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For computer users who may be fretting over how to dislodge the latest malware from their PCs after the pop-up indicated that their systems may be infected, wait a moment! The “anti-virus check” that alerted you to download a software, could well be a malware itself. Shocked? Latest PandaLabs research reveals that this new business [...]

Apple, which always shrieks through the rooftop finding holes in Windows PCs’ security, has added animalware to its Mac OS X. The OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” is touted to come with inbuilt checks to catch malware specific to Mac. This Snow Leopard anti-malware system seems to be connected to the downloaded validation system used [...]

The uphill task of recovering your Facebook password Social networking sites are the favorite haunt of online hackers and malware planters. These networking sites like Facebook, offer a veritable and large resource of accounts – over 250 million – that can be rigged. Hackers often use keyloggers and network sniffers to hack Facebook accounts. Posts [...]

If you are a regular on Twitter and follow other people’s tweets, look out for this one. There is a bug in the application programming interface (API) of Twitter which lets corrupt or malicious JavaScript code to tiptoe into your tweets. This means that your login account is not completely secure. Your account can be [...]

ScanSafe has recently revealed that over 56,000 websites are under malware attacks, and the number is rising by the day. Password robbers and backdoor Trojans are said to compose what is called the “malware cocktail”. This heady cocktail of viruses and malware is being sent across to millions of Windows users globally from the hacked [...]

Believe it or not, almost 12,000 laptops are lost by business travelers every week. This means that software, hardware and any kind of sensitive information that may be crucial for business could be in the hands of fraudsters. To secure the user, there are alarms, laptop locks, stickers and labels that have been developed. Mere [...]

A malware, christened W32/Induct-A, is the latest find in the computer-infecting virus bandwagon. This virus specifically attacks applications written with programming language Delphi. Delphi is the object-oriented visual programming that originated from Pascal. W32/Induct-A can identify raw code in Delphi. Since Delphi is most sought-after for database programmes, this malware copies itself into a new [...]

For all those awaiting the launch of Windows 7, there’s more good news. Microsoft has offered to users extension of the 30-day trial period to 120 days, without an product activation key. The activation key is usually an alphanumeric composition of 25 characters. This means that the “slmgr-rearm” command that counts the 30-day period can [...]

In these times of economic lull, when company revenues and market shares are dipping, malware seems to be making brisk business. The number of computers worldwide in which malware crept in has risen by a whopping 600% this year over last year. And the financial services segment – where of course the money lies – [...]

Symantec cop released a sample of the dirtiest websites: 17ebook.com, aladel.net, bpwhamburgorchardpark.org, clicnews.com, dfwdiesel.net, divineenterprises.net, fantasticfilms.ru, gardensrestaurantandcatering.com, ginedis.com, gncr.org, hdvideoforums.org, hihanin.com, kingfamilyphotoalbum.com, likaraoke.com, mactep.org, magic4you.nu, marbling.pe.kr, nacjalneg.info, pronline.ru, purplehoodie.com, qsng.cn seksburada.net, sportsmansclub.net, stock888.cn, tathli.com, teamclouds.com, texaswhitetailfever.com, wadefamilytree.org, xnescat.info, and yt118.com . The infected sites had on average 18,000 threats and 40 per cent of the [...]