F-Secure advises companies to establish a USB Device Policy and to migrate from Windows XP Service Pack 2 as soon as possible. Helsinki, Finland – July 20, 2010: Microsoft published Security Advisory 2286198 on Friday of last week, confirming the existence of a critical vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows. The new zero-day vulnerability
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Today BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions, released a free removal tool targeting Win32.Worm.Stuxnet. This tool is capable of removing all known variants of Win32.Worm.Stuxnet, as well as the rootkit drivers that are used to conceal critical components of the worm. Win32.Worm.Stuxnet is a new breed of e-threats that emerged around mid-July. Although
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Earlier this month “VirusBlokAda” reported about StuxNet, the first exploit using the .LNK vulnerability (Windows Shortcut) in all of Microsoft operating systems. Malware may compromise any Windows operating system by exploiting the way file managers, (also 3rd party file managers like Total Commander), displays icons. Specially crafted shortcuts use this vulnerability to execute malware. W32/Stuxnet
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