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============================================================ ********** Sponsored by St Bernard ********** PATCHING WITH MORE FEATURES--FREE TRIAL OFFER! The most comprehensive patch management solution in the industry just got better. UpdateEXPERT from St. Bernard Software now offers Rollback, Scan and Manage by IP address, named agents and much more in its newest version. See for yourself how pain-free and reliable patching can be. Download your FREE trial copy now! http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125294-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Tracking the World of Technology Threats So You Don't Have To 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. The big news this week is not a live threat, but a serious vulnerability with threats looming. The Sun Java Plug-in, which connects the Java virtual machine to Web browsers, has a hole that could open your system to attackers. Learn more about it and how to fox the situation in our Top Threat section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125297-0-0-0-1 Last week's Skulls trojan is this week's #1 threat in Panda Software's list of latest threats. But moving up the list is a new family of worms named Tasin. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125300-0-0-0-1 Want to become an eBay Power Seller? Get the information on it from eBay, not from this week's Top Phish, which comes from someone else. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125303-0-0-0-1 For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125306-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Top Threat: Java Plug-In Bug * Latest 18 threats as reported by Panda Antivirus for November 29, 2004 * Top Phish of the Week * Security Watch News Feed ============================================================ Top Threat: Java Plug-In Bug The Java Plug-In is software from Sun Microsystems that ties the Java Virtual Machine to web browsers. It includes a facility for allowing Javascript in web pages to make calls in to the Java VM. Flaws in this interface allow an attacker to execute Java code outside of the protective Java sandbox, which normally prevents Java programs from misbehaving. See our top threat for more on the Java Plug-In Bug http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125297-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Latest 18 threats as reported by Panda Antivirus for November 29, 2004 Name 1. Skulls.A 2. Yanz.B 3. Tasin.C For the full list, visit the Top Antivirus Vendor Response section http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125300-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Top Phish of the Week Name: eBay--Power Seller Scam 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=184-1294-14-56-53809-125303-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Watch News Feed Microsoft Confirms WINS Flaw http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125312-0-0-0-1 eWeek Nov 29 2004 SCO Site Attacked Again http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125315-0-0-0-1 eWeek Nov 29 2004 Kazaa Rates as Worst Pest on CA's Spyware List http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125318-0-0-0-1 eWeek Nov 26 2004 Get more links in the Feed http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1294-14-56-53809-125321-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? 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