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Norman releases generic protection against the .LNK vulnerability for  customers running  NPRO 7.20. The automatic scanner will stop attempts to exploit the .LNK vulnerability, thus also proactively protect customers against both known and unknown malware.

Customers running Norman Network Protection will also be protected against known malware using this exploit if executed from a network share.

In its security bulletin summary for July 2010 Microsoft has published three updates for critical and one update for important vulnerabilities in its operating systems / applications.

Information about Microsoft's upcoming security bulletins.

An interesting news item has appeared in several UK-based media lately. Several end users have received phone calls from someone who present themselves as security personnel. The caller informs that the computer is infected by malware and offers to help. Varying social engineering techniques are used to persuade the recipient to allow the use of remote access software in order to "fix the problem".