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Secunia adds 'automated patching' to software inspector tool
The free patching utility will automatically install software updates for Windows users.
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Report: third party programs rather than Microsoft programs responsible for most vulnerabilities
According to Secunia's recently released "Yearly Vulnerability Research Report", third party applications rather than Microsoft programs are responsible for the majority of vulnerabilities.
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Apple leads the pack for ballooning bug count
Being in the lead is not always a good thing. Apple takes number one stop for the most bugs found in all of its products during the first half of 2010, ahead of Oracle, and Microsoft, according to...
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'Highly critical' flaw found in Opera browser
Security researchers are sounding the alarm for an unpatched, remote code execution flaw in the Opera Web browser.
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Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains high
With the time frame for an exploit to become an inseparable part of a web malware exploitation kit shrinking, and with the average Internet user's over-confidence in an antivirus scanner's ability...
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Secunia: Less than 2% of Windows PCs fully patched
It's long been established that the unpatched state of the Windows monoculture is the reason we are facing a malware epidemic. Yet, the latest vulnerability patching statistics from Secunia's PSI...
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Almost every Windows PC contains at least one insecure program
Sobering stats from Secunia. Out of a random sampling of 20,000 systems, a whopping 98.09% have one or more insecure program installed.
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Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits
In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156...
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Secunia launches pay-as-you-go exploit shop
Danish security research firm Secunia has launched a pay-as-you-go vulnerability analysis service aimed at providing technical details, exploits and proof-of-concept code to security software...
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Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products
UPDATE: McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position. In what appears to be either a common scenario of "when the security solution ends up the...
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Remote code execution flaw in VLC Media Player
Researchers at Secunia have found a "highly critical" vulnerability that puts users of the cross-platform VLC Media Player at risk of remote code execution attacks. The vulnerability is confirmed...
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Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw
Add the popular Foxit Reader to the list of desktop software applications to be patched as a matter of priority. According to vulnerability research outfit Secunia, there's a "highly critical"...
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Secunia: It's not a flaw if it's a feature
When I reported on the Vocera certificate security bypass flaw, SecurityFocus picked up on it and created Bugtraq ID 27935 to warn their customers about the vulnerability. I dropped a note to...
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Secunia: Skype, Java, QuickTime, PDF patches oh my; It's been an ugly 24 hours for Windows users
The last 24 hours has been a patch barrage with Sun, Adobe, Apple and Skype all issuing patches. But what's notable is how these patches affect Windows users. According to statistics compiled via...
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Secunia: CA backup product 'inherently insecure'
In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Symantec Mail Security.
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Secunia: Alarming stats on insecure applications
Secunia has some alarming stats on the lack of patching going on out there. Secunia uses its PSI application to track patches and the state of security. As you may know, PSI is one of those must...
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Autonomy threatens legal action over vulnerability alert
According to back-and-forth correspondence released by Secunia, the San Francisco-based Autonomy is threatening legal action to force the flaw alert aggregator to "suppress significant information...
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Netscape plays catch up with security patches
America Online has shipped version 9.0.0.4 of its alternative Netscape browser to incorporate the last batch of Firefox security patches.
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Firefox feature introduces danger
Software engineers at Mozilla are working on a fix for another protocol handing issue affecting the company's flagship Firefox browser. Code execution attacks are possible under certain conditions.
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Yahoo Messenger, QuickTime top list of most vulnerable Windows apps
Software products marketed by Yahoo and Apple have topped the list of the most vulnerable Windows-based applications in 2007, according to endpoint security vendor Bit9.
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