Virus, malware, and security in general
I have been an Avast Free user for some time and am overall quite satisfied with the level of protection afforded, suffice to say that I can’t even remember the last time my machine was infected. One of the features included with Avast is the […]
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Amazon Knows What You Want Even Before You Do The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon has received a patent for “anticipatory shipping.” Products could start making their way to your door before you even order them. Amazon could use your searches, previous orders and, yes,
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The following excerpt is taken from an original article published by Brian Krebs on his KrebsOnSecurity blog. The article details a massive internet based credit card scam affecting possibly thousands of consumers. It is a complex scenario yet ultimately enlightening read which clearly displays Brian’s
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Un-Merry Christmas Despite the mischievous-sounding word ‘hijinks’ in the title there is nothing in the least playful about the scams that the dregs of the earth are willing to try during the holiday season. This is not necessarily a pleasant article but it is one
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Comparative testing between antivirus products could certainly not be described as an exact science, there are far too many variables involved to glean a truly accurate real world assessment – I wouldn’t be putting too much faith in just one set of results from one
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The following is an excerpt from an article recently published by leading security expert Brian Krebs on his KrebsOnSecurity blog. The article follows an investigation by KrebsOnSecurity and describes how a malicious add-on is trapping Firefox users into joining a botnet utilized to hack web
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News of site hacks and stolen passwords is becoming almost routine, barely a week goes by when we don’t hear of yet another break in. With major players such as Yahoo, Sony, Adobe, Facebook, and Google involved, it is definitely a concern. Fortunately, many hackers
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Dec. 5, 2013 — The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit today announced it has successfully disrupted a rampant botnet in collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and leaders in the technology industry, including A10 Networks Inc. The Sirefef botnet,
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TrueCrypt is a popular free and open-source cross-platform disk encryption program which has garnered quite a following over the years and subsequently established a massive and faithful userbase. However, TrueCrypt has come under the microscope recently with a number of leading security experts questioning the
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We first published an article regarding the pernicious CryptoLocker ransomware and how to avoid the infection using CryptoPrevent a couple of weeks ago… you can catch up with that original article here: Block CryptoLocker Ransomware with Free *CryptoPrevent*. In précis; CryptoLocker introduces a particularly nasty
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Microsoft has recently released its latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which details, among other things, rates of malware infections across the various Windows operating systems. The report is entirely security related and not meant specifically as a vessel to encourage XP users to upgrade. However,
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A 12-year-old Canadian boy has pleaded guilty to hacking government and police websites during the student uprising in spring 2012, creating computer havoc and causing $60,000 damage. According to a story published by the Toronto Sun, the boy traded pirated information to Anonymous in exchange
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What is CryptoLocker? CryptoLocker is a relatively new type of ransomware, and one which is particularly pernicious. For those of you who may not be aware; “ransomware” is the term used to describe malicious software which locks down the system or personal data, often via
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The following is an excerpt from an article recently published by leading security expert Brian Krebs on his KrebsOnSecurity blog. The article shows how the system can be corrupted, revealing the intricacies involved with data sharing and how easily your personal data can end up
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