06/23/2011
Fake Security Software Scammers Nabbed by FBI
The scareware scheme used a variety of ruses to trick consumers into infecting their computers with the malicious scareware products, including web pages featuring fake computer scans. Read more
06/22/2011
Firefox 5 Released by Mozilla Foundation
Just three months after releasing Firefox 4, the Mozilla Foundation released Firefox 5. Most importantly though, they also officially ended support for Firefox 4, so you'll find no more bugfixes, security updates, or other updates. If you want to stay with Firefox, you'll need to download Firefox 5. More details and download link inside. Read more
06/15/2011
More Android Smartphone Malware Found, Removed from Marketplace
Kaspersky, makers of Kaspersky Antivirus just posted a lengthy piece on new Android Malware called the "Plankton Trojan". Originally discovered by Xuxian Jian (Assistant Professor and his research team at the Department of Computer Science, NC State University), his report on the Android malware disconcertingly begins, This spyware does not... Read more
06/13/2011
Firefox Users Not Safe from Scareware
Just when you thought it was safe to surf the web with Firefox, the bad guys are at it again with a new "scareware" virus. The news is out about a brand-new piece of malware that mimics a virus attack (sometimes called "rogue antivirus"), which then prompts you to hurry... Read more
06/10/2011
Android Smartphone Malware Detected by F-Secure
Let me start by saying, "You heard it here first. The bad guys are going to start targeting Smartphones/cell phones in a big way soon--probably within the next 6-12 months."
...the real question here: if you get this malware on your phone, who's to blame here? Read more
MacShield the Same (Trojan) Horse by a Different Name
MacDefender now showing up with yet another name, "MacShield."
Not much else to say. It's as bogus as ever and brings the total number of aliases it shows up as to five, including... Read more
06/09/2011
MacDefender Screenshots... So Here's What it Looks Like
Screenshots and analysis of MacDefender's user interface. Looks real, because it is real. Only it's not. Read more
06/07/2011
MacDefender Now Spreading Via Facebook--Windows Users at Risk, Too
MacDefender is now spreading via a fake Facebook post, and now it's not just limiting its victims to just Mac users: Windows users are now vulnerable, too.
Here's what to look for... Read more
06/03/2011
SonyPictures.com Breached... How Does That Affect You?
SonyPictures.com was breached by a group called "LulzSec." If you have an account there, here are details and what you should do to make sure your data elsewhere is safe. Read more
[Alert] Apple Mac / OSX Security Preferences Bug May Leave System Exposed
A bug exists in the OSX Security Preference pane that may prevent the new Mac anti-malware updater, XProtectorUpdater, from updating. Here's how to find out if you're affected and how to fix it... Read more