Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Avert Labs Blog

Windows Vista Vulnerable to StickyKeys Backdoor

StickyKeys is an accessibility feature to aid handicapped users. It allows the user to press a modifier key, such as the Shift key, and have it remain active until another key is pressed. StickyKeys is activated by pressing the shift key or a modifier key five times in sequence and a beep is sounded. Sounds innocuous, right? Dead wrong!

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Operation Spamalot: The End of Stock Spam?

The [US] Securities and Exchange Commission announced in a press release on March 8 that it has suspended trading in securities of 35 pink sheet companies that have been the subject of recent stock spam campaigns.

Read the articles HERE.

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