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African countries have the safest Internet in the world | PL: 5  Category: General | Comments (0) 2010-08-30 08:05:51 African countries have the safest Internet in the world According to a report by the Internet security firm AVG 7 of the 10 safest countries in which to use the Internet are in Africa, with Sierra Leone rated the safest. Researchers of the security vendor made up a list of virus and malware attacks by country picked up by AVG security software, with data from more than 127 million computers in 144 countries to determine incidence rates of such attacks. Average incident rate for Sierra Leone was one attack for every 692 Web surfers. Sierra Leone...   Tags: AVG, cyber attack, internet, malware, online security, virus   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Cybercrooks deceive users to uninstall their true anti-virus software | PL: 7  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-08-23 10:25:56 Cybercrooks deceive users to uninstall their true anti-virus software A new malware was developed by cyber crooks to lure unwitting users into uninstalling legitimate anti-virus applications and instead using fake and useless software. A bogus package dubbed AnVi Antivirus generates a message that suggest that legitimate apps are “uncertified' and ought to be removed. Further the message threatens that if a user fails to take action his/her computer performance will degrade. Besides, the fake application will also try to remove legitimate packages from...   Tags: AnVi Antivirus, cyber crook, malware, scareware, security application, social engineering, virus   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Internet users are sure spying online is acceptable | PL: 11  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-08-10 07:50:16 Internet users are sure spying online is acceptable 63% of web users believe it is acceptable for their country to spy on other sates using malware or hacking tools, reports the new study from a security company Sophos. The firm’s 2010 mid-year Security Threat Report shows that 49% of users think denial-of-service (DoS) attack on another country to bring down their financial or communications services is okay during wartime, while seven percent admitted they think it's okay to carry out a DoS attack against another nation at any...   Tags: cyber spying, DoS, hacking tool, internet, malicious software, malware   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

New variant of Zeus trojan cheats users | PL: 15  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-07-16 08:16:07 New variant of Zeus trojan cheats users Trusteer, the security firm, is now warning of a new variant of the Zeus malware trojan that imitates the Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode enrollment screen to erase sensitive data and passwords from PC users. The injected enrollment screen prompts users to enter their social security number, credit or debit card number, expiration date, and PIN or CSV code. The in-session attack cheats online banking customers into surrendering their personal data by claiming new FDIC rules...   Tags: malware, MasterCard, security, Trojan, Trusteer, Visa, Zeus   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Protect yourself from malware attacks! | PL: 14  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-06-29 08:12:35 Protect yourself from malware attacks! As Webroot Software has found, about 20% of all online threats come from web sites, not email. Moreover, these web threats are increasingly sophisticated - and increasingly used not only for fun, but for financial gain. Therefore, the company claims that over the last 18 months the volume of malware attacks has increased dramatically. So, the necessity to protect yourself against the threat of what Jon Collins of Freeform Dynamics, calls 'a market opportunity for the bad guys' has...   Tags: e-mail, malware, protection, web site, Webroot Software   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Online security software is not as fast as new malware | PL: 42  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-06-21 09:10:05 Online security software is not as fast as new malware The latest report from NSS Labs reveals that most security companies need long time to update their malware dates and block malicious websites. The research shows that on average security software from major vendors can take about two days to block a website constructed to attack users’ PCs. During the study the researcher tested security applications against fresh malware found online. Inasmuch as NSS Labs conducts independent research and receives no payments from security vendors the...   Tags: Kaspersky, malicious website, malware, NSS Labs, security software   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

USB flash drives worm is the biggest security threat | PL: 28  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-05-21 09:00:16 USB flash drives worm is the biggest security threat McAfee announces USB flash drives worm to be the biggest security threat to PC users. Thus, according McAfee ‘s Threats Report: First Quarter 2010, an AutoRun-related infection was also the world's third biggest PC threat during the first three months of the year, while the rest of top five biggest PC threats were made up of password-stealing Trojans. The report revealed that spam rates have remained steady. However, there has been an increase in diploma spam, or spam that offers...   Tags: malware, PC, security threat, spam, Threats Report, USB flash drives, Worm   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Turn off Aero on your Windows 7, otherwise be infected with malware | PL: 16  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-05-20 08:02:45 Turn off Aero on your Windows 7, otherwise be infected with malware Users of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were warned this week by Microsoft on the bug in the operating system that allows hackers to exploit it for installing malware. The vulnerability in the Canonical Display Driver may be exploited to cause vulnerable machines only to reboot, Microsoft spokesman Jerry Bryant said in a blog post. However, it can also be abused for unseen malware installation though at first attackers would have to bypass memory randomization protections baked in to...   Tags: Aero theme, cyber attack, hacker, malware, vulnerability, Windows 7   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Don’t believe Windows 7 upgrade checkup in email! It’s a Trojan! | PL: 13  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-05-12 08:26:48 Don’t believe Windows 7 upgrade checkup in email! It’s a Trojan! A new scam is being spread across the Internet with fraudsters distributing fake Microsoft notifications to users advising them to check if their operating systems could be upgraded to Windows 7. The software attached to the message is nothing more than a Trojan horse that infects user PC once he/she installs it. Inasmuch as users are very interested today in whether their machines could be updated to Windows 7 cyber crooks are taking advantage of the situation. They send Microsoft’s...   Tags: BitDefender, malware, Microsoft, operating system, scam, Trojan horse, Windows 7   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps

Kaspersky launches new all in one security product, absolutely different | PL: 25  Category: Software | Comments (0) 2010-03-09 07:32:44 Kaspersky launches new all in one security product, absolutely different In a move to provide customers with more comprehensive and functional security software Kaspersky Lab has launched a new product which integrates its current consumer security suite with new capabilities such as encryption, backup, password management, and the ability to manage the product across a network. The new software called Kaspersky Pure offers a number of additional security tools apart from already existing features. The product replicates Kaspersky antivirus and antispam...   Tags: anti-virus, antispam, information encryption, Kaspersky, malware, security software   Member: ecommerce-journal | 146 Snaps