Tag: attackers
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AVG 2011 – Surf Shield Bug – avg_ls_dom.js
Recently I faced issues loading webpages in Chrome. Many websites failed to load including my Blog. Websites that have a lot of java scripts especially Adsense units (Image and Text) took a lot of time to load. I tested the page elements load time with firefox browser with firebug and Google Page speed addon and…
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Stuxnet – The New Generation Control Systems Computer Worm
Stuxnet is a Windows-specific computer worm first discovered in June 2010 by VirusBlokAda, a security firm based in Belarus. It is the first discovered worm that spies on and reprograms industrial systems. It was specifically written to attack Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems used to control and monitor industrial processes.Stuxnet includes the capability…