Keeping your computer clean and removing private data that might fall into the wrong hands, every single day, implies many repetitive tasks that one might not have the time or discipline to perform constantly. Black Hole allows you to bypass…
BitTorrent users gain new functionality and ability to scan torrent files for malware using BitDefender’s security software. BitDefender®, an award-winning provider of innovative internet security solutions, and BitTorrent Inc.,a technology company engineering transformative new products to accelerate the discovery, distribution…
Today google added a new notification to google search results that helps people know when a site may have been hacked. We’ve provided notices for malware for years, which also involve a separate warning page. Now we’re expanding the search…
Pakistani hackers have defaced over 250 Indian websites this past weekend, including that of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in retaliation to a similar mass attack from a group called the “Indian Cyber Army.” The list of 270 websites…
Security researchers from Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure warn that survey scammers have targeted Facebook users during Thanksgiving using a variety of successful lures. The security company has detected several type of spam messages that used the OMG theme to trick…
A hacker claims to have gained full access to the website of the British Royal Navy and the underlying database through an SQL injection attack.f8b934d3915740a4b36827079ae56046 In a blog, TinKode claims that the compromise of www.royalnavy.mod.uk happened on November 5 at…
A new and aggressive rogue antivirus program, which gets installed through a fake Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) alert, forces computers to reboot and prevents the Desktop from loading. Called ThinkPoint, the program is dropped by a downloader-type application mimicking Microsoft…
A fake anti virus program may first appear as a legitimate looking pop-up window that tells the user that they have a dangerous virus. They are then prompted to click to buy anti virus protection to sort out their system.…
According to the Google study: “surprisingly, many users fall victim to these attacks and pay to register the fake anti-virus software.” These programs often succeed in duping PC users because they use scare tactics. Those that don’t have anti virus…
