Security trends for 2010 : Be watchful
Social Engineering: A Major concern
Social engineering is the act of maneuvering people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. Various web criminals adopt such practices and never come face-to-face with the victim. Therefore, security companies like Symantec has suggested that such practices will surely increase in 2010.
Microsoft’s Windows 7
Microsoft’s Windows 7 is the most secure...
Autorun malwares dominate 2010.
You may be surprised to discover that Virus Bulletin's recent malware prevalence report claims autorun malwares (autorun worms) as the most prevalent malware thus far in 2010, with over 10.7% of all globally reported infections being of the autorun nature. In second place were visual basic scripts and in third Conficker / Downadup. ...
Scareware victim speaks up.
The FBI estimates that fake AV companies have already cost consumers over $150 million! the numbers grow daily. Cybercriminals claim a million victims a day with an online scam that McAfee Labs predicts will cost consumers the most money in 2010: scareware. Scareware appears as legitimate looking pop-up alerts warning users their computer...
The tricks hackers use, and what you can do to foil them.
Some hackers claim they can teach a monkey how to hack in a couple of hours. We asked two hackers, Syke and Optyx (at their request, we are using their hacking pseudonyms rather than their real names), to give us non-simian reporters a demonstration.
What we got was a sometimes-frightening view of how easily nearly anyone's...
Spotlight on AVG 9 Free: A Review
I'd like to put the spotlight on AVG Free. AVG has been making quality anti-virus products for over 18 years now. Their latest release AVG 9 is rock solid, and scans 50% faster than previous versions. Nice interface, easy to use, lots of features, custom scans, automated scans and more.
Besides standard virus...
Conficker continues to spread
Conficker (AKA Downadup, Conflicker) has been the single most persistently irritating piece of malware since 2003's SQL SLAMMER.
Botnets, Hackers and SPAM (OH MY!)
Hackers and spammers may be using your computer right now. They invade secretly and hide software to get access to the information on your computer, including your email program. Once on your computer, they can spy on your internet surfing, steal your personal information, and use your computer to send spam – potentially offensive or...
What are Rogue Anti-virus or Rogue Security Applications?
So what are Rogue Anti-Virus or Rogue Security Applications? Recently 3 men were indicted in a $100 million dollar rogue anti-virus operation. The FBI described it as an international cybercrime operation that sold $100 million in rogue antivirus software to victims in more than 60 countries. Rogue security software is a form of...
Using Windows for a Day Cost Mac User $100,000
windows7_beta_boot_screenDavid Green normally only accessed his company’s online bank account from his trusty Mac laptop. Then one day this April while he was home sick, Green found himself needing to authorize a transfer of money out of his firm’s account. Trouble was, he’d left his Mac at work. So he decided to log in to...
The most destructive viruses ever.
What are the most destructive viruses ever? Viruses have been wreaking havoc on computers since 1986 when the first virus, known as BRAIN showed up on the scene. Brain is considered to be the first virus found on PC's and infected MS-DOS. Over the past 24 years there have been over 65,000...
Central and South American Countries Swamped with Malware
According to a latest study by the security firm Zscaler, Central and South American countries such as Argentina and Honduras are spreading and hosting malware at a higher percentage of their total Internet traffic compared to other countries. Zscaler has prepared the first-quarter “State of the Web” report and states that it has analyzed every...
Anti-Virus Companies worth following on Twitter
Want to stay in the loop regarding current global happenings in the computer security industry?
Here's a collection of anti-virus companies worth following on twitter. This entire list can be followed here at malwareaware on twitter. This list will be updated regularly and relevant accounts added as they are found. All these...