items tagged with Malware
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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Six Foot Orc is King of Malware
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-28 07:55:46
Forget Facebook and tip Twitter out with trash, when it comes to malware threats a new king has been crowned and he's a six foot tall Orc.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-28 07:55:46
Forget Facebook and tip Twitter out with trash, when it comes to malware threats a new king has been crowned and he's a six foot tall Orc.
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Australia fourth on spam league table
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-05-26 22:50:07
Don’t worry about the swine flu epidemic there’s another epidemic - whilst not potentially fatal in human terms – which does, however, continue to plague the Internet with increasing ferocity.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-05-26 22:50:07
Don’t worry about the swine flu epidemic there’s another epidemic - whilst not potentially fatal in human terms – which does, however, continue to plague the Internet with increasing ferocity.
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Mac PowerPoint flaw goes unpatched
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-13 20:44:23
If you're using PowerPoint for Mac, take extra care when opening documents received from others.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-13 20:44:23
If you're using PowerPoint for Mac, take extra care when opening documents received from others.
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Security breaches growing problem for Aussie, NZ SMBs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-12 00:10:40
With the spread of malicious code activity growing at a record pace globally last year, Australian and New Zealand small to medium sized business copped their share of problems, with many of them reporting security breaches and loss of data.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-12 00:10:40
With the spread of malicious code activity growing at a record pace globally last year, Australian and New Zealand small to medium sized business copped their share of problems, with many of them reporting security breaches and loss of data.
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AVG releases malware solution for Linux
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Massive growth in botnets
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-06 03:15:31
Security vendor McAfee reckons nearly 12 million more PCs were recruited into botnets during the first quarter of 2009.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-06 03:15:31
Security vendor McAfee reckons nearly 12 million more PCs were recruited into botnets during the first quarter of 2009.
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Mac OS X worm: time to get worried?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-05 19:41:38
Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-05-05 19:41:38
Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
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China hardest hit as malware attacks increase
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-05 06:04:29
China received the brunt of a rise in malware attacks around the world in April, doubling its share of attacks from the previous month as the lucrative online gaming market attracted hits from cybercriminals.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-05 06:04:29
China received the brunt of a rise in malware attacks around the world in April, doubling its share of attacks from the previous month as the lucrative online gaming market attracted hits from cybercriminals.
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Another Adobe Reader vulnerability surfaces
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 18:06:23
All current versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a flaw which has the potential to allow remote code execution.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-29 18:06:23
All current versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain a flaw which has the potential to allow remote code execution.
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AutoRun curtailed in Windows 7 RC; XP, Vista to follow suit
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 19:25:47
Microsoft has decided to significantly curtail Windows' AutoRun feature in order to help curtail the spread of malware. The change will appear in the Windows 7 Release Candidate and will also be applied to XP and Vista.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 19:25:47
Microsoft has decided to significantly curtail Windows' AutoRun feature in order to help curtail the spread of malware. The change will appear in the Windows 7 Release Candidate and will also be applied to XP and Vista.
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AVG sets up research centre as social network attacks rise
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 00:19:32
Security firm, AVG has set up a new international research centre in Brno in the Czech Republic, which the security firm claims will enhance its discovery of new strains of computer threats and “prevent their spread across the Internet.”
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 00:19:32
Security firm, AVG has set up a new international research centre in Brno in the Czech Republic, which the security firm claims will enhance its discovery of new strains of computer threats and “prevent their spread across the Internet.”
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Government computers caught up in monster botnet
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-22 16:13:06
One botnet, two months, six crooks, 77 government domains, 1.9 million computers. Now that's what you call a malware infection.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-22 16:13:06
One botnet, two months, six crooks, 77 government domains, 1.9 million computers. Now that's what you call a malware infection.
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AVG releases free link scanner download
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 23:05:52
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 23:05:52
AVG reckons on any given day around the world something like two million web pages are poisoned by hidden threats, and the security firm has just released a free link scanner download which it says will protect Internet users against these “random, invisible online threats”.
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PINs 'strongly protected' by Aussie ATM network
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 21:20:17
Despite concerns emanating from the US about the security of ATM/EFTPOS networks, the relevant industry body claims best practices are applied in Australia. There have been no reports of such attacks in Australia, said a spokesperson.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 21:20:17
Despite concerns emanating from the US about the security of ATM/EFTPOS networks, the relevant industry body claims best practices are applied in Australia. There have been no reports of such attacks in Australia, said a spokesperson.
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Is your money at risk between ATMs and banks?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-17 00:43:52
You've probably become used to checking the card slot on ATMs for any sign that a 'skimmer' has been installed, and if you're like me you've also got into the habit of shielding the keypad when you key in the PIN. Now there are reports that criminals have found a way of capturing PINs in transit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-17 00:43:52
You've probably become used to checking the card slot on ATMs for any sign that a 'skimmer' has been installed, and if you're like me you've also got into the habit of shielding the keypad when you key in the PIN. Now there are reports that criminals have found a way of capturing PINs in transit.
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Conficker likely to cause rise in spam levels
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 04:30:02
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 04:30:02
That devil of a Conficker worm that’s never far from the surface these days is likely to cause a significant increase in spam levels over the next three months, according to a report by yet another security firm that’s closely monitoring the worm’s exploits.
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Forget Conficker, there’s a new threat driving past your computer!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-14 07:02:10
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-14 07:02:10
Security warnings about the impending Conficker worm attacks on computers around the globe have been with us for a while now, and as iTWire reported just a few days ago, while the predicted apocalypse didn’t engulf the world after all, the worm’s still out there. But, be warned, we’re now in the midst of a new security threat of large-scale proportions, according to Kapersky!
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Twitter gets its worm four times
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 23:23:34
The early bird gets its worm took on a whole new meaning over the weekend as the popular social networking site Twitter received four separate attacks with malware that compromised about 100 user accounts. A number of sources are attributing the attacks to a 17 year old US hacker.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-13 23:23:34
The early bird gets its worm took on a whole new meaning over the weekend as the popular social networking site Twitter received four separate attacks with malware that compromised about 100 user accounts. A number of sources are attributing the attacks to a 17 year old US hacker.
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Warning: Conficker worm finally wakes up
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-09 18:25:22
Could the speculation surrounding the Conficker payload be coming to an end as the latest variant of the virulent worm reveals its hand in the form of links to the Waledac malware family and talk of rogue antivirus installations?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-09 18:25:22
Could the speculation surrounding the Conficker payload be coming to an end as the latest variant of the virulent worm reveals its hand in the form of links to the Waledac malware family and talk of rogue antivirus installations?
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