============================================================ -------- PCMAG.COM'S SECURITY WATCH -------- -------- for December 23, 2004 -------- ============================================================
============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Best Buy ********** Running out of time? Get to Best Buy. The perfect last minute gifts are right here. Just let the Best Buy Gift Finder do the work and the perfect gifts will magically appear. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134462-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ PCMag.com's Security Watch 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. Our Top 5 Vulnerabilities section this week is loaded with problems in Windows. Get the score here. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134465-0-0-0-1 If you really want to dig in deep to see what's running in Windows, including potential malware, use the free tools we describe in this week's Security Tip. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134468-0-0-0-1 When you configure networking applications you may see references to UDP as a network protocol. What is it, how does it differ from TCP (as in TCP/IP)? Find out in our Jargon Watch section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134471-0-0-0-1 This week brought the mother lode of vulnerabilities from multiple sources, from Microsoft to Cisco to PHP and more. Learn all the unfortunate news in the Security Alerts and Updates section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134474-0-0-0-1 For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134477-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Top 5 Vulnerabilities as Reported by for Tuesday Dec. 21, 2004 * Security Tip * Security Alerts and Updates * Jargon Watch ============================================================ Top 5 Vulnerabilities as Reported by for Tuesday Dec. 21, 2004 Date: December 14, 2004 Title: Microsoft [Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS04-045)] Severity: Medium For more vulnerabilities, see our Top 5 section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134465-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Tip Sysinternals has an impressive collection of free tools, including Filemon, which shows you all activity in your file system in real time, Regmon, which lets you see all registry activity in real-time, and TCPView, which shows you the names of programs on your system that are communicating over TCP/IP or UDP. Many of these tools are available in source code form. For more details, see our Security Tip section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134468-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Alerts and Updates This week brought a flood of vulnerability reports and patches from vendors all over the industry map, including Cisco, Microsoft, Samba, PHP and Veritas. For more on this problem, see our Security Alerts and Updates section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134474-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Jargon Watch UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is the connectionless protocol that runs over IP, as opposed to TCP. Go to our Jargon Watch for definitions to this and other terms. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134471-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ The Vault December 15: Giant AntiSpyware http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134480-0-0-0-1 December 10: Cloudmark SafetyBar 4.0 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134483-0-0-0-1 December 9: DeviceLock 5.7 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134486-0-0-0-1 December 8: GoodLink Server 4 Boosts Security http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134489-0-0-0-1 December 8: ZoneAlarm Security Suite 5.5 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134492-0-0-0-1 November 30: Spies Behind Bars http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134495-0-0-0-1 November 30: F-Secure Internet Security 2005 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134498-0-0-0-1 November 30: BitDefender 8 Professional Plus http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134501-0-0-0-1 November 29: Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134504-0-0-0-1 November 22: Keyhole 2 Pro http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134507-0-0-0-1 November 18: Webroot Phish Net (beta) http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134510-0-0-0-1 November 18: ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134513-0-0-0-1 November 16: Mozilla Firefox 1.0 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134516-0-0-0-1 November 15: Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134519-0-0-0-1 November 15: Panda TruPrevent Personal 2005 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134522-0-0-0-1 November 10: Secure Your Data http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134525-0-0-0-1 November 4: Astaro Security Linux 5 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134528-0-0-0-1 November 4: PC SafetyPlus http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134531-0-0-0-1 November 4: PC Tattletale http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134534-0-0-0-1 November 4: Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.1 http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134537-0-0-0-1 November 4: Bypass Proxy Client http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1361-14-56-53809-134540-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? 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