Windows 7 UAC Vulnerable – User Mode Program Can Disable User Access Control
It seems like Windows 7 is already creating some controversy even though it’s still in BETA. Just like Vista it also has UAC (User Access Control) which a lot of people disable completely because they...
View ArticleTrojan in Counterfeit Copies of Windows 7 Builds Botnet
This latest mass infection is through a vector I really don’t understand, see as though you can legitimately download Windows 7 from Microsoft. I guess people just prefer BitTorrent downloads to HTTP...
View ArticleWindows 7 UAC (User Access Control) Ineffective Against Malware
There have been a few stories about Windows 7, even one about Windows 7 UAC before and now it’s officially on sale I’d expect there to be many more. As always malware and mass infections is a numbers...
View ArticleMicrosoft Confirms First Windows 7 0-Day Vulnerability
So a pretty serious remote vulnerability has been discovered in Windows 7, as usual Microsoft is downplaying the problem asking you to block the ports on your firewall rather than fixing the issue....
View ArticleMicrosoft Leaves Users Waiting For Black Screen Of Death Fix
The news this week has been a flaw in Microsoft‘s all versions of Windows labeled as the “Black Screen of Death”, they did acknowledge the problem a few days ago (in a roundabout way) but basically...
View ArticleTDL AKA Alureon Rootkit Now Infecting 64-Bit Windows 7 Platform
As we’ve come to expect, the malware guys are always at the leading edge of technological development. Now there are rootkits infecting 64-Bit versions of Windows, which have been thought of as fairly...
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