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Monday review – the hot 19 stories of the week
It’s that time of the week again – here’s your roundup of everything we wrote in the last seven days. General interest • Lack of Chip and PIN technology leaves US shoppers and d… more →
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Scareware: Beware New Approach
wrote 5 days ago: Scareware, aka fake antivirus, as you may know, is a form of malware usually obtained from a malicio … more →
Monday review - the hot 19 stories of the week
wrote 1 week ago: It’s that time of the week again – here’s your roundup of everything we wrote in t … more →
An unholy alliance - Fake Anti-Virus, meet Bogus Support Call!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m sure you’re familiar with fake anti-virus scams, or scareware. That’s the stuf … more →
Beware: “Your Photos” Email
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wrote 3 weeks ago: A recent NakedSecurity.Sophos.com article reports that a vicious “malware attack has been spammed ou … more →
What you NEED to know about Scareware
wrote 3 months ago: One of our clients contacted us today with frustrations about their system’s performance, stem … more →
Trojan Killer 2.1.4.4-Promotie
wrote 3 months ago: Este un program foarte bun, dezvoltat special pentru îndepărtarea automată a virușilor, boti, spywar … more →
Ransomware is Scareware
wrote 3 months ago: My son had this happen to him a few months ago in 2012. While on Facebook someone took possession of … more →
Fake anti-virus attack spread via bogus ADP anti-fraud update emails
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wrote 4 months ago: Users are slowly getting the message that it is important to keep their computers updated with the l … more →
Beware of Rogue Anti-Viruses, Scareware
wrote 4 months ago: Rogue Anti-virus programs (also called “Scareware”) are spreading like wildfire. These programs pret … more →
Swede in slammer after scareware scam: $71M gets him 4 years
wrote 5 months ago: Mikael Sallnert, a Swedish businessman, was sentenced to four years in jail today for aiding a scare … more →
Symantec looks ahead into 2013 in the PH with Top Five Security Predictions for 2013
wrote 5 months ago: With this year quickly coming to an end, many organizations are looking into the new year with antic … more →
For PC Virus Victims, Pay or Else
wrote 5 months ago: By NICOLE PERLROTH - New York Times Published: December 5, 2012 In the past year, hundreds of thousa … more →
Cybercriminals release stealthy DIY mass iFrame injecting Apache 2 modules
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wrote 6 months ago: By Dancho Danchev What would an attacker do if they were attempting to inject malicious iFrames on a … more →
'Ransomware' is the new flavor of the month
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wrote 6 months ago: If you aren’t already familiar, millions of computer users are experienced a ‘computer l … more →
Monday review: the hot 21 stories of the week
wrote 7 months ago: In case you missed anything, here’s a list of every story we’ve written in the last week … more →
Low-Tech Scareware
wrote 7 months ago: Once the first computer viruses, worms, and other malware had appeared on the scene, it was not long … more →
Tech support and fake antivirus scams crackdown by FTC
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wrote 7 months ago: Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a crackdown on tech support and fake antivir … more →
Warning!!!! Your pop-up ads may be fraudulent!!! FTC wins $163m settlement against scareware firm
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wrote 7 months ago: If you’ve ever raged against those quivering pop-up ads that state, in no uncertain terms, that your … more →
Macs are not immune
wrote 8 months ago: Many people use Macs, instead of PCs, as a simpler secure away to access the Web but in reality Macs … more →
