Microsoft fixes 28 flaws; 6 are critical

Microsoft on Tuesday released its December 2008 security bulletin. The "critical" bulletins affect Windows GDI, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and Windows Search. The "important" updates affect SharePoint and Windows Media Components. Microsoft is including within each bulletin an "exploitability index" to help system administrators prioritize the patches.
All Microsoft security patches for both Windows and Office software are available via Microsoft Update or via the individual bulletins detailed in our forum, in the following link: http://support.fuchsiasoft.org/microsoft-fixes-28-flaws-6-are-critical-t73.html
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Holiday Cyber Scams

As the calendar dates for Christmas and Hanukkah quickly approach, scam artists are looking to take advantage of consumer shopping anxiety to make illicit gains. Your local Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of a new string of phishing e-mails making the rounds this holiday season. Scammers are posing as well-known companies that do a lot of business this time of year, attempting to steal personal information such as Social Security or credit card numbers.
“While most of the country is promoting peace and love this holiday season, criminals are spreading computer viruses and stealing identities,” said Tim Burns, Public Affairs Director of the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan. “Hackers pose as trusted businesses to take advantage of the seasonal increase in online shopping and shipping. They utilize holiday themed messages to lure people into online scams and frauds”
The BBB has spotted a recent trend of phishing scams aimed at people celebrating the holiday season. Beware of these phishing scams that are circulating the Internet.
You could read more about it from our forum post in the following link: http://support.fuchsiasoft.org/holiday-cyber-scams-t74.html

Virus in your PDF file attachment – W32/AdobeReader.K

F-Secure has been monitoring a large mailing of malicious PDF files. These PDF files exploit a recent vulnerability. When such PDF files are viewed on vulnerable machines, they get infected. An unknown party has been sending out tens of thousands of mails with Subject-lines like:
Your credit report
Personal Financial Statement
Your Credit File
Balance Report
The mails contain no mail body, only an attachment called "report.pdf". When opened, the PDF file uses the CVE-2007-5020 vulnerability via Acrobat Reader and IE7 and downloads further malware from a server in Malaysia. The target of the malware seems to be to create a botnet of infected machines to be used for further malicious activity.
To know more about this virus, follow it in our forum post in the following link:http://support.fuchsiasoft.org/virus-in-your-pdf-file-attachment-w32-adobereader-k-t55.html

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