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Kaspersky tackles Twitter malware with ‘Krab Krawler’

Dave Parrack — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:23:22 +0000

The average Web user is a savvy individual who tends to err on the side of caution when surfing, sticking to trustworthy sites and only opening attachments to files they know are safe. [...]

Ad-supported Office 2010 Starter is a downgrade from Microsoft Works

Dave Jeyes — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:55:53 +0000

Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition will begin shipping on new PCs with an ad-supported revenue model until a user buys a key to the full version. This new strategy offers the [...]

New York Times explains how malware got on its site

John Lister — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:00:00 +0000

The New York Times says it has confirmed its initial suspicion that a bogus advertiser put site visitors at risk of malware. Embarrassingly, it appears the “advertiser” dealt directly with the newspaper rather than going through an ad sales network.

As [...]

Stay safe online – Even NYT now serving up malware

Dave Parrack — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:42:13 +0000

Sometimes you can do everything right to protect yourself and still get hit by a virus or nasty piece of malware. As if to prove that’s the [...]

Google Jessica Biel at your own risk – spyware and viruses galore

Dave Parrack — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:31:12 +0000

We’re currently living in a celebrity-obsessed age where us ordinary, unknown folk look up to anyone with a little bit of fame. There [...]

Hackers attack Adobe Flash vulnerability through PDF documents

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:33:54 +0000

Researchers are warning of malicious Adobe PDF documents circulating online. The documents cause Adobe Reader to crash and allow hackers to exploit a hole in Adobe’s Flash player.

This [...]

N. Korean army reportedly ran cyber-attacks

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:21:50 +0000

Now anonymous sources within the government of South Korea are saying what so many of us have been thinking: the North Korean government was behind last weekend’s cyber attacks on South Korea.

Reports leaking out of [...]

Does Einstein 3 threaten citizen privacy?

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:35:12 +0000

Some observers are worried about privacy issues involved in Einstein 3, the new government program aimed at detecting and preventing cyber-attacks on U.S. government computer systems.

The new program, which is being developed by the Department of Homeland Security under the watchful [...]

Hackers use Michael Jackson to leverage virus and spam attack

Mike Ferro — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:45:01 +0000

Prior to the official announcement that Michael Jackson was dead, there was a flurry of rumors going across the Web causing much confusion. Many sites were reporting that Michael Jackson was in a state of deep coma while others were [...]

Free antivirus from Microsoft a step in the right direction

Mike Ferro — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:49:56 +0000

Microsoft recently announced the official name and details of the anti-malware tool it’s been covertly working on. The best part about the tool is that it’s completely free to consumers. The tool looks to be promising which could put more [...]