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Learn more about the advantages of a hardware solution and download five FREE tools today! http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135731-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ 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. Webmasters across the world got a nasty surprise last week when our top threat, the Santy.A worm, defaced their message boards. See what's under Santy's claws in our Top Threat section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135734-0-0-0-1 Last week's top threat, Zafi.D, was a biggie. See how quickly the different antivirus companies responded to it in our Virus Outbreak Response Times section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135737-0-0-0-1 A new phishing attack this week attempts to scare MSN users out of financial information. See what it looks like in our Top Phish section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135740-0-0-0-1 For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135743-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Top Threat: Perl/Santy.A * Best virus outbreak response times as reported by AV-Test GmbH. * Top Phish of the Week: MSN--Account Verification * Security Watch News Feed ============================================================ Top Threat: Perl/Santy.A Santy.A spreads between Web servers running the popular phpBB bulletin board software. A vulnerability in versions 2.0 through 2.0.10 allowed it to attack the software and spread from it. See our Top Threat for more on Perl/Santy.A http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135734-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Best virus outbreak response times as reported by AV-Test GmbH. Product -- Date-Time Detected -- What It Said Norman -- 2004-12-14 09:51 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kaspersky -- 2004-12-14 10:02 -- Email-Worm.Win32.Zafi.d F-Secure -- 2004-12-14 10:31 -- Email-Worm.Win32.Zafi.d Virusbuster -- 2004-12-14 12:04 -- I-Worm.Zafi.D For the full list, visit the Virus Outbreak Response Times section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135737-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Top Phish of the Week: MSN--Account Verification Name: MSN--Account Verification Date: December 2004 Type: Phishing--Financial Information For more on this phishing attack, see our Top Phish section. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135740-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Watch News Feed Three Serious Windows Vulnerabilities Surface http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135746-0-0-0-1 eWeek December 24, 2004 Latest Skulls Trojan Foretells Risky Smart-Phone Future http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135749-0-0-0-1 eWeek December 22, 2004 Unix, Linux Security Bugs Patched http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135752-0-0-0-1 eWeek December 22, 2004 Get more links in the Feed http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-1370-14-56-53809-135755-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? 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