Malware is rarely good news, but occasionally there is an upside. It introduced me to the online communities that exist to help the infected - and perhaps it helped to save some hedgehogs, an outcome I’m certain the malware authors could never have foreseen.
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Sports fan sites being compromised by malicious authors is not unheard of. We’ve seen it happen to a Jets fan site in early January this year, and we’re seeing it again in another fan site–this time of Arsenal, a popular English soccer team.
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Websense® Security Labs has received reports of a phishing attack that claims to be from Univision, a major Hispanic TV network. The report claims that Fidel Castro, who has been ill, suffered a sudden heart attack early yesterday and died.
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Ben Edelman’s Valentine’s Day missive to C-NetMedia is definitely not a love letter. In a detailed report posted on Thursday, the spyware researcher, attorney, and assistant professor at Harvard University accused the Alabama-based anti-spyware company of deceptive business and marketing practices, and of selling ineffective security software.
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Most of us think that an anti-virus program is enough protection for our computers. But that’s far from sufficient. The most effective way to protect your computer is to install a firewall. A firewall is software that protects your computer or network from unauthorised outside intrusion.
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As users of the Internet we face security threats every day. Nefarious hackers (not all hackers are), viruses, and spyware are rampant when browsing online and not taking precautions can mean lost data or even worse, identity theft. Frankly, if you’re computer is unprotected, you are rolling the dice every time you go online.
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Trojan.Pandex was first found in early 2007 and is a Trojan that is primarily used to send spam. Obviously the author has more ambition than to stick with simply spamming because we’ve observed the Trojan enhancing its functions continuously over the past month or so.
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BitDefender has boosted the functionality of its free Online Scanner adding antispyware technologies, the security vendor announced today. The modifications, which include a redesigned interface are to help usability and increase the level of protection, said BitDefender.
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puresafetyhere.com is known to be spyware-related. It will hijack Internet Explorer and set “puresafetyhere.com” as homepage. As a result, puresafetyhere.com will generate false error messages or system alerts, and trick user to purchase rogue anti-spyware programs, such as IEDefender, Virus Heal, Marware Burn, VirusProtect, etc.
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The Edfqvrw Toolbar is a clone of a previously-known zlob.trojan toolbar, which is designed to spread viruses and spywares. Do NOT purchase The Edfqvrw Toolbar recommended software. The following process will help you remove it from your system easily and safely.
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VirusHeat is a new rogue antispyware which issues misleading and exaggerating results. More or less, it does degrade performance of computers and generate annoying popups. The easiest way, however, you need to pay to remove it automatically.
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SpywareIsolator is a new rogue anti-spyware program, which is a form of fake malicious software engineered by Internet hackers. It will generate false and misleading system error messages so Internet users would purchase the software. Do NOT purchase SpywareIsolator under any circumstances since it is not a legit anti-spyware software.
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New research suggests that the infamous Storm worm has its roots in a computer worm that first surfaced as early as 2004, two-and-a-half years prior to Storm’s widely-recognized birthday.
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The Ekxdvft Toolbar is a clone of a previously-known zlob.trojan toolbar, which is designed to spread viruses and spywares. Do NOT purchase The Ekxdvft Toolbar recommended software. The following process will help you remove it from your system easily and safely.
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MalwareCore (Malware Core) is a new rogue anti-spyware program, which is a form of fake malicious software engineered by Internet hackers. It will generate false and misleading system error messages so Internet users would purchase the software. Do NOT purchase MalwareCore under any circumstances since it is not a legit anti-spyware software.
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