Browser Security News

People eager to get a copy of the latest version of the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard, should be wary of sites offering free copies because they are likely to get some nasty malware instead, according to antivirus company Trend Micro.

Research by vulnerability specialists Secunia suggests that third party applications are increasingly being used by malware writers in preference to using operating system attacks.

Microsoft’s April batch of security patches are out: 8 bulletins with patches for at least 20 documented vulnerabilities.

The Conficker worm is finally doing something–updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday.

The Ghostnet botnet attack that has successfully exploited computer systems within government networks around the globe is being driven in part by an easy-to-use malware authoring toolkit that allows for simple and rapid propagation, researchers contend.

Security experts selling weapons to ward off the dreaded Conficker warned anyone who would listen that April 1 could be a day of destruction, as millions of infected machines started phoning home for malicious software updates.

There are several free tools for detecting and cleaning Conficker off your system from vendors such as McAfee, BitDefender and others. Here is a short list of some of the tools that can be used to thwart a worm that has at varying times wormed its way onto millions of systems worldwide.

Microsoft says other browsers are too reliant on add-ons to get the same level of security as its new Internet Explorer 8 browser.

After years of lagging behind on important security features, Apple has finally added a malware-blocker, a phishing filter and support for EV (extended validation) certificates into the latest refresh of its Safari Web browser.

Mobile workers who access the Internet from laptops while traveling can pose a serious security threat to your network. That’s because laptops are more vulnerable to malicious software and hacker attacks when they are not protected by corporate security systems.