Tag: malware
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Monokle Surveillance Software
Monokle malware really is a nasty little thing. This piece of software works like a remote access trojan (RAT) and can really do a number on you.
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Phishing Emails Still Major Security Problem
Phishing e-mails are certainly one of the oldest methods of infecting a computer with a virus – the rogue mail lands in an inbox and awaits a user clicking on a link or attachment within that leads to a virus being downloaded. According to Verizon, in a new Data Breach investigations report, users are still […]
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Virus Holds Video Games To Ransom
A tricky computer virus has been discovered which amazingly manages to hold people’s video games at ransom in exchange for extortionate amounts of money. The virus is a variant of crypto-ransom software TeslaCrypt, which notoriously hold people’s computers to ransom for massive amounts of money by locking out their programs. File extensions associated with games, […]
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Mac OS X ‘Thunderstrike’ Bug Patched
It was Google that spotted several Mac OS X flaws as part of their ongoing crusade against looming security holes known as Project Zero. The initiative scours the internet for zero day exploits, security holes which are present in a system from the moment it is released that the manufacturer is unaware of. Google’s pet projects […]
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“Regin” Malware Infecting computers since 2008 – Explained
Regin is the latest piece of malware identified by Symantec researchers, why is that newsworthy I hear you ask? Well let me try and explain. Regin is not like your run of the mill Malware, the like that would infect your pc via malicious websites you clicked by “accident” are easily found and removed by […]
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NotCompatible.c Android Virus Discovered
A previously discovered threat for Android which was dealt with two years has once again reared its ugly head – the malware, then known as ‘NotCompatible’ has returned under the NotCompatible.c – the main difference between the original and version c is that those employing it are using new tactics that seem to be taking […]
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Researchers Find iOS App Virus ‘Wirelurker’
Researchers checking the new Mac OS X version, OS X Yosemite, have unfortunately discovered an interesting virus which is alarmingly able to make the jump between computers using OS X onto iOS mobile devices. The team at Palo Alto Networks responsible for the research have managed to find the virus, a piece of Malware which […]
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USB Security Exploit Posted Online
Back in the Summer we reported a critical flaw in tech products which allowed hackers to disguise the device as critical computer components, such as network cards or a keyboard, in order to carry out commands to compromise security and install viruses on the host computer. SEE ALSO: BBC iPlayer Streaming Now Extended to 30 […]
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Google Cloud Messaging hacked – Android users at higher risk of Malware
Google’s service gets hacked, leaving gates open for hackers to send harmful malware to Android devices…
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Thousands Affected by Malware Virus in Over 30 Google Play Store Apps
Mobile security firm Lookout reports up to 9,000,000 dodgy downloads have been made recently via the Google Play Store.
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Bing found to bring back 5x more malware links than Google
Neither are anywhere near as bad as Yandex, however…
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Two of the top XXX Porn sites found to carry malware in adverts
After recent research it has been revealed that two of the internet’s top adult content porn sites carry a substantial malware risk for their users. The malware itself is not found in the actual website but in the host of advertisements and pop-ups that come as part and parcel of accessing both adult video streaming […]