Google buys anti-malware browser virtualization startup
Google has quietly made its first anti-malware acquisition, snapping up GreenBorder Technologies, a venture-backed company that sells browser virtualization security software.
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Bonjour Apple, connect to this Mac OS X exploit
Exploit code for a dangerous flaw in the Mac OS X Bonjour service is released less than 24 hours after Apple's security update.
Apple patch batch fixes 17 Mac OS X vulnerabilities
The latest mega update is the fifth from Apple this year and brings the patch total for 2007 up to 109.
ActiveX flaw project hits Microsoft Office 2000
This month's ActiveX flaw project has uncovered a potentially dangerous code execution hole in an ActiveX module in Microsoft Office 2000.
May 30 is D-Day for Firefox 1.5
Barring any "show-stopper issues" during the testing process, security and stability support for Mozilla Firefox 1.5 will expire on May 30.
McAfee yawns at pornographic OpenOffice virus sample
Anti-virus experts are giving a collective thumbs-down to a proof-of-concept virus targeting OpenOffice and StarOffice, dismissing the creation as a silly publicity stunt.
Google, Dell in URL redirection 'spyware' flap
Google has invested heavily in several anti-malware/anti-spyware initiatives but the search engine giant might have a spyware problem of its own.According to David Ulevitch, CEO of OpenDNS, Google's revenue-generating URL error alliance with Dell drops a difficult-to-remove program on computers that straddles the spyware line.
Google's anti-malware team comes out of the shadows
Google's anti-malware team has emerged from the shadows with a new blog, a widely discussed research paper and enough clues about its ambitious drive to put a roadblock between dirty Web sites and end users.
Microsoft releases Office exploit isolation tool
Microsoft has released a file conversion tool that stops exploits rigged into .doc, .xls and .ppt files from infecting Office 2003 users.
MS Word exploit generator circulating?
MessageLabs is reporting a surge in targeted malware attacks against a known Microsoft Word code-execution vulnerability, suggesting that an exploit generator kit may be circulating online.