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• Microsoft Defends Windows 7 Security After Sophos Test

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 151
  Microsoft executive accuses security company Sophos of sensationalizing claims that Windows 7’s User Account Control is ineffective at fighting malware. Sophos counters that its goal was merely to show that UAC may not provide the level of protection some might expect The rest is here: Microsoft Defends Windows 7 ...
  2 days ago

• Rick Astley Image Eats up Jailbroken iPhones in Australia

  
  Consumer Escort — Authority: 127
  A number of owners of Jailbroken Apple iPhones in Australia have reportedly complained of a worm that’s been invading their units, thereby affecting the dedicated servers embedded in the system. According to reports, an image of eighties pop icon Rick Astley has been seen replacing the wallpapers in the phone. ...
  2 days ago

• Rickroll iPhone worm for jailbroken iPhones…. got it?

  
  Desinformado.com — Authority: 439
  Sophos, the anti-virus company is reporting about a possible infection for jailbroken iPhone of the Rickroll worm that changes the iphone wallpaper with the picture of Rick Astley, it appears to be a proof of concept, but Sophos is recommending to all iphone users with jailbroken ipod touch and iphones that change ...
  3 days ago

• 1st Self-Perpetuating iPhone Worm – a Jailbreak coming of Astley story

  
  TouchMyApps — Authority: 484
  Thanks to the in security of a majority of the Jailbreaked community, Rick Astley is Rick Rolling Australian iPhones. The worm, dubbed Ikee does more than photocopy a goeey mug of the smooth and sexy singer; it safaris itself around local networks, looking for other infectable iPhones to plaster. Fortunately, the ...
  3 days ago

• Rick Astley Worm Appears for Jailbroken iPhones

  
  O'Grady's PowerPage - Your Mobile Technology Destination — Authority: 476
  When your iPhone’s been rickrolled, that’s saying something. Per CNET , reports started spreading this weekend that iPhone users in Australia had been falling victim to “ikee,” a worm that replaces default wallpaper with a picture of Rick Astley, the British pop singer whose song “Never Gonna Give You ...
  3 days ago

• Windows 7 Vulnerability Claims

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 151
  Now that Windows 7 is available, a recent blog by Chester Wisnieski (who works at security vendor Sophos), entitled Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses , which has stirred some interest. Here’s a quick summary for those who missed Chester’s blog. During a test SophosLabs conducted, they subjected Windows 7 ...
  5 days ago

• A proposed student social media protest campaign for NYSCATE

  
  Moving at the Speed of Creativity — Authority: 582
  Sylvia Martinez is spot on in her post today, “ Students are not the enemy .” Shame on the vendor and vendor representative, Sophos and Chris Ridgway , for sharing an upcoming session at NYSCATE (The New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education) conference titled, “ The Enemy ...
  6 days ago

• Sophos Tests Show Windows 7 Still Needs Anti-Malware (Duh!)

  
  Security Watch — Authority: 547
  Test results published by Sophos show that Windows 7s (UAC) User Account Control does not prevent execution of 8 of 10 malware samples they chose . The conclusion: Windows 7 still needs anti-malware protection.I hesitated to write about this for a while because its such a phony story. Nobody ever claimed that Windows ...
  6 days ago

• LOC 11/5/2009: Braxton’s Mexican Friend

  
  Left Of Center Podcasts — Authority: 136
  We cover self sourcing Douchenozzles, the Parents Television Council of Douchenozzles, and our favorite uberconservative Douchenozzle, Maj. General Braxton Hicks from the Pungo Chapter of Conservatives Undertaking New Thinking calls in from Operation Housecall. He’s got a valid point, and then it takes the ...
  1 week ago

• SophosLabs Sets Out to Prove Windows 7 Has Some Vulnerabilities

  
  ModCool — Authority: 455
  Security firm Sophos recently took it upon itself to run some tests on Windows 7 sans anti-virus software. Sophos used ten unique viruses found in circulation and attempted to infect Windows 7. While many may have thought this would be a foregone conclusion, they wanted to make a point. Microsoft claims that User ...
  1 week ago

• Sophos partners with UTM specialist to provide best-of-breed anti-virus

  
  Virtual Graffiti — Authority: 148
  IT Security and data protection firm Sophos has today announced that it is partnering with Endian, a leading provider of open source network security solutions, to provide customers complete threat protection. Endian, which specializes in unified threat management solutions for corporate environments, will integrate ...
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses

  
  Arun's Blog — Authority: 129
  Sophos reports that Windows 7 is vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses, despite Microsoft’s claim... Click on the title to read the full article
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 Still Vulnerable to Viruses — Durr, Really?

  
  Gadget Lab — Authority: 791
  Windows 7 is a valuable upgrade delivering an awesome, new user interface, but don’t expect any major improvements in security. Anti-virus software vendor Sophos tested Windows 7’s built-in anti-virus companies by feeding a clean system 10 pieces of the newest malware. Eight out of the 10 samples ran ...
  1 week ago

• Sophos Windows 7 anti-virus test tells us nothing we don’t already know

  
  Tim Anderson's ITWriting — Authority: 514
  Sophos is getting good publicity for its latest sales pitch virus test on Windows 7 . This tells us: We grabbed the next 10 unique samples that arrived in the SophosLabs feed to see how well the newer, more secure version of Windows and UAC held up. Unfortunately, despite Microsoft’s claims, Windows 7 ...
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 RTM Infected by Several Viruses, Calls Security Firm

  
  XpressMusic Connects — Authority: 110
  PC Security Firm, Sophos, noted that Windows 7 users may still need to use an antivirus software. Check the table for the results made by Sophos . If you want a free antivirus solution download Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 here .
  1 week ago

• Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Install Is Vulnerable To 8 out of 10 Viruses Tested [Windows 7]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 896
  SophosLabs didnt believe claims that Windows 7 and its User Account Controls were any more secure than previous versions of the OS, so they tested (albeit somewhat oddly) a clean install. Result? A reminder that you should always use protection. The way the test was conducted is that ten viruses were introduced ...
  1 week ago

• Out-Of-The-Box Windows 7 Install Is Vulnerable To 8 out of 10 Viruses Tested [Windows 7]

  
  RSS fabriek — Authority: 461
  The folks at SophosLabs didn’t believe claims that Windows 7 and its User Account Controls were any more secure than previous versions of the OS, so they tested a clean install. Result? A reminder that you should always use protection. The way the test was conducted is that ten viruses were introduced into a ...
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 UAC (User Access Control) Ineffective Against Malware

  
  Darknet - The Darkside — Authority: 465
  There have been a few stories about Windows 7, even one about Windows 7 UAC before and now it’s officially on sale I’d expect there to be many more.As always malware and mass infections is a numbers game so the bad guys will always target the most popular and prolific operating systems to increase their [...] ...
  1 week ago

• Thanks, Captain Obvious!

  
  Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Authority: 582
  I’m not sure who missed the meeting, but the folks at Sophos, if they were in attendance, certainly did not take any notes. It’s strange how many times things can be fluffed over in such a way that to the casual observer they seem completely different. At least that’s what we are requested to believe. From ...
  1 week ago

• Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses

  
  Windows 2008 Security — Authority: 151
  From Sophos: Now that we in the northern hemisphere have had some time to digest the Windows 7 hype and settle in for the coming winter, we thought we would get some more hard data regarding Windows 7 security. On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and loaded a full release copy of Windows 7 on a clean machine. ...
  1 week ago

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