Security4all has a post about a new (or rather: updated) tool from Microsoft. The title, “Patching offline virtual machines” immediately captured my attention; unfortunately, the tool doesn’t enable offline patching just yet. Here’s the description of the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool:
The tool uses “servicing jobs” to manage the update operations based on lists of existing [...]
Security firm Secunia has just released the first official version of their Personal Software Inspector. This application is a free version of their Network Software Inspector, and will scan a personal computer for necessary updates:
The Secunia PSI is an invaluable tool for you to use when assessing the security patch state of software installed on [...]
Just as I was writing this post with positive news for AVG users, I was notified about this article at the Register that mentions that AVG is now also detecting non-existing viruses in Adobe Flash:
AVG, the popular anti-virus package, has falsely identified Adobe Flash as potentially malicious. The snafu comes just days after AVG slapped [...]
Important note: be sure to read all the way down to the end of the article for the latest updates. Since publishing this article, AVG has offered a free license to all affected users; more about that here.
An update for the AVG virus scanner released yesterday contained an incorrect virus signature, which led it to [...]
