papamike writes:  

I'm sure that everyone here has some degree of knowledge about malware. It is software which is designed to trick the victim into downloading it thinking that it will help their system. But, it is actually a method that hackers use to do things like install trojans, root-kits, viruses, worms, and on-and-on to your computer. A piece of software that the victim thinks is useful at fixing problems on their system. Software such as, defragmentation tools, registry editors, system scanners, virus detection and the list goes on. The fact is that alot of malicious software only annoys you but don't be fooled by this. Because by making you think that your system is full of problems it only fools people into downloading another piece of software that cost $$. The biggest problem is that the website you would go to looks like or is a credible website.  Read More...

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42713

VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com: http://secunia.com/advisories/42713/

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2010-12-23

DESCRIPTION: Matthew Bergin has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is confirmed in a fully patched IIS 7.5 for Windows 7 Professional. Other versions may also be affected. Read More...

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42592

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CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2010-12-21

DESCRIPTION: Kingcope has discovered a vulnerability in LiteSpeed Web Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is confirmed in version 4.0.18 Standard. Other versions may also be affected. Read More...

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42604

VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com: http://secunia.com/advisories/42604/

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2010-12-21

DESCRIPTION: Three vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges and by malicious people to compromise a user's system. Read More...

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42510

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CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2010-12-21

DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. Read More...

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42605

VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com: http://secunia.com/advisories/42605/

CRITICALITY: Highly Critical

RELEASE DATE: 2010-12-21

DESCRIPTION: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome, where some have an unknown impact and others can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system. Read More...