Tag: nod32
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NOD32 alerts on suspect adverts
False positive reveals sneaky techniques used in ads. ESET ‘s NOD32 product was updated several times in close succession over the weekend, as false positives were introduced flagging some JavaScript-based web advertising as the JS/Tivso trojan, and rapid adjustments were made to correct the false alarms. The incident, besides showing some very speedy response times…
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Overflows hit NOD32
Vulnerabilities disclosed after patching. Two stack-overflow vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Eset ‘s flagship NOD32 AntiVirus product, which could have been exploited to escalate privileges, or even execute code remotely and thus access a vulnerable system. The overflow issues, which involve specially formatted pathnames which are not properly processed by the product when dealing with…