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Microsoft disrupts botnet malware that was preinstalled on new PCs

Microsoft disrupts botnet malware that was preinstalled on new PCs
  • Posted September 13, 2012, 2:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Microsoft has disrupted an emerging botnet along with more than 500 strains of malware after taking control of a malicious.org domain this week. Last August, Microsoft learned that many systems sold in China were preloaded with malware, including strains linked to Nitol...

Iran targeted by Flame malware in 'most complex' cyber-attack yet

Iran targeted by Flame malware in
  • Posted May 30, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security
  • The Duqu and Stuxnet malware heralded in a new era in cyber warfare, and brought cyber-espionage to the forefront of security experts minds. In many ways this has also resulted in the general public becoming increasingly sensitive to the almost…

Windows XP is a popular home for rootkits

Windows XP is a popular home for rootkits
  • Posted August 2, 2011, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • 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.

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