Google Lets Firefox And Safari Block Unwanted Software

After previously Google Chrome users already for websites with unwanted software warns Google has now made ​​this opportunity available for Firefox and Safari. Google offers to other parties the Google Safe Browsing API. This interface make Firefox and Safari example use of information that Google has about phishing sites and malware sites.

Through the Safe Browsing API would globally 1.1 billion people are protected. Google has the information it through the interface to other parties by giving now expanded with a list of websites that offer unwanted software. This involves software that affects the Internet, for example, by adjusting the start or showing additional ads on websites. Or Firefox and Safari will warn their users also for unwanted software or automatically via the API happens is still unknown.

Critical Security Update For Adobe Flash Player

There is a critical security update for Adobe Flash Player appeared that resolves eleven leaks, nine of which could give an attacker full control over the computer. It would be visiting a hacked or malicious Web site or see getting infected Flash ads suffice.

Through the remaining two vulnerabilities an attacker could bypass the restriction for uploading files, as well as a cross-domain policy. Ten of the eleven remedied vulnerabilities were found by external researchers include Google, Intel Labs and NCC Group. Windows and Mac users are advised to update within 72 hours to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134. This can be done via the automatic update feature and Adobe.com .

In the case of Internet Explorer 10 and 11 on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, the embedded Flash Player will be updated automatically. Microsoft had the appropriate Flash updates already on March 10 released two days before Adobe published them. Also in the case of Chrome embedded Flash Player will be automatically updated. Like Google, Microsoft published on 10 March a new Chrome version , but this is not stated whether the Flash vulnerabilities have been fixed. Through this Adobe page Internet to see whether and which version of Flash Player installed on their system state.

Google Protects 1.1 Billion People With Safe Browsing

The Google Safe Browsing technology protects every day more than 1.1 billion people, as the Internet giant has let know. Safe Browsing through that 8 years ago was developed, users of Chrome, Firefox and Safari warned of malware and phishing sites.

In the case of Chrome also warned if the user downloads malware. A warning that soon also when visiting websites that unwanted software will appear offering. At this time let Safe Browsing see 5 million alerts per day, for all kinds of malicious websites and unwanted software. Through the technology would be discovered each month over 50,000 malware sites and more than 90,000 phishing sites.

Google puts the technology is also responsible for alerting webmasters when there are specific problems with their websites, for example if they have been hacked and malware. The figures from Google published ahead of the 26th anniversary of the Web. "As the Web matures, so does the Safe Browsing technology. We look forward to the web and its users to protect for many years," says Panayiotis Mavrommatis of the Google Safe Browsing team.

Google Analytics Will Warn Websites For Malware

To protect Internet users from malware Google now also goes websites that use Google Analytics to warn when there is detected malicious code in them. The Internet giant warned websites that the Google Webmaster Tools were notified.

Alert program is now expanded to websites that use analytics from Google. Websites will in the case of malware automatically alerted via so-called "Google Analytics Notifications", including the pages are specified. This way, webmasters can take faster and more effective action to remove the malicious code from their website.

Google Warns Of Sites With Unwanted Software

Google warned users of the search engine and Chrome all if they want to download malware or visit websites that attempt to install malware, but now the browser and search engine also show a warning when users arrive at websites that offer unwanted software.

This involves software that affects the Internet, for example, by adjusting the start or showing additional ads on websites. In the case of Chrome displays a prominent warning that explains the underlying website better can not be visited. To prevent Internet users through the search engine on these sites let reach Google Search now see signs that warn of this kind of misleading websites.

Finally, Google also has begun to turn off ads that lead to this kind of unwanted software. "We are constantly working to protect people on the Internet," says Google software engineer Lucas Ballard. Webmasters are advised to log on their website for the Google Webmaster Tools. This way Google can alert the webmaster if there are issues found on the website that people lead to unwanted software.

Prize For Hacking Chrome During Pwn2Own

During a hacker contest next month in Vancouver held hackers and researchers can win the grand prize by hacking Google Chrome. Who a vulnerability in Google's browser on Windows 8.1 knows how to find can earn $ 75,000.

This is more than for leaks is offered in other browsers. The game in question is the annual Pwn2Own contest, which takes place during the CanSecWest conference. Every year, researchers and hackers at the event to test the security of browsers.After the prize for Google Chrome follows Internet Explore 11 where a reward of $ 65,000 to be offered. Apple Safari on Mac OS X Yosemite follows with $ 50,000 in the third. Finally provides a successful hack of Mozilla Firefox at $ 30,000.

Besides the four browsers will be tested also the security of Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player. A successful attack on both programs make $ 60,000 on. This year, the difficulty for participants is much higher than previous years because the exploits that should be developed with Microsoft's free security tool EMET works.

The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is precisely designed to neutralize the effect of exploits. As a result, researchers now take two hurdles. Researchers who through their exploits on a Windows computer code with SYSTEM privileges can perform get an extra $ 25,000 reward. In addition, Google will in the case of a Chrome hack pay an additional reward of $ 10,000. Pwn2Own will take place on 18th and 19th March.

Google disables 39,000 WordPress sites for malware

Google has already put more than 39,000 Wordpress websites on a blacklist because they are infected with malware. Attackers use a leak in the WordPress Slider Revolution Premium plug-in attempts to infect to get access to the sites and then add malicious code that visitors with malware. The leak in the plug-in has long been known, and a patch is available. Many sites that have not been installed.

According to security firm Sucuri involves three different campaigns where the SoakSoak campaign is responsible for most infections. According to Google, the malware of this website to over 17,000 detected domains. Through the wpcache blogger campaign are spacious 12,000 sites have come to the blacklist of the search giant. Finally, there is an IP address that the attackers and code to 8500 was found websites.

Once Internet users to visit these Web sites via eg Google Chrome or Firefox they'll see a warning. Sucuri Commission on the basis of own research that more than 50,000 websites have been infected, but they have not all been indexed by Google.

Affected websites are advised to do a "complete cleaning" of the website, since installing WordPress alone is not enough again. The attackers would in fact leave too many backdoors. Additionally WordPress administrators are urged to update their plugins. With over 74 million websites WordPress is the most popular online content management system.

'SoakSoak' Malware Infected 100,000+ Wordpress Websites

At over 100,000+ WordPress sites researchers have found malicious code that attempts to infect visitors with malware. The code is loaded from the Russian domain SoakSoak. Google would now more than 11,000 infected websites have put on a blacklist.

Visitors who use Firefox or Chrome receive when visiting these WordPress sites a warning that the site contains malware. According to security firm Sucuri is the number of affected sites much larger and would amount to more than 100,000 WordPress installations. Also on the forum WordPress complain many users SoakSoak on their website.

How the attackers managed to get the malicious code on the WordPress sites is still unknown, but it is suspected that the sites a vulnerable version of the WordPress Slider Revolution use premium plugin. By September WordPress sites with a vulnerable version of the plug-in even though the target of attacks.