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Trojan Defence Acquits British Teenager
News Even though both the defence and prosecution acknowledged that the attack had originated from Caffrey's computer, the defendant claimed his computer had been taken over by a hacker using a Trojan Horse program.
[October 17, 2003, 12:58]
Trojan Defence Acquits British Teenager
Talkback Can anyone, with any knowledge, really believe that an "expert" could allow his computer to become vulnerable to a trojan? I know very little about computers but I know enough to put a decent firewall and a reputable anti-virus program in place.
[October 20, 2003, 5:02]
Nato: Cyber-terrorism Danger Equal To Missile Attack
News Anil said attacks were becoming increasingly sophisticated, giving an example of a semi-autonomous Trojan which infiltrated Nato's open network. He said the Trojan was scanning networks for statements on a certain underground project and then...
[March 10, 2008, 8:06]
11,000 IP Addresses Found On Accused Hacker's PC
News There are a number of tools but commonly, it would be a Trojan or a Trojan horse. His defence counsel has argued that unpatched security holes in Windows enabled someone to use Caffrey's computer to launch the attack.
[October 8, 2003, 16:20]
Trojan Horse Found Responsible For Child Porn
Talkback May be you can help me, or suggest my lawyer, how to use trojan defence. When I run Norton antivirus, I found Trojan virus, before police took my laptop.i have a lawyer. Last week I was charged with child porn possession.
[August 5, 2003, 18:51]
Trojan Horse Found Responsible For Child Porn
News This is thought to be the second case in the UK where a "Trojan defence" has been used to clear someone of such an accusation. A man accused of storing child pornography on his computer has been cleared after it emerged that his computer had been...
[August 1, 2003, 15:40]
Trojan Horse Found Responsible For Child Porn
Talkback I no a bit about this topic as i to have been arrested for this crap in 2003, i was not guilty and had many dif viruses and ofcourse trojan horses on my hard drive. I would say yes to your question and your lawers should hire an expert computer...
[July 24, 2005, 19:35]
Trojan Horse Found Responsible For Child Porn
Talkback Also they found around 12-14 trojan horses and a virus on the harddrive. Yes true, and in my case it cost the police around 2,500 grad to look at my comp then theres the other costs of police interviews, lawer fee and a computer expert for the...
[July 19, 2005, 19:33]
Trojan Horse Found Responsible For Child Porn
Talkback At last the Trojan defence is stopping police prosecutions in their tracks. Check the definition of "witchhunt". Essentially a suspect is considered guilty until proved innocent; compelled to try to prove a negative.
[November 28, 2004, 5:50]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan Hole Is Not A Vulnerability
News Users who have installed Windows XP SP2 and turned on the pop-up blocker have an added layer of defence from this Trojan's attempt to deliver malicious software," said Microsoft. Microsoft has denied that an anti-piracy "feature" in its Windows...
[January 14, 2005, 12:15]
Criminal Gang Spreads Trojan-protecting Rootkit
News The group using MBR has also been known to use the information-stealing banking Trojan, Torpig, which has infected over 200,000 victims. The most effective defence against the rootkit installation is to maintain patches for Windows and all third...
[January 9, 2008, 8:25]
Another Worm Crawls Around Kazaa
News Kaspersky has also warned that Duload.a, when activated, also downloads several Trojan programs that could compromise the victim's computer, laying it open to unauthorised remote management. A computer infected by a Trojan can be employed by a...
[August 22, 2002, 17:03]
IT Managers 'should Be Liable For Harbouring Cyberterrorists'
News If you want to launch an attack on the White House, you simply send a message to all of your Zombies (a trojan horse that hides on a system), which then send messages to the target," explained Halé. Paul Strassman, lecturer on information terrorism...
[October 26, 2001, 18:03]
Hacking Threat Goes Mobile
News He believes that by the start of 2003, email worms will start spreading between smaller mobile devices such as PDAs, and said that by the middle of the same year computer hackers will be targeting mobile devices with Trojan Horse programs...
[April 25, 2001, 14:37]
Advice
Talkback My partner has been convicted because the cps are now less willing to accept the trojan defence because people who are doing these things are also using this as a defence . You obviously have some knowledge of how these things work Ddredar and are...
[March 26, 2007, 22:30]
Personal Firewalls Could Leak Private Info
News PC protection software such as Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm and Symantec's Norton Internet Security fare well against outside attacks, but Trojan horses and worms that infect the machine can easily dodge the firewall's blocks and access the Net, said...
[November 12, 2001, 10:36]
Virus Hoax Targets Napster Users
News The only case where Trojan Horses like this work is in executable files, or. It's a hoax -- there is no risk whatsoever to computer users," said Mark Read, systems security analyst for computer security company MIS Corporate Defence Solutions.
[July 2, 2001, 12:13]
High-tech Vigilantes Face Legal Threat
News Tactics include launching Trojan horse attacks to damage and disable a hacker's computer, and automated scripts that can erase an attacker's hard drive or hijack email. There is no clear line between cyber defence and attack," he said.
[May 8, 2001, 14:41]
US Report: Dr Solomon's Buyout Delays Mac Virus Update
News This week reports began circulating about a malicious program known as a Trojan horse that targeted Macs. With the integration of the software teams and a new version coming out, we have been a little delayed," said Sal Viveros, product marketing...
[October 1, 1998, 9:06]
Internet Porn: Guilty Till Proven Innocent
Talkback The "Trojan" defence is interesting, but I suspect that as top government officials get drawn in, the investigation will suddenly run out of steam. Right on. Companies often generate a spurious excuse to dismiss an employee in order to disguise the...
[December 3, 2004, 2:01]
