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Rumor: Dell to offer XP to 2011?

by | Apr 18, 2008 | Uncategorized

We just got this in from a credible source:I have just been advised by my Dell representative that Dell will be offering XP on Optiplex and Latitude computers through 2011 at no extra cost. Vista media will be available for those who think they might want to install...

2008: The year of the targeted attack

by | Apr 18, 2008 | Uncategorized

A bit of a self-serving backstory, but it serves as a proxy for what’s happening out there: About a year and a half ago, we released a malware research tool, the Sunbelt CWSandbox. This is a tool which can automatically analyze any file in a safe environment, and give...

Apple capitulates

by | Apr 18, 2008 | Uncategorized

Much as I admire their operating system and hardware, Apple still does have quite a bit to learn about security, so we’ll need to keep pounding them when they do something moronic like bundling Safari into a Quicktime update (which included a security fix).From the...

Loads.cc still active

by | Apr 18, 2008 | Uncategorized

Adam here wrote about this a while back, and Jose at Arbor now points out that they’re still quite active.He’s also observed the DDoS attack by another malware author on the loads.cc gang:Here’s the kicker: someone really wants these guys out of business. Still. Even...