[UPDATED] Samsung appears to be installing keyloggers on new computers they sell.

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Bought a Samsung computer recently? Might want to run a malware check on it as it appears they may be intentionally installing a keylogger on it without telling you. Security consultant Mohamed Hassan has written an article for Network World that explains how he discovered the software . . . → Read More: [UPDATED] Samsung appears to be installing keyloggers on new computers they sell.

ArsTechnica ponders if it’s time for Microsoft to force critical updates.

Meanwhile back in the Windows ‘verse all the anti-virus and system patches in the world won’t make a bit of difference if no one bothers to actually apply them to their systems. A new malware package known as Conficker has been making sudden gains on systems across the net taking advantage of a vulnerability in . . . → Read More: ArsTechnica ponders if it’s time for Microsoft to force critical updates.

Has Yahoo! been hacked?

Just got off the phone with my Dad after trying to diagnose a possible virus on his computer. Every time he starts up Firefox it goes nuts saying there’s a virus incoming and to abort the connection. We set up a Remote Assistance so I could see what was going on and indeed every time . . . → Read More: Has Yahoo! been hacked?

New malware trojan tries to change your router settings.

If you’ve never gotten around to changing the default password on your home Internet router, and there’s a lot of you who haven’t, then you should go change it right now.  There’s a new trojan making the rounds that’s really bad news:

A new Trojan horse masquerading as a video “codec” required to view content . . . → Read More: New malware trojan tries to change your router settings.

Chinese malware threat uses digital picture frames to hide.

Once it became clear that there was big money to be made in malware it was only a matter of time before it started getting really sophisticated and some of the worst of the worst are being developed in China:

Virus from China the gift that keeps on giving – sfgate.com

An insidious computer virus . . . → Read More: Chinese malware threat uses digital picture frames to hide.

IBM Internet Security System’s X-Force annual report is out.

The folks over at ArsTechnica.com have a summary of IBM’s latest annual report on the state of security and malware threats which you should read:

Annual IBM security report paints worrisome picture for 2008 – ArsTechnica.com

IBM Internet Security System’s X-Force has released its annual report (PDF) on malware trends and statistics from last year. . . . → Read More: IBM Internet Security System’s X-Force annual report is out.