Posts Tagged ‘Security’
New Security Risks to your computer.
There two new security risks you must pay attention :
1. Windows Media Player11
Through a loophole in the Windows Media Player, hacker programs can be copied to the victims PC and they can take over the control.
The solutions you need to install the latest version of the player with the update function. Get the latest update from Microsoft.
2. Apple Quicktime
Hackers can exploit all the nine critical loopholes in QuickTime to introduce a code onto the computer. The malware then runs with complete admin rights.
The solutions you need update the latest of QuickTime 7.5.5. Get the latest update from Apple
A Safe for Secrets
Steganos Safe One is designed for securing two drives with each capacity of up to 1GB. They prevent access by an outsider with the help of a 256-bit key. The program is quite flexible in way it is accessed. A USB stick or a Windows Smartphone serves as a key along with the usual passwords. [source Steganos
The Hidden Danger of iTunes
Have you installed all the Windows updates? Good, because most of the attackers invade your PC through loopholes in the operating system. But this can change soon. Due to the popularity of IPods, iTunes has been installed withwith QuickTimes on many computers. Hackers are now diverting attention towards this software as their new target. Meanwhile, there are bulk of updates published every few weeks for the QuickTimes software to repair the critcal loopholes there were six updates in November alone.
If there is a security loophole, a manipulated video file, for instance, is sufficient for hackers to gain access to the computer. If java is installed on the systems, attackers can confer more rights in combination with QuickTime applets, which aren’t exactly termed as being reliable. There are bugs even in the image processing routine of QuickTime enabling hackers to read the PC.
You must install the latest version of the iTunes software to view videos safely. The latest QuickTime version with all patches is available at their website. Source www.apple.com/itunes
