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New Android malware difficult to delete?

New Android malware difficult to delete? Another virus that targets Android users has been discovered. This latest malware not only steals credit card and money transfer information, it also allows payments that you don’t know about. TrustGo security labs called this new malware SMSZombie.A. It was initially discovered in China and exploits vulnerabilities in the country’s mobile payment system via SMS. [...] Read more →

Sophos: Don’t forward Facebook/Olympic Torch virus

Sophos: Don't forward Facebook/Olympic Torch virus Isn’t it a very difficult time for us nowadays, as the dawn of technological advancement has brought a number of new dangers that could possibly lead to hackers, being able to get sensitive information from you that they could use for their own good? Well, even the 2012 London Olympics weren’t sparred from these unruly [...] Read more →

Microsoft releases patch to combat Flame virus

Microsoft releases patch to combat Flame virus The Flame virus, which was first discovered on infected Windows-based desktop computers in the Middle East, has surprised and has left some experts bewildered at how the attackers developed the virus. Disguising itself as a legit Microsoft program, the company took it personally to develop a fix to combat the Flame virus, which they did [...] Read more →

Malware detected! Cyber-war lunges forward

free app that easily turns your notebook into wifi hotspot Now may be a good time to click the update button to your anti-virus software. A couple of weeks ago, while trying to locate and identify a very illusive viper/wiper program that has been infecting Iranian computers, Kaspersky Lab has detected something even larger and more threatening than described. The malware, currently dubbed as “Flame”, is [...] Read more →

Virus created solely for espionage

Virus created solely for Espionage Researchers have uncovered a new sophisticated virus that could possibly be developed with the help of state sponsored funds. This said virus, dubbed as Skywiper, Flamer and Flame, is considered to be one of the most complex malwares ever developed and could be created solely for spying purposes. Similar to the Stuxnet malware, this new [...] Read more →

Topless supermodel image used as in Mac malware

mac Users of Macintosh computers beware! A new malware is spreading targeting your computers that uses photos of a topless supermodel to lure you into infecting your system. Security firm Sophos said the malware, which is called OSX/Imuler-B, is using images of a Russian model Irina Shayk an FHM magazine cover girl. Sophos said in a [...] Read more →

Scareware hides files and folders, charges $80 for repair

Scareware hides files and folders, charges $80 for repair BitDefender developers have recently discovered a new scareware tactic threatens the victims that all their files and folders have disappeared due to hard disk issues and invites them to buy a disk repair utility that will solve the problem priced at $80. The scareware is installed in the victims computer Win32.Brontok.AP@mm. It is a popular worm [...] Read more →

Caution: Facebook Valentine theme may be a malware!

caution: facebook valentine theme maybe a malware Beware! The cybercrooks are at it again. Computer security developer Trend Micro has unveiled a new malware that could harm your PC’s. This new attack starts with a Facebook post on affected users walls inviting their friends to install a Valentines Day theme on their FB profiles. Trend Micro said in a blog post, “Clicking the Install button [...] Read more →

New Year script compromises 10,000 websites

Anti-virus provider Symantec unveiled a report indicating that at least 10,000 domain names were compromised by a redirect script that targets the New Year celebrations. According to the company, the websites was found to have a redirect script written in PHP that has a ‘New Year’ written on its file name. Paul Wood, senior intelligence [...] Read more →
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