Viruses & Risks

Symantec Internet Threat Meter

Email

LOW
RISK

Use Basic Caution

Microsoft addresses several client-side flaws
Microsoft released fixes for several client-side vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. Attackers may exploit these issues via email by enticing victims into opening maliciously crafted files. Apply available fixes immediately. >Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September

Web Activities

HIGH
RISK

Use Extreme Caution

Flaw patched by MS08-053 being actively exploited
We are aware of active exploitation of the Windows Media Encoder flaw addressed by MS08-053. Install updates or disable the control. (See the Workarounds section under "Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability - CVE-2008-3008" in the bulletin.) >Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-053 – Critical

Instant Messaging

LOW
RISK

Use Basic Caution

Microsoft addresses several client-side flaws
Microsoft released fixes for several client-side vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. Attackers may exploit these issues by enticing victims into opening maliciously crafted files. Apply available fixes immediately. >Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September

File Sharing

LOW
RISK

Use Basic Caution

Microsoft addresses several client-side flaws
Microsoft released fixes for several client-side vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. Attackers may exploit these issues by enticing victims into opening maliciously crafted files. Apply available fixes immediately. >Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September

How They Attack

Threats today have become more complicated. They tend to use multiple vectors to spread, thus increasing their chances of infection. Once on the system, these threats tend to show little to no symptoms so they can survive undetected.


Vulnerabilities	Spyware	Spam	Malware	Phishing

What is Cybercrime?

Over the last 18 months, an ominous change has swept across the Internet. The tools driving the new attacks and fueling the blackmarket are crimeware - bots, Trojan horses, and spyware.

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