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Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from smtp45.enews.pcmag.com [204.92.146.115] by mail.law.msu.edu; Tue, 08 Nov 2005 14:47:50 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_----------=_11314792571928190" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 2.117 (F2.6) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:47:37 UT To: [log in to unmask] From: PCMag.com's Security Watch <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Security Watch: Sony CDs Make Your PC Play the Blues; Top 10 Viruses; Four Serious QuickTime Patches; New Name for Microsoft AntiSpyware X-Campid: cid=184-uid=130078-mid=2239-pid=14-- X-Eid: [log in to unmask] Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --_----------=_11314792571928190 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain ============================================================ -------- PCMAG.COM'S SECURITY WATCH -------- -------- for November 8, 2005 -------- ============================================================ ============================================================ ********** Sponsored by Dice ********** When the database needed restarting at 3 a.m. you were there. When promotions were handed out you weren't. Get the tech manager job you deserve. At Dice.com you'll find: * Over 65,000 tech jobs * Daily email Job Alerts * The hottest tech Metro areas Dice has thousands of tech management jobs. Find tech jobs http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-2239-14-56-130078-265040-0-0-0-1 ************************************************************ ============================================================ Welcome to the PCMag.com Security Watch Newsletter. Every week we bring you an overview of the current viruses, worms, and other threats and the information you need to combat them. Some Sony BMG music CDs have a hidden "rootkit" on them to protect their music and compromise your computer. The top 10 virus list contains some real oldies. Apple reveals four vulnerabilities in its QuickTime software and patches them. And Symantec may have peaked in the security business with the report of a huge quarterly loss. For more on these threats, vulnerabilities and other issues, visit the Watch. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-2239-14-56-130078-265043-0-0-0-1 IN THIS ISSUE: * Top Threat: Sony DRM * Top 10 Threats as Reported by Sophos for November 7, 2005 * Security Alerts and Updates * Security Watch News Feed ============================================================ Top Threat: Sony DRM What it does: Certain music CDs published by Sony BMG Entertainment contain DRM protection requiring that the user must install a proprietary music player in order to play the songs. The player contains a rootkit as part of an effort to conceal the DRM and prevent its removal. See our Top Threat section for more on Sony's DRM music CDs. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-2239-14-56-130078-265046-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Top 10 Threats as Reported by Sophos for November 7, 2005 Virus: W32/Netsky-P Percentage of Reports: 17.2% For details and pictures visit the Top 10 Threats page. http://ct.enews.pcmag.com/rd/cts?d=184-2239-14-56-130078-265049-0-0-0-1 ============================================================ Security Alerts and Updates Four critical vulnerabilities in Apple's QuickTime Player for various versions of Mac OS X and Windows were announced by an independent researcher following the release of fixed versions by Apple to address the problems. 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