============================================================ -------- PCMAG.COM'S SECURITY WATCH -------- -------- for November 17, 2004 -------- ============================================================
============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Panda Software ********** Panda's Centralized Management Makes Virus Protection Easy The demands on your time and budget are enormous. Panda BusinesSecure with Exchange delivers completely centralized, always updated corporate virus protection. You can administer the entire network right from your desk. Install, uninstall, or update AV on any of your machines all at once or individually. Protect your perimeter and email communications with hassle-free, centralized management. Test drive it yourself. Visit PANDA'S CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT MAKES VIRUS PROTECTION EASY. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119918-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to the PCMag.com Security Watch Newsletter. Every week we bring you an overview of the current viruses, worms, and other threats and the information you need to combat them. We weren't surprised to see an expansion this week of the new wave of mail worms based on a newly-discovered vulnerability in IE. This week's top threat, Bofra.E, is the latest of these. In an ominous sign reminiscent of the Sobig worms that wreaked so much havoc early in 2003, it has an expiration date, indicating that newer and more virulent strains are on their way ( http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119921-0-0-0-1 ). Last week's top threat is among the top threats monitored by McAfee AVERT. See the complete list in our Top Threats section ( http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119924-0-0-0-1 ). The Phish of the Week ( http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119927-0-0-0-1 ) looks like a contest to win a Mercedes, but in fact it's a scam to grab your eBay account information. For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119930-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Top Threat:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * Top 8 threats tracked by McAfee AVERT as of November 15, 2004 * Top Phish of the week * Security Watch News Feed ============================================================ Top Threat:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bofra is a worm that installs a web server on TCP port 1639 on the infected computer and sends a mass e-mailing which includes a link to that server out to addresses it harvests off the infected computer. Users who click the link become infected through a vulnerability in Internet Explorer. See our top threat for more on the Bofra.E worm. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119921-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Top 8 threats tracked by McAfee AVERT as of November 15, 2004 W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED] W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED] W32/[EMAIL PROTECTED] For the full list, visit the Top Threats section http:/www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1728200,00.asp ============================================================ Top Phish of the week Merry Phishmas! Name: Merry Phishmas! Date: November, 2004 Type: Phishing - Account Information For more on this phishing attack, see our top phish section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119933-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Watch News Feed McAfee Adds Real-Time Scanning to Zap Spyware eWeek November 15, 2004 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119936-0-0-0-1 Skype Update Fixes Security Issue eWeek November 15, 2004 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119939-0-0-0-1 FTC on Spam: More Work to Be Done eWeek November 12, 2004 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119942-0-0-0-1 Get more links in the Feed http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1255-14-56-53809-119945-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ The PCMag.com Bookstore PC Magazine's Windows XP Solutions Ever wish they'd consulted you before they designed Windows XP? 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