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BREAKING ADVISORY

October 9, 2008. Microsoft has announced that 4 critical updates (and 6 important updates) will be included in the October 14, 2008 update release.  The potential impact, for all critical bulletins, is remote code execution.
The affected components include Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Excel, and Active Directory.

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Current Malware

Malware-

A malicious program. Viruses and Trojans are examples of malware. Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are not considered malware.

ThreatDate Published
Downloader-UA.h02 May 2008
BackDoor-DNM21 Feb 2008
Generic FakeAlert.a25 Oct 2007
Spy-Agent.bw20 Aug 2007
Downloader.gen.a30 Jul 2007

Top Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)

PUPs-

Software programs written by legitimate companies that may alter the security state or the privacy posture of the computer on which they are installed. This software can but does not necessarily include spyware, adware, and dialers, and could be downloaded in conjunction with a program that the user wants. Security-minded users know about such programs and, in some case, have them removed.

Threat Date Discovered
Generic PUP.z 11 Sep 2008
Generic PUP.x 19 Mar 2007
Generic PUP.a 31 Oct 2005
NDotNet.dr 18 Aug 2005
Adware-Url.gen 08 Jul 2005
NDotNet 11 May 2005
Adware-Websearch 11 Mar 2005
NDotNet 19 Jul 2004
Adware-PurityScan 11 Nov 2003
RemAdm-PSKill 27 Feb 2002

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Current Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability-

Exploitable defect in a software application or operating system, allowing others to crash systems, access information on systems, or use systems for their own purposes.

ThreatDate Public
MS08-037 DNS Sck Ent..08 Jul 2008
MS08-037 DNS Cache P..08 Jul 2008
MS08-033 WMP SAMI Pa..10 Jun 2008
MS08-033 MJPEG Decode10 Jun 2008
MS08-021 MS GDI Stack08 Apr 2008
MS08-001 MS IGMPv308 Jan 2008

Latest Spam Activity

Spam-

Unwanted e-mail, specifically unsolicited bulk e-mail. Typically, an e-mail message is sent to multiple recipients who did not ask to receive it. E-mail messages are not considered spam if a user has signed up to receive them.

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Top Phish Scams

  1. Wachovia Connection Alert - Update.
  2. Wachovia Connection Installation and Upgrade Warning.
  3. Wachovia Connection Urgent Customer Alert: "Joomla!" Security Update.
  4. Wachovia Connection Update.
  5. Wachovia Connection Update Alert.

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