Tag Archives: Malware

Mac Computers getting slammed with malware.

Posted in: News | April 2, 2012

A new variant of malware first seen in September 2011 on Macintosh computers is making a new appearance and the exploit hasn’t been patched yet by Apple. Apple distributes a self-compiled version of Java and distributes these patches on its own schedule, which can be months behind...

Fake browser warnings dupe users into downloading ‘scareware’!

Posted in: News | October 5, 2010

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Scammers are spoofing the anti-malware warnings of popular browsers to dupe Windows users into downloading fake security software, Symantec said Monday. According to the FBI, rogue security makers have made at least $150 million by duping the public! Little wonder, then, that the fake security software industry...

Up to Five Million Web Sites Serving Up Malware.

Posted in: News | August 29, 2010

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As many as five million Web sites hosted by Network Solutions have been serving up malware, probably for several months. “This is one of the biggest infections for drive-by download attacks that I’ve seen,” said Wayne Huang, co-founder and CTO of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Armorize Technologies, a...

Security secrets that might help you thwart the bad guys.

Posted in: News | August 22, 2010

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You already know the basics of internet security, right? You know to keep your antivirus program and patches up to date, to be careful where you go on the Internet, and to exercise online street-smarts to resist being tricked into visiting a phishing site or downloading a...