Tag: f-secure
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Anti-malware school
F-Secure launches malware analysis course at Helsinki University. Researchers at F-Secure have decided to do their bit in helping to educate the next generation of malware analysts. A new course entitled ‘Malware Analysis and Antivirus Technologies’ starts at Helsinki University of Technology this spring. The course covers topics including reverse engineering, the use of debuggers,…
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Attempted virus fumbles attack on F-Secure
Flawed file-infector fails to frighten Finns. A highly buggy intended virus has been found to include an attempt to launch a DDoS attack on the websites of Finnish security firm F-Secure , alongside a suggestion that the firm’s head of labs Mikko Hyppönen needs a haircut. The flawed parasitic malware, which appears to have been…
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Sony in more rootkit rows
Accusations of sneakiness and unsafe practices hit media giants again. Sony has been tangled up in two separate rootkit scares in the past few days, with a brief outcry over hidden software installed by a PC game swiftly followed by more serious allegations about techniques used by a supposedly secure USB key system. The game…
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Vulnerabilities strike more AV firms, and Mac too
F-Secure and Authentium patch holes, while Samba flaws worry Apple users. Users of Mac OS X , used to a cosy sense of security, have been warned of possible penetration vectors thanks to a slew of flaws unveiled in the Samba networking system used to connect Mac s to Windows systems. An alert issued by…
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Phishing techniques and technology revealed
Serious software used to analyse phished data, and a phisher talks. Some insights into the workings of phishing scams were revealed this week, as a sophisticated tool designed to process data gathered by LdPinch trojans was discovered and analysed, and a security watcher probed the mind of a young phisher in an online conversation, published…