Norton blocks Facebook as 'phishing site'
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/14/no…locks_facebook/
14th October 2011 - "Symantec has withdrawn an update to its Norton consumer security software that branded Facebook a phishing site on Wednesday. The snafu meant that users of Norton Internet Security were blocked from accessing the social networking site and were told a "fraudulent web page" had been blocked… Security firms update their signature definition files to detect either rogue applications or questionable websites at increasing frequency in order to keep up with malware production rates*. Plenty of effort is put into the quality assurance process across the industry but even so mistakes sometimes occur. False positives are a cross-industry problem that affects all vendors."
ClamAV v0.97.3 released
- https://secunia.com/advisories/46455/
Release Date: 2011-10-18
Criticality level: Moderately critical
Impact: DoS, System access
Where: From remote
… vulnerability is reported in version 0.97.2. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution: Update to version 0.97.3.
> http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/
Mac trojan disables XProtect updates
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002256.html
October 19, 2011 - "… Recent analysis has revealed to us that Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.Cdisables the automatic updater component of XProtect, Apple's built-in OS X anti-malware application… wipes out certain files, thus, preventing XProtect from automatically receiving future updates. Attempting to disable system defenses is a very common tactic for malware — and built-in defenses are naturally going to be the first target on any computing platform…"
F-Secure 8 EOL…
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002284.html
December 21, 2011 - "… our legacy software is approaching its end-of-life (EOL)… antivirus updates for F-Secure 8-series software will end on January 1st, 2012…"
McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection - update
- https://secunia.com/advisories/47520/
Last Update: 2012-01-19
Criticality level: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
… vulnerability is reported in version 5.2.0.603. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: …
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=…iewlocale=en_US
Security Bulletins ID: SB10018
Last Modified: January 20, 2012
Affected Software: McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection 5.2.3 and earlier
Description: This update fixes an issue in the Rumor technology utilized by McAfee’s SaaS Endpoint Protection. Rumor is a Peer-to-Peer technology used to allow several machines on a closed network to quickly distribute updates from a single network connection. The result of the misuse of the Rumor service is that an attacker could use an affected machine as a proxy. This can result in spam being sent as the machine acts similar to an “open relay”.
Remediation: Ensure that your systems are online and available to recieve updates. Patches and other updates for SaaS Endpoint are automatically sent through a phased roll-out from the McAfee Network Operations Center (NOC). This patch is being sent on an expedited schedule and should be delivered to all endpoint systems before January 30, 2012…"
MS AV flags Google.com as Malware…
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/02/microso…com-as-malware/
Feb0 14, 2012 9:29 pm - "Computers running Microsoft‘s antivirus and security software may be flagging google.com — the world’s most-visited Web site — as malicious, apparently due to a faulty Valentine’s Day security update shipped by Microsoft. Microsoft's antivirus software flagged google.com as bad. Not long after Microsoft released software security updates on Tuesday, the company’s Technet support forums lit up with complaints about Internet Explorer sounding the malware alarm when users visited google.com. The alerts appear to be the result of a “false positive” detection shipped to users of Microsoft’s antivirus and security products, most notably its Forefront technology and free “Security Essentials” antivirus software…"
>> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect…b5-eeafdfdab469
"… def. version 1.119.1988.0… Google is no longer detected as a virus. .." Latest MSE definition updates
- https://www.microsoft.com/Security/portal/D…s/HowToMSE.aspx
Latest antivirus definition version: 1.119.1998.0
Released: Feb 15, 2012 05:30 AM UTC
ASLR to be mandatory - Firefox extensions
- http://h-online.com/-1443131
27 Feb 2012 - "A patch that was recently introduced to the Firefox repository is designed to make the browser more secure by forcing certain binary extensions to use ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomisation) under Windows. The Mozilla developers say that the change, which will prevent XPCOM (Cross Platform Component Object Module) component DLLs without ASLR from loading, should be included in Firefox 13 "if no unexpected problems arise". This could, for example, affect products from anti-virus firms Symantec and McAfee. As recently as last year, these products were noted installing DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries) that were compiled without ASLR in the browser, enabling malware to predict with relative ease the memory addresses that are used for heap and stack areas by the DLLs. ASLR is designed to randomise all memory addresses, so that the program components in question will be placed in different locations each time they start…"
McAfee DAT trouble …
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13003
Last Updated: 2012-04-16 21:11:18 UTC - "… McAfee has confirmed that incremental DAT 6682 may trigger message scan failures and a system crash in GroupShield Exchange (MSME), GroupShield Domino, and McAfee Email Gateway 7 (MEG). McAfee recommends that customers do NOT upload DAT 6682.
