An email that should come from customs, actually contains a virus, according to the security experts of Avira. The spam emails have the subject “Parcel requires declaration”.
Text of the email:
Good day, We have received a parcel for you, sent from France on July 9. Please fill out the customs declaration attached to this message […]

The new Apple iPhone 3G is already cracked by employees of the gadget website Gizmodo.com. It is said, that the phone was already cracked before it’s official introduction.
A cracked iPhone can be used on all networks, so not only on the networks of the providers Apple has an exclusive deal with.

After Microsoft has postponed Service Pack 3 for Windows XP already several times, also due to compatibilityproblems, AMD users are now reporting problems with SP3. In some cases the computer will not start anymore, in others the computer crashes during installation.
Dr. Jesper M. Johansson, Microsoft expert, gives solutions for these problems in his blog.
In […]

When using Windows XP and having Internet Explorer 7 installed, there is a high risk that a Windows security breach might be used by hackers, even when surfing with the secure Firefox browser. A problem handling internet adresses which contain an ” or a % sign could execute a program on the computer by just […]

A new update for the free Firefox browser is fixing some security issues and shall also provide more stability. The exact list of changes for the new version 2.0.0.5 can be seen in the Mozilla Release Notes.
If the automatic update scanner is disabled in an already installed Firefox, you can get the newest version directly […]

83% of new published malware are trojans according to the results of the Panda Software online-scanner Activescan from April to June 2007. Infecting worms are with 8% the second biggest group of malware, followed by adware with 5% and spyware with 2%.
While this groups of unwanted software is highly increasing, the amount of new virusses […]

The notebook producer Acer is now recalling certain lithium-ion battery packs containing cells made by Sony and used in Acer notebooks. These battery packs might lead to overheating. The following models sold in the USA and Canada between May 2004 and November 2006 may have battery packs affected by the replacement program:
TravelMate Series, beginning with: […]

The free AntiVir anti virus software in its yesterdays update suspected the windows program winlogon.exe to be the trojan horse “TR/WLHack.A”. An update later this morning corrected the mistake in the software newest signature data.

If a user already moved or quarantined the file “winlogon.exe”, he has to move it back to its original location […]

The russian security experts from antivirus firm Kaspersky criticized security in new Windows Vista. The major problem would be that security firms do not get a direct access to the system anymore according to Natalja Kaspersky on german CeBIT.
At the moment virus authors have a major advantage towards security companies who first needs to let […]

The online auction and shopping website eBay and the associated money transfer service PayPal are currently testing a new security key. The accounts will be protected in a better way through the use of an individual code. The small keychain device is equipped with a display, generating a six-digit security code every 30 seconds. This […]