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MS to push IE7 to users / Trojan cloaks as Firefox plugin / Student hackers altered grades

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Trojan piggybacks on Firefox
A new trojan infects PCs already infected with another trojan, and installs itself as an extension for Firefox, McAfee warns. - CNET News.com

Microsoft tags IE7 'high priority' update
Microsoft will push Internet Explorer 7 automatically to users as a high priority update through Windows Update for Windows XP users. - CNET News.com

Does your PC have a good rep? To send email, it better
Reputation fitering aims to cut down on spam by filtering out PCs that have been used to send spam. - CNET News.com

Attack code puts Windows PCs at risk
Exploit code released to take advantage of vulnerabilities addressed in Microsoft's latest patches puts Windows PCs at risk, if they have not yet been updated. - CNET News.com

Security industry may be powerless against ransomware
As file-encrypting malware or ransomware becomes more advanced, the security industry may be powerless to tackle it. - Computer Weekly

Microsoft to release IE7 via Automatic Updates
Internet Explorer 7 will be released as an automatic update via Windows Update for Windows XP users. - Computerworld

Visa looks to bolster security with PCI classification changes
New way of classification means that more small merchants will now be required to follow stricter security requirements from credit card firm Visa. - Computerworld

McAfee: Trojan horse cloaks itself as Firefox extension
The new trojan FormSpy installs itself as an extension for the open source webbrowser Firefox. - Computerworld

Microsoft to push IE7 via Automatic Updates
Internet Explorer 7 will be pushed as an automatic update. Microsoft will however provide corporations with a tool to delay the installation. - eWEEK

Insurance company loses 540,000 N.Y. employee records
A lost computer has put 540,000 injured workers from New York in danger of identity theft. - eWEEK

Trojan spoofs Firefox extension, steals IDs
A new trojan pretends to be the legitimate Firefox extension Numberedlinks, after it is installed on the system. - InformationWeek

CA and F-Secure tangle over mobile malware threat
As response to a deal between F-Secure and a mobile carrier, CA claims that F-Secure has hyped the threat from mobile malware. - InformationWeek

Ransomware risks rise; Backups urged
The encryption used by ransomware is getting so strong that backups may be the best defense, as breaking the encryption becomes a less viable option. - InternetWeek.com

2 students are accused of altering grades in computer hacking case
Two californian college students are facing charges after allegedly hacking into a professor's computer and alter grades for nearly 300 students. - Los Angeles Times

Introverted IT students more inclined to cyber-crime
Introverted IT students are more likely to indulge in deviant computer activities, study reveals. - NewScientist

Companies take costly steps to secure laptops
Even though encryption of data on laptops can be expensive, the cost is still lower than what a data breach will cost, Gartner study says. - NewsFactor

Study: Email-borne malware successfully hit 80 percent of businesses
Email-borne malware has been able to penetrate into 84 percent of businesses in various forms, a study claims. - SC Magazine UK/US

Spammers dust off their botnet passports
Spammers are looking to new countries to find new vulnerable machines to infect with malware to replace lost botnets. - Silicon.com

Buyer beware at online auctions
Fraud at online auctions is a growing problem, users complain. - Sydney Morning Herald

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