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Avast accidentally identifies Steam as a trojan
- Just a quick heads up for Avast users: if you're having trouble opening Steam, your malware protection might be to blame. For over an hour Sunday morning, the free antivirus accidently flagged a Steam executable as a trojan and moved…
Google Bouncer boots malicious apps from Android Market
- Google's relaxed stance on app screening on its Marketplace has been known to let a quite few malicious apps slip under the radar. Whether security concerns surrounding its Android platform are accurate or exaggerated, the company is taking them seriously…
Symantec reveals Counterclank malware threat for Android
- Symantec revealed via blog post that they have identified multiple publisher IDs on the Android Market that are being used to host malware-infected apps. The threat is being classified as the largest distribution of malware to hit Android this year.
AVG: QR code-based malware attacks to rise in 2012
- A new report from AVG suggests you should think twice before using your handset to scan unknown Quick Response (QR) codes. The Global Community Powered Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2011 found an increase in mobile-related malware, with…
Chinese hackers target smart cards to grab US defense data
- In the latest blow to U.S. cybersecurity, hackers based in China have managed to infiltrate the supposedly secure smart card system used by U.S. Government employees, according to a report by AlienVault.
Sophos: 66% of lost USB drives are infected, none are encrypted
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Sophos researchers have tested 50 USB drives and found that two-thirds (33) were infected. The drives were purchased at a train company's lost property auction, so they were presumably owned by passengers before being misplaced. During testing...
Symantec: spam nearing three-year low, targeted attacks on the rise
- E-mail spam across the world is close to a three-year low, now accounting for 70.5 percent of all messages sent. That may sound like a lot until you consider that 90 percent of e-mail sent in 2009 was spam, according…
Black Friday iTunes email scam doing the rounds
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Black Friday marks the start of the Christmas shopping period for many. Among the endless offers available to consumers is lurking the latest email scam in the form of a would-be offer from Apple. The email titled "iTunes Gift Certificate" purportedly claims...
McAfee: Android was the sole target of mobile malware in Q3
- The amount of malware targeted at Android devices continued to grow at an alarming rate last quarter, according to report by Intel-owned McAfee. The security firm says almost all new mobile malware over the third quarter was aimed squarely at…
Juniper: Android malware growing exponentially
- Juniper Networks has discovered an alarming amount of malware targeting Google's mobile operating system. The company shares what it describes as exponential growth in a lucrative market that is fairly simple to abuse.
Facebook identifies violence, porn imagery culprits
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Today, Facebook announced they have identified the unscrupulous individuals responsible for propagating objectionable material across their user's accounts. The questionable photos and videos included beastiality, excessive violence and pornography...
FBI busts botnet that made $14M in fraudulent ad revenue
- The US Department of Justice has indicted seven people for allegedly hijacking millions of computers and running a massive click-jacking fraud scheme that generated more than $14 million in advertising revenue. The defendants -- six Estonians and one Russian --…
Mac OS X Trojan steals data, uses your GPU to mine Bitcoins
- A newly discovered malware threat that targets Mac OS X systems has been found embedded in pirated copies of image editing software Graphic Converter. Known as DevilRobber or Miner-D, this latest piece of malware attempts to steal personal information and…
Microsoft reaches settlement with Kelihos botnet suspect
- Microsoft has reached a settlement with the man named in last month's botnet sting. In September, Redmond incapacitated a medium-sized botnet dubbed Kelihos that controlled some 41,000 machines and was capable of sending 3.8 billion spam emails per day. Although…
McAfee says hackers may target vehicles next
- A new report from security software provider McAfee suggests that your car might soon be the next target for hackers. The company has partnered with Wind River in releasing a PDF outlining the potential danger that hackers present to the…
30 percent of smartphone users will encounter malware this year
- Smartphone users, in particular Android OS users are becoming key targets for malware authors, according to mobile security firm Lookout. Highlights of their new report suggest that Android users are two and a half times more likely to encounter malware…
Windows XP is a popular home for rootkits
- Free antivirus software provider Avast has released information from a six-month study which reveals that Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system is home to 74% of their customers’ rootkit infections.
Google warning users infected with malware
- Hopefully this hasn't happened to you in a long time, but how about the last time you used a friend's PC to discover he had installed three different browser toolbars on top of each other and that Google queries were…
Imported hardware entering U.S. with hidden malware
- A top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official has admitted that software and hardware components imported to the U.S. are being deliberately preloaded with spyware and malware. The revelation was made in a testimony before the House Oversight and Government…
Google search blocks 11 million .co.cc websites to fight malware
- Google has blocked all .co.cc websites from its search results because the domain has been found to be too "spammy." The .cc top-level domain, which belongs to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and regular .cc websites are unaffected by Google's changes,…
Trojan requires infected Windows users do a System Restore
- Microsoft has warned of a new malware threat affecting Windows users that can only be completely removed by restoring the system to a previous state or wiping it altogether. According to Redmond, the culprit is the latest variant of a…
Survey: Users are still clueless about Internet security
- According to a study conducted by G Data Software, many computer users are still relatively uninformed about Internet security. After surveying some 15,559 Internet users in 11 countries aged between 18 and 65 (including 5,500 respondents in the US), the…
Apple zaps Mac Defender malware with security update
- As promised, Apple has released a security update to protect users from the Mac Defender 'scareware' targeting Mac OS X since last month. The patch, available for download as Security Update 2011-003, will update the File Quarantine feature in Mac…
Weekend Open Forum: Do you keep antivirus protection running 24/7?
- Having antivirus protection has become a fact of life for most computer users, as it's certainly not uncommon to hear of massive botnets recruiting infected PCs for spamming operations or Trojans that steal or damage your information. But it's also true…
Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, offers help
- Apple computers are often touted to offer a virus-free computing experience, as opposed to Windows, but as the platform increases in popularity it is also becoming a more serious target for attackers. One recent case involved a piece of 'scareware'…
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