Two Russians have been arrested in connection with creating and distributing the Pinch Trojan family, according to Nikolay Patrushev, head of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Agency) the two men had been identified are awaiting trial. 

Well it is that time of the month again, the goose is getting fat and Microsoft have released this months slew of patches. This month we have three critical patches and four important rated patches. 

It seems that one of the adware authors has been taking some lessons from the old school virus writers on how make it extra hard to get rid of their crap and to ensure that their adware always gets run on system startup. 

It seems that in these days where disclosure of Security vulnerabilities is the norm, and most vendors actually have embraced the concept that keeping these quiet actually will harm their business more, the people at Autonomy have been living under a rock and don’t want anyone to know their products contain security problems. 

Just like the little Sony DRM rootkit problem from 2005 that could be used for no good, it seems a component of Macrovision copy protection included within Windows XP and Windows 2003 can be used to elevate privileges and compromise systems. 

Last week a new bit of Malware hit the streets targeting Apple OS X, there has been some over reaction on both sides of the fence about how significant this new development is. So some measured response is required. 

At the beginning of the week those who had iPhone which had been updated to version 1.1.1 firmware and wanted to unlock or activate without talking to AT&T, well out of luck. Then just 4 days later the entire ball park has changed. 

So it is that time of the month again and Microsoft have something in store for system administrators again. This month they have four critical vulnerabilities and two important vulnerabilities.