As we are all aware, Adobe released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.270 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. These security updates address the Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-1535 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the compromised computer. Adobe has also stated that there are reports of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild in limited targeted attacks distributed through malicious Word documents.

We have observed these threats since August 10, 2012, and to-date we have successfully blocked more than 1,300 samples. The first sample...

Hello and welcome to this month's blog on the Microsoft patch release. This month the vendor is releasing nine bulletins covering a total of 16 vulnerabilities. Four of this month's issues are rated 'Critical' affecting Microsoft Data Access Components, Internet Explorer, and XML Core Services.

As always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices:

• Install vendor patches as soon as they are available.
• Run all software with the least privileges required while still maintaining functionality.
• Avoid handling files from unknown or questionable sources.
• Never visit sites of unknown or questionable integrity.
• Block external access at the network perimeter to all key systems unless specific access is required.

Microsoft’s summary of the July releases can be found here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-...

Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This is a larger month—the vendor is releasing seven bulletins covering a total of 27 vulnerabilities.

Ten of this month's issues are rated 'Critical' affecting Remote Desktop Protocol and Internet Explorer. The remaining issues affect .NET Framework, Office, and Dynamics AX.

As always, customers are advised to follow these security best practices:

• Install vendor patches as soon as they are available
• Run all software with the least privileges required while still maintaining functionality
• Avoid handling files from unknown or questionable sources
• Never visit sites of unknown or questionable integrity
• Block external access at the network perimeter to all key systems unless specific access is required

Microsoft’s summary of the June releases can be found here:
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Analysis by: Hiroshi Shinotsuka

Recent malware campaigns that used Tibet-related issues as bait have been well documented and it should come as no surprise that we have seen another Tibetan-themed attack using a malicious Word document. The emails involved in the attack are in English and were sent to a clothing company in the United States.

While they appear to come from Tibet-related organizations, the email headers revealed that they were sent from a mail server in Russia.

Recently, we discovered a file that differs to other malware in that it uses a well-known graphics card manufacturer’s legitimately signed program as an attack vector.

After opening the attached...