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RemoteExec 5.02

RemoteExec 5.02

...RemoteExec for NT/2000 avoids installs from specific agents that create important security holes, such as the ones described in the Microsoft Resource Kit. RemoteExec... Read more

1 December, 2011
Blink AntiVirus Endpoint Protection - Personal Edition 4.8.0

Blink AntiVirus Endpoint Protection - Personal Edition 4.8.0

...unpatched software, missing Microsoft Security Patches, misconfigured system settings, and any other security holes that may make your system vulnerable to attack. Inline mitigation instructions... Read more

10 March, 2011
Print Spooler Fix Wizard 1.2

Print Spooler Fix Wizard 1.2

...before. We implemented simple antispyware scanner to check spooler subsystem files for security holes and vulnerabilities. Print Spooler Fix Utility is regularly updated and we... Read more

26 March, 2012
Xpy 1.2.5

Xpy 1.2.5

...a windows XP installation. Besides the classic antispy features, Xpy closes recent security holes like the remote procure call (rpc) service and the distributed component... Read more

24 November, 2011
JaNet - Network Tools 1.2.0

JaNet - Network Tools 1.2.0

...unnecessary ports are open in a local or remote machine quickly check security holes in your network devices verify which IP addresses are in use... Read more

11 October, 2011
HackBar 1.6.1

HackBar 1.6.1

...help you do it faster. If you want to learn to find security holes, you can also use this toolbar, but you will probably also... Read more

27 June, 2011
Attack of the PDF Documents: How Adobe's PDF Format has become one of the top carriers of malware

Attack of the PDF Documents: How Adobe's PDF Format has become one of the top carriers of malware

...very easy for virus writers to utilize scripting within PDF documents and security holes in the Reader software to load malware code and deliver this... Read more

31 March, 2011
ACLSweep for Windows Vista/2008/Win 7 1.0.4.1

ACLSweep for Windows Vista/2008/Win 7 1.0.4.1

...numerous issues which are frequently unnoticed until after problems occur, such as security holes, degraded performance, corruption, and system instability. This situation is further complicated... Read more

7 February, 2011
ACLSweep for Windows XP/2003 1.0.4.1

ACLSweep for Windows XP/2003 1.0.4.1

...numerous issues which are frequently unnoticed until after problems occur, such as security holes, degraded performance, corruption, and system instability. This situation is further complicated... Read more

7 February, 2011
MSDN Webcast: Security Talk: File Fuzzing for Fun and Profit (Level 300)

MSDN Webcast: Security Talk: File Fuzzing for Fun and Profit (Level 300)

...fuzzing can also be used by development teams to find and fix security holes before deployment. File fuzzing is a simple concept that is too... Read more

15 June, 2010
Security Talk: File Fuzzing for Fun and Profit

Security Talk: File Fuzzing for Fun and Profit

...fuzzing can also be used by development teams to find and fix security holes before deployment. File fuzzing is a simple concept that is too... Read more

15 June, 2010

Microsoft fixes .NET security holes

Microsoft has released an out-of-band update that fixes four security holes in .NET, one of which could allow privilege escalation. The MS11... Read more

30 December, 2011
AusCert: 2G <endeca_term>security holes</endeca_term> need fixing

AusCert: 2G security holes need fixing

...security analyst Marco Ostini has called for drastic international action to fix security holes in the 2G cellular network that currently leave everyone vulnerable to... Read more

25 November, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Java security holes need fixing immediately

Oracle has just released another big security update, patching 17 vulnerabilities across various platforms -- except for... Read more

8 June, 2011
A Security Policy Oracle: Detecting <endeca_term>Security Holes</endeca_term> Using Multiple API Implementations

A Security Policy Oracle: Detecting Security Holes Using Multiple API Implementations

Even experienced developers struggle to implement security policies correctly. For example, despite 15 years of... Read more

8 June, 2011

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