The email honeypot once again received a fake Ebay mail which has an executable attachment. The attachment disguises itself as a normal PDF using a normal PDF file icon but with an executable (exe) file extension.A similar incident happened about two weeks ago where the attachment of the spammed mail downloads a worm. This time, the…

Microsoft just released new service packs. These service packs includes fixes that were already released and enhancements on program stability and performance. Some details of the release are discussed below.Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 2:The service pack includes security enhancements, stability improvements and performance improvements. Also included are fixes released in separate updates. This…

I just heard that my friend got social-engineered (invent-your-own-verb!). Story goes like this: (but i haven’t actually had the chance to talk to my friend. She’s offline as i write this)1. Friend received a call from someone claiming to be from citibank.2. Caller says something like: “We will send you your (credit/atm)card, but first we…

The email honeypot once again received a fake Ebay mail which has an executable attachment. The attachment disguises itself as a normal PDF using a normal PDF file icon but with an executable (exe) file extension.A similar incident happened about two weeks ago where the attachment of the spammed mail downloads a worm. This time,…

There are reports of a zero-day exploit code out in the wild for client side RealPlayer and Helix Player. A format string vulnerability found in the said media players can be exploited to execute malicious codes in the affected system. A specially crafted media, which include the .RP (realpix) and the .RT (realtext) file formats,…