Users Report Malicious Ads in Skype

Some Skype users have reported seeing malicious ads inside their Skype clients in recent days that lead to a site that tries to download a fake Adobe or Java update. Users in the Skype community forum on Monday said that they have been seeing a banner ad that, if clicked on, will lead to a dodgy...

X (Formerly Twitter): Profile Pic padding (Length-hiding) fails due to use of GZIP

Back in August, I noted that Twitter was appending anywhere from dozens to thousands of junk 0x20 bytes on the end of the JPEG and PNG files they serve for users’ profile images. It was suggested that, though invalid, they were doing this deliberately, as an information-hiding mechanism. The HTTP...

[Watcher] passive Web-security scanner

Watcher is a runtime passive-analysis tool for HTTP-based Web applications. Being passive means it won't damage production systems, it's completely safe to use in Cloud computing, shared hosting, and dedicated hosting environments. Watcher detects Web-application security issues as well as...

Santander BillPay Security Vulnerabilities Patched

Security weaknesses on the Santander Group BillPay website and mobile banking application have been addressed by the financial services organization’s developer Headland after they were exposed less than a week ago. U.K. consultant Paul Moore of Cresona Corp., reported a number of serious...

[Watcher v1.5.6] Web Security Testing Tool and Passive Vulnerability Scanner

Watcher is a runtime passive-analysis tool for HTTP-based Web applications. Being passive means it won't damage production systems, it's completely safe to use in Cloud computing, shared hosting, and dedicated hosting environments. Watcher detects Web-application security issues as well as...

Fiddler v2.3.3.3 New version released !

Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTPS traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTPS traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler includes a powerful event-based scripting subsystem, and can be extended usi...

Fiddler v2.3.1.0 ( Web Debugging Proxy tool ) - Latest Version Download

"Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTPS traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTPS traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler includes a powerful event-based scripting subsystem, and can be extended...

Watcher: A new web security testing tool

From Microsoft’s SDL blog Chris Weber I’m writing to tell you about our new Watcher tool for web-app security auditing and testing. Watcher is a plug-in for Eric Lawrence’s Fiddler proxy aimed at helping developers and testers find security issues in their web-apps fast and effortlessly. Because ...