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August 18, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:05 PM/CST

Google Analyzes Malware Activity for Attackers' Tactics: Report

Google analyzed four years of Website and malware activity and found that cyber-attackers are employing sophisticated methods to remain undetected by malware-detection systems such as honeypots nd antivirus tools.

June 1, 2011

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:39 PM/CST

Apple's MacDefender Removal Tool Bypassed By New Variant

The ball is back in Apple's court as malware authors developed a MacDefender variant that could bypass Apple's XProtect feature that detects and removes known fake Antivirus scareware.

March 29, 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:00 PM/CST

StartupBritain Serves Up Fake AV On Launch

Attackers continue to use third-party links to direct users from legitimate Websites to malicious pages. This time, the affected site was StartupBritain.org, a site for would-be entrepreneurs.

March 7, 2011

Monday, March 07, 2011 1:50 PM/CST

"Facebook Sponsored Weight Loss Product" Scam Returns

The "Facebook-sponsored weight loss product" scam returns to the social network site and posts fake testimonial messages on user walls.

December 22, 2010

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 4:21 PM/CST

Spammers Sending WikiLeaks Spam

The latest spam campaign targets people interested in the latest WikiLeaks exposures with messages that appear to be sent from the whistleblower site and has a link pointing to malware.

November 30, 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 9:14 PM/CST

Ransomware Appears Targeting Windows

Researchers are warning users about the appearance of ransomware targeting PCs.

September 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 5:00 PM/CST

Inside PDF Malware Attacks

Researchers at Symantec take a long look at the PDF malware circulating the Net.

August 18, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:13 AM/CST

Exterminating USB Worms with Policy

Worms propagating through USB devices continue to pose a threat to enterprises.

June 21, 2010

Monday, June 21, 2010 8:51 AM/CST

America's Most Wanted - Malicious Website Edition

AVAST Software released a list of some of the most dangerous sites on the Web in May. Most of the sites are tied to pop culture, such as celebrity gossip and television.

June 5, 2010

Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:00 AM/CST

Adobe Security Vulnerability Under Attack

A critical bug in Adobe Flash Player and a file that ships with Adobe Reader and Acrobat are under attack.

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