SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43757

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43757/57

CRITICALITY: EXTREMELY CRITICAL!!

RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-15

DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Google Chrome, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a vulnerability in the bundled version of Adobe Flash Player. For more information: SA43751

SOLUTION: Do not browse untrusted sites.

Google Chrome Style Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43748

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43748/

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-16

DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Google Chrome, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system. Read More...

Southern writes:  

A vulnerability in the way Internet Explorer parses MHTML content—a method for combining multiple file types and HTML content into a single file—is now targeting users as part of a "drive-by" browser attack.

It's called that due to the process by which attackers exploit the loophole: They'll create a malicious website, lure a user in, and then force the user's browser to run Javascript code. This code can access information from a user's browser or, worse, entice a user to install additional code that opens up his or her system to additional hacks.

"The end result of this type of vulnerability is script encoded within the link executed in the context of the target document or target web site," write Dave Ross and Chengyun Chu in Microsoft's Security Research & Defense blog.

more: PCMag

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43696

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43696/

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-11

DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting and spoofing attacks, and compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 5.0.4. For more information: SA43582
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SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43683

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43683/

RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-10

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome, where some have an unknown impact while others can be exploited by malicious people bypass certain security restrictions, disclose system information, and compromise a user's system. The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 10.0.648.127. Read More...

Southern writes:  

While I have a near-perfect fix for your PC virus problems -- switch to Linux -- I know most of you aren't going to take me up on it. Some of you, though, could probably be talked into going Mac, but while Macs are still a good deal safer than Windows, Mac malware, like the BlackHole RAT Trojan horse are beginning to show up. What's a user to do!?

Well, if you're not going to switch operating systems, you should take a look at the free antivirus programs that are available. Yes, there are lots of paid antivirus programs out there such as Norton AntiVirus; Kaspersky Anti-Virus, and McAfee AntiVirus Plus, but there are lots of good, free antivirus programs out there as well. So why spend money when you don't have to?

Now, if you really don't know the first thing about protecting yourself online, then it probably is worth paying the money for a security program. But, I don't mean just an antivirus program. I mean a full security suite like BitDefender Total Security 2011; Kaspersky Internet Security 2011; or ZoneAlarm Extreme Technology. These days there are endless threats on the Internet, and if you're not technically adept it's all too easy for them to mangle your computer and possibly your life as well.
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