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BREAKING ADVISORY

January 8, 2009: Microsoft has released their Advance Notification for the January security bulletins (releasing January 13, 2009). The upcoming release will contain one critical security bulletin, affecting Microsoft Windows, with a potential impact of 'remote code execution'.

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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
Adware-OneStep 13 Dec 2007
WebThunder 31 May 2007
Generic PUP.x 19 Mar 2007
Adware-CDNHelper 02 Jun 2005
NDotNet 11 May 2005
Adware-Websearch 11 Mar 2005
NDotNet 19 Jul 2004
Adware-HotBar 03 Dec 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
MS wordpad RCE09 Dec 2008
MS IE databind RCE09 Dec 2008
MS08-072 word 95717309 Dec 2008
MS08-074 XL RCE09 Dec 2008
MS08-074 XL 2 RCE09 Dec 2008
MS08-070 avi 93234909 Dec 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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