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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New Security Risks Detected & Patched | Posted By Chintan Gurjar

Gmail :- Spammers can send messages through any website on Google accounts without knowing their mail addresses.It is enough to be logged in as a Google mail user and visit a hacker site in anyother new tab. Solution:- Google has already patched this Risk in their mail service configuration. Microsoft Windows :- Attacker can provide admin rights to a local actual user via installing a malware or the stak overflow vulnerability. Solution :- Update the windows and this Risk will be patched. G - DATA Internet Security :- The latest G-DATA antivirus raises its alarm while we are trying to access the famous websites.Alarm is actually a false positive because the site may be infested with JS:RedirectorEN. Solution :- G-DATA has claimed that in our next updated version this risk will be patched and site will open without any alarm or the alert. CLAM AV :- It has a very big risk that it considers the system files as infected files and tries to quarantine whole the system. Solution :- They have provided the problem free update on their website. Symantec Security Products :- Attackers can run a deadly code in the log viewer.To this attackers forcefully supplies JavaScript file into a victim's computer. Solution :- The latest updates of this products have patched this vulnerability. F-Secure Antivirus :- Due to an error in the search engine,This program is no longer helpful to scan the virus lying under ZIP/RAR files. Solution :- User have to install the manufacture's latest updates. Mozzila Firefox :- Mozzila firefox's version 3.0.9 caused many computer crashes due to the memory error.It is also vulnerable to some malicious java script code. Solution :- Higher version of this products have not this types of holes. Microsoft Windows Office :- There are 23 security loopholes.Most of them are classified as the critical security loopholes.It includes several bugs in the IE which attacker could use to smuggle and run malicious code through a manipulated website as well as an excel hole could allow attackers to access a PC,which was unpatched for six weeks. Solution :- There was a "A Patch Day" fixes 23 holes released via windows updates.Download them manually if automatic updates are not on.

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