Batchwiper malware, new virus targets Iranian computers

Iranian CERT is sounding the alarm over another bit of data-deleting malware it's discovered on PCs in the country. Dubbed Batchwiper, the malware systematically wipes any drive partitions starting with the letters D through I Drive, along with any files stored on the Windows desktop of the user...

Batchwiper malware, new virus targets Iranian computers

Iranian CERT is sounding the alarm over another bit of data-deleting malware it's discovered on PCs in the country. Dubbed Batchwiper, the malware systematically wipes any drive partitions starting with the letters D through I Drive, along with any files stored on the Windows desktop of the user...

Iran CERT Reports New Data-Wiping Malware

Computer systems in Iran are being targeted by a new strain of malware that is capable of wiping disk partitions clean of files. Security researchers are calling the attacks simplistic, yet effective. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said the malware launches only on pre-determined dates and will...

Wiper, the Destructive Malware possibly connected to Stuxnet and Duqu

Kaspersky Lab publishes research resulting from the digital forensic analysis of the hard disk images obtained from the machines attacked by the Wiper - a destructive malware program attacking computer systems related to oil facilities in Western Asia. Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have...

Shamoon Malware : Permanently wiping data from Energy Industry Computers

Malware researchers have uncovered an attack targeting an organization in the energy industry that attempts to wreak havoc by permanently wiping data from an infected computer's hard drive and rendering the machine unusable. Symantec would not name the victimized firm, and so far has seen the...

Find My iPhone App, 4.0

Despite all the hype about a coming wave of mobile device viruses and worms, lost and stolen mobile phones are the biggest security threat to consumers and employers, too. To address the “scatterbrain” threat, Apple introduced ‘Find My iPhone’ application for the iPhone 4 in June, 2010. Part of...

Threats Go Mobile

Smartphone adoption has exploded in recent years, and this has not been lost on the attackers who are looking for the best way to separate users from their money and confidential data. There were several examples of attackers sneaking malicious applications into mobile app stores, some disguised ...

PGP Desktop Wipe Free Space incomplete information wiping

Slack space in the last file cluster is not cleaned...

[SA17827] PGP Desktop Wipe Free Space Security Issue

TITLE: PGP Desktop Wipe Free Space Security Issue SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA17827 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/17827/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: Local system SOFTWARE: PGP Corporate Desktop 8.x http://secunia.com/product/2514/ PGP...

Have to say by the campus network see Network Security status-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Preface originally really do not want to write this article, but really can not let people endure. Did not expect the school campus network security situation is actually so bad, one of the most impressive Willy-nilly. Or administrator of quality and safety awareness. Status of the recall a year...

CleanCache protection bypass

"Secure file deletion" feature doesn't data wiping...

NTFS and PGP interact to expose EFS encrypted data

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 NTFS and PGP interact to expose EFS encrypted data c 2002 Ry Jones, Airgap Networks. Summary: NTFS, a feature of Windows XP, supports an "encrypted" attribute. PGP 7.0.3 Freeware, a product of Network Associates, supports wiping files as they are...

CVE-2000-1018

shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file...

CVE-2000-1018

The CVE-2000-1018 entry concerns the shred 1.0 file wiping utility. The vulnerability is that shred does not properly open a target file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which can prevent it from fully replacing the file’s data. As a result, local users may be able to recover previously dele...

CVE-2000-1018

shred 1.0 file wiping utility does not properly open a file for overwriting or flush its buffers, which prevents shred from properly replacing the file's data and allows local users to recover the file...