items tagged with Malware
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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Increased threat from short URLs: Report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-08 00:04:50
There’s been a huge rise in the use of shortened URLs by spammers which poses a greater security threat to Internet users, including those accessing popular social network sites like Twitter.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-08 00:04:50
There’s been a huge rise in the use of shortened URLs by spammers which poses a greater security threat to Internet users, including those accessing popular social network sites like Twitter.
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Riding the Net risks drive-by malware download attack
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 21:08:04
Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection around the Web.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 21:08:04
Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection around the Web.
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Norton 'Quorum' adds reputation to security software
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 20:32:47
Beta releases of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 introduce a reputation-based approach to malware detection and other features.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 20:32:47
Beta releases of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 introduce a reputation-based approach to malware detection and other features.
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How Microsoft benefits from Conficker
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-06-30 21:53:31
An attack by the Conficker worm, that infects Windows systems, has cost the Manchester Council in England around £1.5 million - and Microsoft has benefitted too, according to a report in the Manchester Evening News.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-06-30 21:53:31
An attack by the Conficker worm, that infects Windows systems, has cost the Manchester Council in England around £1.5 million - and Microsoft has benefitted too, according to a report in the Manchester Evening News.
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Spam levels stable: Symantec
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-30 00:25:35
Spam levels remain at 90 percent, according to security provider Symantec. But the situation would have worsened if a major botnet hadn't suffered downtime during June.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-30 00:25:35
Spam levels remain at 90 percent, according to security provider Symantec. But the situation would have worsened if a major botnet hadn't suffered downtime during June.
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Kapersky patent new technology to combat “sophisticated” malware
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-21 01:06:27
Kapersky has patented information security technology in the United States which the company claims will effectively detect and delete malicious software and remove any trace of its effects by running automatically generated scripts.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-21 01:06:27
Kapersky has patented information security technology in the United States which the company claims will effectively detect and delete malicious software and remove any trace of its effects by running automatically generated scripts.
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Thousands visit ATO phishing site
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 01:55:50
Thousands of Australians have visited just one of the phishing sites currently trying to collect people's banking and other personal details on the false promise of a tax refund.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 01:55:50
Thousands of Australians have visited just one of the phishing sites currently trying to collect people's banking and other personal details on the false promise of a tax refund.
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F-Secure makes new WinMo security move
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 03:03:41
Although already available for Nokia/Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition phones, F-Secure is set to make its “smartphone security solution” available for Windows Mobile 5/6 (from June 24 2009) including an “advanced anti-theft feature that includes easy remote locking and wiping of confidential data if the phone is lost or stolen”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 03:03:41
Although already available for Nokia/Symbian S60 3rd and 5th edition phones, F-Secure is set to make its “smartphone security solution” available for Windows Mobile 5/6 (from June 24 2009) including an “advanced anti-theft feature that includes easy remote locking and wiping of confidential data if the phone is lost or stolen”.
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Kapersky integration with Juniper
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
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More Mac Malware
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Thanks a million, malware writers - 25 times over
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-06-10 23:07:59
Kaspersky Lab claims it has detected its 25 millionth piece of malware.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-06-10 23:07:59
Kaspersky Lab claims it has detected its 25 millionth piece of malware.
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Beware, malware by stealth stalks the net!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-10 03:39:36
All is not what it seems on the Internet for those users unlucky enough to be duped by scammers posing as online payment services in order to steal your most private of personal information, including credit card details.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-10 03:39:36
All is not what it seems on the Internet for those users unlucky enough to be duped by scammers posing as online payment services in order to steal your most private of personal information, including credit card details.
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Windows XP cash machines can steal your PIN
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-04 08:45:30
It is bad enough that the bad guys constantly try and phish your financial data via email and fake websites, now cash machines are getting in on the act.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-04 08:45:30
It is bad enough that the bad guys constantly try and phish your financial data via email and fake websites, now cash machines are getting in on the act.
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Clever infection techniques top e-threats list
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-03 08:26:59
Those naughty, malicious little malware writers are becoming increasingly clever and creative in the way they go about spreading infections and misery across the Internet.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-03 08:26:59
Those naughty, malicious little malware writers are becoming increasingly clever and creative in the way they go about spreading infections and misery across the Internet.
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