Google to Alert Users of Malware Infections

Google Notices Strange Search Patterns, Uncovers Botnet Google discovered a series of strange search patterns, and believes that they are the result of a widespread malware infection. Affected computers have become...

Bastille Day 2011: Malware Alert

Bastille Day Spam: C'est Très Mal This Bastille Day, heed the warning of Sophos and avoid a malicious email going around with the subject line "Bastille Day" or "Bastille Day Activities". The email contains an .rar...

LizaMoon: Scareware Attack Hits 1.5 Million Websites

LizaMoon Mass-Injection Attack Touts 'Windows Stability Center' Malware There's a mass-injection attack spreading across the web called LizaMoon. LizaMoon hijacks visitors to infected sites and reroutes them to a...

Beware Fake Japan Charities & Malware: Likejacking & Scams

Fake 'Japanese Tsunami RAW Tidal Wave Footage' Likejacking Scam The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan have led to a predictable spike in Facebook scams. If you get a link to something like "Japanese Tsunami...

Sex movie worm spreads worldwide

" A booby-trapped e-mail that promises free sex movies is racking up victims around the world, warn security firms. Some variants of the Windows worm contain a link to PDF that a recipient has been told to expect. Those clicking on the link get neither movies nor documents...

AV Security Suite Removal Instructions

How to Remove AV Security Suite If you've installed AV Security Suite, you probably noticed that it's more malware than malware protector... and it has no built-in method for removal. That's because it's malware. If...

Facebook Password Reset Virus: Bredolab Trojan Email

If you get a Facebook Password Reset Confirmation email, don't open it. It contains the Bredolab trojan, which will play havoc with your hapless PC. (Folks are calling it a virus, but it's actually a trojan- you...

Foxy Brown Superhead Sex Tape Scam: Be Malware Aware

I know everybody's looking for "Foxy Brown Superhead" today. Don't lie to me. See, malware villains know when you're perving after stuff like "Foxy Brown Superhead sex tapes", and they spring into action, luring you...

Facebook Scam: 'Cooool Video'

Facebook malware scam alert: If you find a message in your Facebook Inbox with the subject line "Cooool Video", delete it. It's a malware link. If your account is sending these things, then congratulations: you're...

Fake 'Cory' Antivirus Targets Search Engines: TrendLabs

A fake antivirus named "Cory" is taking advantage of the recent outburst of online coverage across blogs, news outlets, and social media in response to the death of Philippines national icon former president Corazon "Cory" Aquino. The false antivirus, TROJ_FAKEALRT.FK, was...

Watch Your Back: Even Trusted Sites can be Hacked

Are we still safe if even secured sites are threaten to thefts and hackers? "If you think you are safe visiting trusted sites, not anymore as hackers at the Black Hat and DefCon security conferences revealed a serious weakness of web browsers on how they block untrustworthy...

The Singularity: Artifical Intelligence Friend or Foe?

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) met creating a panel of 25 AI specialist to address the issues AI presents. Though unanimously deciding that AI was possible, the time frame for the creation of AI spanned all the way to 1000 yrs (that is...

Malware spread through Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account

Malware was spread through Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account when a link in his Twitter feed, purported to lead to a sex tape featuring Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester. At first, Kawasaki denied reports that his Twitter account had been hacked. " Noted industry figure Guy...

Beware of another Facebook scam !

" US: Have you been hit like millions of Facebook users by a new phishing scam that can result in crashing your computers or mobile phones and steal your passwords? If not, beware, do not open the...

97% of All Email is Spam

According to a Microsoft study, 97% of all email sent is spam. Surely Redmond's willingness to sell Hotmail addresses to marketers has nothing to do with that. Anyway, BBC has a great article about the situation...

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