Cyber Security

[Somatung]

Hi

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an interesting page open which gives very good and easy to understand information: "Tips, Tools and How-tos For Safer Online Communications". You can choose between many different topics you may are interested in.

Here the starter pack: https://ssd.eff.org/en/playlist/want-security-starter-pack

Take care and stay safe in the net / Dan

 

[Somatung]

Hi

Important update for QuickTime users on any Window system you have to do now, as four serious, dangerous holes are closed in it with the following update: https://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Take care and stay safe in the net / Dan

 

[Somatung]

Hi

Do you have an iPhone or an Ipad. If so, then you should read in the following links, as this Malware spreads slowly over the whole world:

WireLurker: A New Era in OS X and iOS Malware: http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/11/wirelurker-new-era-os-x-ios-malware/

WireLurker for Windows: http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/11/wirelurker-windows/

Solution:

Access the tool to detect the WireLurker malware family on OS X: https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks-BD/WireLurkerDetector

Here are some Windows detection tools developed by others. Remember to thanks them!: https://github.com/ltfish/WireLurkerCleaner

Take care and stay safe in the net / Dan

 

[Somatung]

Hi

URGENT:

For those who missed my post in the "Day trading future" thread this morning:

Potentially catastrophic bug bites all versions of Windows. Patch now: http://arstechnica.com/security/201...-bug-bites-all-versions-of-windows-patch-now/

So, do update your Windows system now and yet.

Take care and stay safe in the net / Dan

 

[nifty trade]

I got Windows 7 updates today but don't know or noticed any update for this


Any info?

 

[Somatung]

I got Windows 7 updates today but don't know or noticed any update for this


Any info?

If you do your W update automatically, you will have received that patch with all the other once given to the public yesterday.

https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-066

W will surely not come to you separately and tell you: Hey you, you have to do this and that. :lol:

 

[miss.epsilon]

live attacks (attack origin, attack target, attack type) - by norse

http://map.ipviking.com/

 

[Somatung]

Hi

Not sure how far this is true as this comes from oversea, but those who try to break into Tor are surely absolute pros. But not all who use Tor are pros and have in mind to do some thing illegally. They just want privacy. Difficult decision in todays world.

On the Effectiveness of Traffic Analysis Against Anonymity Networks Using Flow Records: https://mice.cs.columbia.edu/getTechreport.php?techreportID=1545

And here is the answer from Tor: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/traffic-correlation-using-netflows

 

[Somatung]

Hi

A little warning for users of Window 8 versions:

If you run Avast 2015, have as OS any version of Windows 8 and up and install the newest update from Windows (KB3000850) https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3000850 , which is over 700 MB, you will face problems in different ways. Even your system may take the update at first, you will face later problems like system crash or OS can not shut down or OS even no more starts up.

Avast has not solved the problem now. So a need is any way to set a restore point if you still think that you want to try the mentioned update, in case you run any Windows 8 version. (I run the Enterprise version and also had to deinstall the mentioned update by using the restore tool)

Here a link from Avast: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=160717.0

Take care and surf safe / Dan

 

[Somatung]

Hi

Avast has in the mean time updated his software with the needed patch. If you want to go further into the subject, read in the given link above from the Avast forum which explains what kind of update was done.

(Today I first removed the Avast Software from my Windows 8.1 Enterprise, booted the system twice, then installed the Windows update, booted the system twice and then installed the newest Avast software and booted the OS twice. Every thing works fine and my system restore point is also set again with the new update).

Next topic: The new NotCompatible

This topic will be interesting if you run an android mobile device. The Trojan is highly dangerous and very clever made. Here we go:

https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2014/11/19/notcompatible/

Here a PDF to have some more informations: https://www.lookout.com/static/ee_images/NotCompatible_Whitepaper_US.pdf

Surf the net in a safe way and have a nice weekend / Dan