items tagged with Malware
Scareware rogue software reaches threat peak
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 23:33:05
The highest level of total malware detected in more than a year, and four times greater than detected levels in September, was reported last month, including scareware tactics reaching an all-time peak with the worst attacks ever reported, according to security firm Fortinet’s latest threatscape analysis.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 23:33:05
The highest level of total malware detected in more than a year, and four times greater than detected levels in September, was reported last month, including scareware tactics reaching an all-time peak with the worst attacks ever reported, according to security firm Fortinet’s latest threatscape analysis.
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Lose/Lose: Art, malware, or both?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-10-29 21:22:58
Where is the boundary between art and malware? A Mac OS X game puts real files on the firing line.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-10-29 21:22:58
Where is the boundary between art and malware? A Mac OS X game puts real files on the firing line.
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Dasient finds nearly 6 million malware-infected Web pages
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-28 19:32:03
Web security specialist Dasient reports that its malware analysis platform has found more than 640,000 malware-ridden websites, accounting for 5.8 million individual infected pages.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-28 19:32:03
Web security specialist Dasient reports that its malware analysis platform has found more than 640,000 malware-ridden websites, accounting for 5.8 million individual infected pages.
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One-third of Security Essentials users infected: Microsoft
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-22 08:15:34
Almost a third of the customers who have installed Microsoft's free Security Essentials software have been found to be suffering from major malware infections.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-22 08:15:34
Almost a third of the customers who have installed Microsoft's free Security Essentials software have been found to be suffering from major malware infections.
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Beware Google Wave links
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 20:02:45
Interest in Google Wave is being exploited by people behind malicious web sites, according to a security software company. Looking for an invitation could result in a malware infection.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 20:02:45
Interest in Google Wave is being exploited by people behind malicious web sites, according to a security software company. Looking for an invitation could result in a malware infection.
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McAfee releases Endpoint for Mac
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 18:43:37
McAfee has released its Endpoint Protection for Mac that supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X, as well as Leopard and Tiger.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 18:43:37
McAfee has released its Endpoint Protection for Mac that supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X, as well as Leopard and Tiger.
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Growing Web 2.0 use raises data leak, malware risks
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-10 17:26:14
The growing use of Web 2.0 tools by enterprises, combined with an increasing number of mobile and remote workers, has created a risk of data leaks and new channels for malware, and a security challenge for businesses.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-10 17:26:14
The growing use of Web 2.0 tools by enterprises, combined with an increasing number of mobile and remote workers, has created a risk of data leaks and new channels for malware, and a security challenge for businesses.
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New botnets hitting the net, Oz spam levels higher than global average
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-30 21:24:29
New botnets are reportedly causing more havoc on the Internet, with botnets now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam, including one of the oldest and largest botnets which has doubled in size in just four months.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-30 21:24:29
New botnets are reportedly causing more havoc on the Internet, with botnets now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam, including one of the oldest and largest botnets which has doubled in size in just four months.
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Porn spam to social networks rising rapidly
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-15 22:58:15
The adult industry has tapped into the increasing popularity of social networks, with a rapid rise in porn spam now bombarding sites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, and their subscribers, with everything from provocative images to hidden malware.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-15 22:58:15
The adult industry has tapped into the increasing popularity of social networks, with a rapid rise in porn spam now bombarding sites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, and their subscribers, with everything from provocative images to hidden malware.
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Social networks pose security risks for enterprises
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-01 20:41:12
Employees accessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter while at work pose a problem for their bosses as they grapple with the dilemma of allowing them to use Web 2.0 tools responsibly, without sacrificing their business security and regulatory compliance requirements.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-01 20:41:12
Employees accessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter while at work pose a problem for their bosses as they grapple with the dilemma of allowing them to use Web 2.0 tools responsibly, without sacrificing their business security and regulatory compliance requirements.
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Dramatic drop in virus-infected emails hitting Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 23:02:55
Australia has dropped like a stone from its number one spot as the country receiving the most virus-infected emails to number 12 in the world, but our level of spam activity is still above the global average despite Australian spam activity decreasing by two percent this month.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 23:02:55
Australia has dropped like a stone from its number one spot as the country receiving the most virus-infected emails to number 12 in the world, but our level of spam activity is still above the global average despite Australian spam activity decreasing by two percent this month.
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Induc virus preys on Delphi developers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-21 02:43:30
A piece of malware specifically targeting Delphi installations is turning up in legitimate software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-21 02:43:30
A piece of malware specifically targeting Delphi installations is turning up in legitimate software.
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 21:36:36
The latest version of Kaspersky's security software delivers new yet familiar sounding features.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 21:36:36
The latest version of Kaspersky's security software delivers new yet familiar sounding features.
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Dirtiest Websites are filthy in more ways than one
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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ABC avoids uttering the 'W' word
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-17 21:24:57
What's the one word that comes to mind when people discuss worms, viruses, spyware, malware and botnets?
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-08-17 21:24:57
What's the one word that comes to mind when people discuss worms, viruses, spyware, malware and botnets?
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Norton 2010 to tackle polymorphism
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 20:54:15
The 2010 versions of Symantec's Norton consumer security products have been designed to tackle a technique that's been used to get malware onto large numbers of computers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 20:54:15
The 2010 versions of Symantec's Norton consumer security products have been designed to tackle a technique that's been used to get malware onto large numbers of computers.
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Trojans on the march, Conficker still stalking
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 00:57:44
Trojans continue to dominate e-threats for the second month in a row, with the infamous Conficker also still prevalent, with threats from the worm – otherwise known as Downadup.Gen - increasing from 3.33 percent in June to 4.15 percent of all infections during July.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 00:57:44
Trojans continue to dominate e-threats for the second month in a row, with the infamous Conficker also still prevalent, with threats from the worm – otherwise known as Downadup.Gen - increasing from 3.33 percent in June to 4.15 percent of all infections during July.
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Spammers exploit Michael Jackson death
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-07-13 06:27:02
Spammers and malicious code authors have created and launched several new spam and malware campaigns using the death of Michael Jackson as a cover for their infected emails.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-07-13 06:27:02
Spammers and malicious code authors have created and launched several new spam and malware campaigns using the death of Michael Jackson as a cover for their infected emails.
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Beware of itsecure.microsoft.com
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-10 02:58:54
Just because itsecure.microsoft.com sounds like an authentic Microsoft subdomain, that doesn't mean it is safe to visit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-10 02:58:54
Just because itsecure.microsoft.com sounds like an authentic Microsoft subdomain, that doesn't mean it is safe to visit.
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Gaming threat most prevalent as Web threats surge
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-09 03:45:16
There was significant growth in Web threat traffic in June with increased volumes of malware, and an online gaming Trojan the most active bit of malware circulating around the Internet.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-09 03:45:16
There was significant growth in Web threat traffic in June with increased volumes of malware, and an online gaming Trojan the most active bit of malware circulating around the Internet.
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