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Can IT Security Companies Go Green?

The concept of going green is targeting the IT security world too; just because you have to deal with viruses and Trojans and other malware all day long does not mean you should disregard the environment. Representatives from different security software companies have different views regarding this issue. Richard Sti...

7 July 2008
04:24 GMT

Even More Google AdWords Phishing Scams

A long time ago, when we first detected a Google AdWords phishing scam, it all looked like a shy attack because nobody could ever think that it would last several months. Even if phishing websites have been shut down, attackers are continuously creating new ones, which simply follow the same line: malicious emails se...

28 May 2008
03:28 GMT

F-Secure Debuts Internet Security 2009 Beta

F-Secure has just rolled out Internet Security 2009 Beta 8.30 build 139 which represents an all-in-one solution supposed to assure you that no malicious file reaches your computer. The application incorporates multiple security utilities, as it follows: anti-virus, Anti-spyware, Email Scanning and Web Traffic Scannin...

30 April 2008
11:08 GMT

F-Secure Launches New Windows Security Tool

F-Secure is a company which has rolled out numerous security applications targeting most operating systems out there, but most focused on Windows. Today, the company has just rolled out a new beta, namely Home Server Security Beta 1.00 build 166, a special software solution which is supposed to bring more security to...

22 April 2008
03:28 GMT

Storm Attacking Once Again

The dangerous Storm Trojan is out in the wild again and lurking, waiting to infect people's computers, and this time the approach is a bit different. It's no longer playing on people's emotions for various holidays like in the past, with Christmas or Valentine's, probably because there aren't...

3 March 2008
11:41 GMT

Fake Critical Windows Vista Update Installs Malware

Attacks that are using Windows Updates in order to spread malware and compromise Microsoft platforms are nothing more than an integral part of the luxuriant threat environment that preys on unsuspecting users. But generally the attacks masquerading as Microsoft Updates are nothing more than social engineering tricks ...

8 February 2008
09:32 GMT

Security Company Hacked!

If you were a hacker, your greatest achievement would surely be hacking a security company, exactly the one that should block your malicious attempts. This is exactly what happened a few days ago to F-Secure, one of the top security companies in the world, which got its forum hacked after a Turkish group discovered a...

14 December 2007
10:35 GMT

Afraid of Infections? Beware of The 'Man In The Browser'!

Security vendor F-Secure today reported that a new technique is being used by the attackers aiming to compromise users' computers and steal their sensitive information. Codename 'Man in the Browser', the new type of attack attempts to install a malicious file on the systems and remain inactive until th...

22 November 2007
10:04 GMT

F-Secure Employee Needs a Haircut, Virus Says

Security company F-Secure was recently attacked by a virus, as part of a DDoS attack which attempted to display a message saying that Mikko Hyppönen, an employee of the firm, needs a haircut. The attack was launched on October 28 but due to a mistake in the virus code, it was unable to display the message mentioned a...

8 November 2007
06:38 GMT

Smartphone Security Used Against Us!

Remember that piece of news about the NSA (the US National Security Agency) gathering huge amounts of data? Well, they face a serious threat because of it, but they can afford it, after all, they're the NSA! The danger is the fact that when sitting upon a huge pile of information that you have gathered for secur...

2 October 2007
08:45 GMT

F-Secure Anti-Virus Could be Bypassed

F-Secure is a corporation that, through its products, protects both consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats. One of their AV products, F-Secure Anti-Virus for Windows Servers 7.x, has been disclosed to have a vulnerability.This flaw could be exploited by malware to bypass the scanning func...

27 September 2007
10:17 GMT

F-Secure Launches Internet Security 2008! It Even Works on Vista!

The F-Secure Corporation has announced today that they have launched the new F-Secure Internet Security 2008 solution thus making even more efforts in order for users to take full advantages as well as opportunities of the web, easily and safe. For those of you that do not know, F-Secure Corporation protects consumer...

3 September 2007
10:29 GMT

The Dispute Continues: F-Secure Accused of Fake Security Alerts!

Let me present you the story so far: FlexiSpy, a solution especially designed for Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms, was released in May, causing an interesting dispute with security companies. In fact, it was only one firm that decided to continue the talks with Vervata, the parent company of the mobile solution....

5 July 2007
09:50 GMT

Windows Vista Held Its Own Against .ANI Attacks

Microsoft's latest operating system managed to hold its own against attacks targeting the Windows Animated Cursor Handling vulnerability publicly disclosed as the beginning of April, 2007. Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure Corp. Chief Research Officer attending InfoSecurity Europe in London told the IDG News Service that...

25 April 2007
03:37 GMT

Wii Infects Antivirus Making Company - Video

F-Secure is an anti-virus and computer security software company based in Helsinki, Finland. The company has large branch offices in the USA and Japan, where some of the antivirus analysis and software development work is also being carried on. Things went smooth for folks in that company for quite some time, until.....

2 April 2007
08:47 GMT




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