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June 18, 2007

Monday, June 18, 2007 8:43 PM/EST

The Anti-phishing API War

I saw it coming back when all the phishing URL databases were being built: Not only were all the databases going to compete, but there would be different access methods. We saw another stupid battle in that war today with...

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June 14, 2007

Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:35 PM/EST

IE6 on Dell XP Systems

I was surprised to find out today that when you buy a Windows XP system from Dell, even today, it comes with Internet Explorer 6. This is some time since IE7, clearly a better, more secure browser, shipped. I asked...

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June 11, 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007 9:49 PM/EST

Safari Exploits Come Fast and Furious

It didn't take long after the beta of Apple's Safari for Windows became available before the vulnerabilities and exploits started hitting the fan. Attacking Safari appears to be one of those shooting fish in a barrel deals, and there hasn't...

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May 28, 2007

Monday, May 28, 2007 6:46 AM/EST

More From Symantec on MPack

A Symantec Security Response blog this morning goes into more detail on the attack I mentioned earlier. It confirms, as I suspected, that the server side of the attack is all PHP-based. PHP servers are the overwhelming focus of server-side...

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May 26, 2007

Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:49 PM/EST

The Google Crapplet

Word is spreading about the latest development in crapware: An obscure software component on Dell PCs redirects certain browser operations to a special Google search page, one overflowing with ads. The component, officially called the "Browser Address Error Redirector," takes...

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Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:20 PM/EST

Major Web-Based Attack Underway

Symantec is reporting a widespread Web-based attack underway that is believed to have affected over 10,000 computers so far. As of the time of the report, 788 Web sites were known to be spreading the attack. Some of the sites...

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May 20, 2007

Sunday, May 20, 2007 6:27 PM/EST

The .bank Debate Continues

Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure has responded to the criticism of his .bank proposal, and specifically my criticism of it. He acknowledges the obvious, that phishers would still be able to use tricky domain names (one person has suggested .ba.nk, such...

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May 5, 2007

Saturday, May 05, 2007 11:44 AM/EST

Is It Really Chase.com?

I got a new Chase credit card the other day and I decided to sign up for online access, mostly so I can see my charges as they happen. The link I followed from the home page for the particular...

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