Patch Tuesday March 2011

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 Posted in Industry News, Kaspersky | No Comments »

This month's patch Tuesday is comprised of three bulletins covering four vulnerabilities. Two bulletins affect Windows while the other affects Office. The Windows vulnerabilities affect all currently supported client OS’s. ... Read more..

Malware in the Android Market part 3

Monday, March 7th, 2011 Posted in Industry News, Kaspersky | No Comments »

A new blog update from Google promises a response to deal with the outbreak of the so called “DroidDream” malware that went live on the Android Market last week:Malware ... Read more..

Spam Campaign on Twitter Leads to Adware

Monday, March 7th, 2011 Posted in Industry News, Kaspersky | No Comments »

Kaspersky Lab recently discovered a new ongoing spam campaign on Twitter. A Twitter account is actively sending tweets to random people with links to a video. Here’s one of the ... Read more..

Off-by-one 2.0

Friday, March 4th, 2011 Posted in Industry News, Kaspersky | No Comments »

The “off-by-one” vulnerability is an old concept. Here is a description from Wikipedia: An off-by-one error (OBOE) is a logical error involving the discrete equivalent of a boundary condition. ... Read more..