Following fellow author Mark Williamson’s exposé of the Superfish adware pre-installed on Lenovo PCs (Lenovo Distributes Adware on New PCs), news is coming to hand of further instances of Superfish-like intrusions. The most concerning aspect of the more recent revelations is that these intrusions are […]
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In a slightly ‘believable’ turn of events, Lenovo, the world’s No.1 in PC distributions according to Wikipedia have been caught distributing adware on their new laptops, straight out of the box!. The adware, called Superfish, apparently injects third party ads on Google searches and other
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Alcatel-Lucent’s security division, Motive Security Labs, has recently reported a 25% increase in mobile infection rates during 2014. The report estimates that 16 million mobile devices have been infected by malware worldwide, but perhaps the most concerning statistic is that Android devices have now caught
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Wednesday A tale of two hard drives They say that Wednesdays are the quietest of all days in hospital emergency departments for the simple reason that Mondays are standing room only for everyone who got banged up over the weekend and Fridays are reserved for
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Wonderfox, in collaboration with Watermark Software & PearMountainSoft, is presenting a Valentine’s Day giveaway featuring three products (total value $90.00us)… offer expires on 16th February. Giveaway #1 – Wonderfox DVD Video Converter DVD Video Converter is Wonderfox’s all-in-one flagship product featuring multiple functionality: Backup and
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I realize there are a number of free adware/toolbar removal tools already available but when a reputable security company such as Bitdefender enters the arena, one has to sit up and take notice. As far as I can tell, Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool was first
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Back in January 2012 I published an article which contained 5 predictions for future trends, you can catch up with that article here: Five fearless predictions for 2012. Two years down the track and I thought it might be fun to take a look back
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Those who have been around computers for some time will be well aware of the Agnitum name associated with quality security software. Founded over 15 years ago, the Agnitum company quickly established a reputation for quality security solutions with its Outpost range of products. Agnitum
Timely advice from security reporter Brian Krebs. These types of scam emails requesting confirmation of online orders are prolific at the best of times but the pre-Christmas shopping spree creates an environment of exaggerated vulnerability, one which the malware purveyors are only too happy to
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The following is obviously aimed at less experienced users, but I would urge experienced users to also read – if only the final message at the conclusion. I’ve lost count of the number of client’s machines I’ve worked on where the resident antivirus is either
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