in the past few days, some Facebook users [...]

Google’s Free Airport Wi-Fi: Five Ways to Protect Yourself – PC World.
…  Google’s generosity may also lure identity thieves and nefarious hackers to the nation’s terminals to prey on clueless travelers. Public hotspots, which by nature are open and unencrypted, are notoriously insecure. Information you transmit via laptop, smartphone, or gaming device may very well [...]

Microsoft Investigating Windows 7 SMB Crash Bug – PC World.
A new security advisory from Microsoft shines the light on a denial-of-service bug in Windows 7 and Server 2008 that could be hit to crash the system but not cause other harm.
The flaw in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol only affects Windows 7 and Server [...]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181973/facebook_invasion_beware_of_new_smart_worm.html

Hot on the heels of a reported hijacking of hundreds of Facebook groups, a new variation on an old worm is crawling its way into the social network’s walls. Attackers have released an updated, more intelligent version of the notorious Koobface virus, security analysts say–and anyone could become its next victim.
The worm typically works by [...]