7,000 records exposed by unknown malware
Free anti-malware tool Microsoft Security Essentials is live
Sept. 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
No excuses, protect yourself
Harry Potter and the half-virus-infected computer
July 14, 2009 3 Comments
Malware artists are targeting the Harry Potter craze to infect your computers.
Microsoft to offer free anti-malware software
June 19, 2009 1 Comment
I’m a PC and I don’t have a communicable disease.
Dangerous celebs to Google?
Sept. 16, 2008 Leave a Comment
Research from security firm McAfee shows that some celebrities are just dangerous to Google and search for around the web because of the litany of fake websites out there that try to infect your computer with viruses and malicious code as you innocently seek out wallpaper and screensavers of your favs. Brad Pitt leads the [...]
McAfee identifies “Downloader-UA.h,” first medium risk malware in three years
May 6, 2008 2 Comments
McAfee Avert Labs reported Tuesday the most significant malware outbreak in three years with more than 500,000 detections of a Trojan horse they’re calling “Downloader-UA.h,” which is spreading by masquerading as a media file. “The malicious MP3 music or MPEG video files have appeared on popular file-sharing services such as Limewire and eDonkey,” Avert Labs [...]
MySpace page sends fake XP update
Jan. 11, 2008 2 Comments
McAfee Avert Labs announced Friday a Trojan horse attack disguised as a Microsoft update on a particular MySpace profile. Attackers send friend requests to the victim MySpace users. Clicking on the person’s picture or name link loads a profile page with what looks like a legitimate Windows Automatic Updates pop-up box. When the user clicks [...]
11-year-old hacks iPhone
Jan. 9, 2008 4 Comments
What appeared to be a legitimate iPhone application, “iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep,” turned out to be a piece of malicious software intended to ruin functionality on affected phones. The programmer of this dangerous piece of code was an eleven-year-old boy. Using the installer.app feature on the iPhone, users can access the diverse world of third-party [...]