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BREAKING ADVISORY

June 9, 2009: As announced, Microsoft has released their June 2009 security bulletins. A total of 31 vulnerabilities are addressed across 10 bulletins. 17 of the vulnerabilities covered are rated as 'Critical'. Products and technologies impacted include Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office (various products), the Windows kernel, Windows Print Spooler, RPC, and Microsoft Works. Microsoft also released an advisory on Kill Bits affecting Derivco, eBay, and HP products.

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Current Malware

Malware-

A malicious program. Viruses and Trojans are examples of malware. Potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are not considered malware.

ThreatDate Published
JS/Downloader-BNL08 Apr 2009
W32/Winemmem04 Apr 2009
W32/Conficker.worm.g..11 Mar 2009
W32/Conficker.worm.g..10 Mar 2009
W32/Waledac.gen.b14 Jan 2009

Most Prevalent Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)

PUPs-

Software programs written by legitimate companies that may alter the security state or the privacy posture of the computer on which they are installed. This software can but does not necessarily include spyware, adware, and dialers, and could be downloaded in conjunction with a program that the user wants. Security-minded users know about such programs and, in some case, have them removed.

Threat Date Discovered
GameVance.gen.a 26 Jun 2009
Generic PUP.z!j 26 May 2009
Generic PUP.x!g 02 May 2009
Adware-Wyyo 25 Apr 2009
Generic PUP.z 11 Sep 2008
GameVance 23 Apr 2008
Generic PUP.x 19 Mar 2007
Generic PUP.a 31 Oct 2005
Adware-Websearch 11 Mar 2005
RemAdm-PSKill 27 Feb 2002

Current Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability-

Exploitable defect in a software application or operating system, allowing others to crash systems, access information on systems, or use systems for their own purposes.

ThreatDate Public
MS Excel PtrCor 9694..09 Jun 2009
MS Excel ObjRec 9694..09 Jun 2009
MS Excel ArIdx RCE 9..09 Jun 2009
MS Excel Stk RCE 969..09 Jun 2009
MS Excel SanMemCor 9..09 Jun 2009
MS IIS WebDav 97048312 May 2009

Latest Spam Activity

Spam-

Unwanted e-mail, specifically unsolicited bulk e-mail. Typically, an e-mail message is sent to multiple recipients who did not ask to receive it. E-mail messages are not considered spam if a user has signed up to receive them.

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