More information will be available on the McAfee KnowledgeBase* …"
Symantec False Positive for signature Bloodhound.Exploit.459
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13162
Last Updated: 2012-05-08 17:30:11 UTC - "… false-positive alerts on .xls files…"
> http://www.symantec.com/business/support/i…p;id=TECH188271
Updated: 2012-05-10 - "… Rapid Release definitions are now available which resolve this behavior… Certified definitions Sequence Number: 134131 Extended Version: 5/8/2012 rev. 18…"
> https://www.avira.com/en/proactiv-application-blocking
"Issue details: On May 14 and 15, 2012, following the release of Service Pack 0 (SP0) for Avira Version 2012, the ProActiv feature blocked legitimate Windows applications on customers’ PCs. Affected products: Avira Pro Security, Avira Internet Security 2012, Avira Antivirus Premium 2012
We deeply regret any difficulties this has caused you. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you still encounter the issue: In the unlikely event that applications continue to be blocked by ProActiv, please update your software as follows:
Open the Avira Control Center.
Click on Update › Start product update.
No further steps are required.
To Disable ProActiv in the future:
Open the Avira Control Center.
Press the "F8" button to open the Avira Configuration window.
Enable the Expert Mode in the upper left corner.
Open the following options in the PC Protection menu: "Realtime Protection › ProActiv".
Disable the ProActiv component.
Close the Avira Configuration window by clicking the OK button.
Restart your computer.
For step-by-step instructions, please see our knowledge base article*."
Symantec/XP users BSOD …
- http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH192811
Updated: 2012-07-16 - "Problem: On July 11th, 2012 at approximately 22:30 PST, Symantec started receiving reports of customers experiencing blue screens after applying Proactive Threat Protection definition version July 11, 2012 rev 11. Machines may continue to blue screen after they reboot. This problem appears to occur only on Windows XP machines running SEP 12.1. Error: Blue screen (BSOD) with code 0x000000CB after installing July 11, 2012 rev. 11 definitions. Environment: SEP 12.1 Systems on Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Cause: Symantec has reproduced the problem and is now trying to identify the root cause. We have posted updated signatures which resolve the issue to the public LiveUpdate production servers. Solution: Symantec has posted updated signatures which resolve the issue to the public LiveUpdate production servers. To work around the issue please follow these steps on the impacted machines. For Enterprise customers, make sure you have updated to the latest virus definitions on the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager(SEPM)…" (More detail at the Symantec URL above.)
McAfee Security for MS SharePoint / MS Exchange Outside-In vulns
- https://secunia.com/advisories/50275/
Release Date: 2012-08-20
Criticality level: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote …
CVE Reference(s): CVE-2012-1766, CVE-2012-1767, CVE-2012-1768, CVE-2012-1769, CVE-2012-1770, CVE-2012-1771, CVE-2012-1772, CVE-2012-1773, CVE-2012-3106, CVE-2012-3107, CVE-2012-3108, CVE-2012-3109, CVE-2012-3110
… vulnerabilities are caused due to the software bundling a vulnerable Outside In library.
For more information see vulnerabilities #1 through #13 in: https://secunia.com/SA49936/
Solution: Apply Patch 1 and Hotfix HF788523.
Original Advisory: McAfee: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=…&id=KB75998 …
