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There has been an awful lot of security talk lately, concerning both the iPhone and the Mac. Coupled with Kasperski’s recent release of its Anti-Virus solution for Mac OS X, and now an updated ClamXav virus checker on the loose, we’d say there is little time left before Apple can no longer rub security in... |
9 November 2009
09:27 GMT |
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Whenever Macs get infected with malware, security analysts become extremely vocal, for it is a sensitive topic, and one that has always been open for debate: “are Macs more secure?” Security experts say “no”, although some may be reluctant to believe them, since they pose with ever-newer MacBo... |
9 November 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of Sophos reporting vulnerabilities with the Snow Leopard upgrade, Intego has posted a security memo on “how the anti-malware function in Apple’s Snow Leopard works.” The find was reported last week by the Mac security specialist, which is now providing an in-depth look at the featu... |
3 September 2009
03:40 GMT |
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Following news that Snow Leopard has a built-in antivirus tool, Softpedia has come across a new “Security” tab on Apple’s website, under Mac OS X. According to the Mac maker, its OS “has you covered,” so you can just go about your business without the hassle of configuring security setti... |
27 August 2009
09:45 GMT |
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Security company McAfee made public its recent annual report on celebrity-related Internet malware threats. This year, due to a highly publicized relationship with singer Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel has snatched the number one spot on the list from R&B singer Beyonce. Last year's top threat, Brad Pitt, has d... |
26 August 2009
06:56 GMT |
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Intego has updated its flagship security product for Mac, VirusBarrier X5. Version 10.5.9 is a free update to existing users. A single user license for VirusBarrier X5 costs €72.00. The piece of software requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher (Leopard) and 40MB of free hard disk space. According to the renown... |
26 August 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Originating on the Intego blog, a new Snow Leopard find may indicate Macs are not so immune to malware. In fact, Apple itself seems to be taking security issues more seriously with the latest version of Mac OS X, something that doesn’t quite fall well with its latest Get a Mac ads. In its latest TV commercials... |
26 August 2009
02:57 GMT |
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Hollywood actress Ashley Greene, star of the box-office hit “Twilight,” is the recent focal point of Internet-transmitted malware. After "very personal" pics of the star were leaked a week ago on the Internet, hackers put together several malware-distributing campaigns with Ashley's photos as the mai... |
18 August 2009
10:30 GMT |
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ScanSafe, a renowned SaaS Security provider, has issued its second Quarter Global Threat Report. The results present a dark image of the Internet, with various fields were virus attacks and web malware numbers have risen considerably from Q1 results. From all the malware, the feared Gumblar botnet is dominating the o... |
14 August 2009
06:53 GMT |
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Twitter has started tapping into Google's Safe Browsing API in order to detect and block URLs pointing to malicious websites. Security experts applaud the initiative, even though the new feature is still buggy and can be easily bypassed. It looks like the flood of security threats that Twitter users have faced ... |
4 August 2009
06:40 GMT |
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Malware protection is very important on the desktop, but it's becoming increasingly important for website owners as well, as more malware is created aimed at taking advantage of vulnerabilities in popular web technologies and software. Website operators unfortunate enough to have their site infected have little ... |
16 June 2009
11:40 GMT |
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One of the key aspects contributing to the consumer perception that Mac OS X is more secure than Windows is the threat environment orbiting around each platform. Or, better yet, the absence of a fully evolved threat environment for Apple's proprietary operating system. In this regard, Microsoft's OS is situ... |
16 June 2009
08:05 GMT |
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Microsoft has warned testers that have or are looking to jump the gun and grab the bits for Office 2010 Technology Preview before they are released through the company's official channels that the leaked CTP builds come with an inherent threat of getting infected with malicious code. There are similarities betwe... |
19 May 2009
09:01 GMT |
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SecureMac has just announced MacScan 2.6.1, an update to the company's anti-spyware application for Mac OS X. According to the release notes, this new version of MacScan enhances protection against the latest threats for Mac OS X, while adding usability enhancements and bug fixes. Additionally, SecureMac points ... |
18 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Intego, the self-touted “Mac security expert,” has posted a new advisory on its website, claiming it has proof of a yet-non-existent piece of malware. Intego has named the new proof-of-concept malware OSX/Tored.A, and has updated its flagship security app for Mac with a new malware class. The company itse... |
30 April 2009
02:56 GMT |
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The world's first Mac OS X botnet has reportedly been discovered. Symantec researchers Mario Ballano Barcena and Alfredo Pesoli said the malware was actually discovered back in January, and came courtesy of two trojans, previously reported of here on Softpedia. According to Symantec's researchers, a Mac OS... |
17 April 2009
06:31 GMT |
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Because of an error in the malware filters, Google not only flagged all the websites on the Internet, including Google.com, as being malicious, but also cataloged valid emails as spam. The past Saturday, because of an incorrect labeling of the URL of '/' as a value to the file, Google associated the followi... |
2 February 2009
06:44 GMT |
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Security firms Intego and Sophos are warning against downloading pirated copies of Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Mac. The same kind of Trojan that can be found in illegal copies of iWork '09 is also included with the contents of Photoshop CS4 copies available via BitTorrent trackers and other sites linking to illegal ... |
27 January 2009
04:40 GMT |
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I know, I know, this is the season to be jolly and we should not think about viruses, trojans and worms but somebody has to do it. So, I’ll get my hands dirty and try to enumerate a short list of pieces of advice to follow if you want your Mac to stay healthy, fast and malware free.Many of you will think that I... |
1 January 2009
12:01 GMT |
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The world of computer protection software is about to expand with one product. Helix is its name and its field of activity is protection against computer viruses. The developer is Lavasoft, the creator of the world's most popular anti-spyware software, Ad-Aware. Anti-Virus Helix comes with a 30-day trial period... |
15 December 2008
06:05 GMT |
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Microsoft's commitment to offering end-users protection from malware does not stop with the promise of the free codename Morro antivirus planned for mid-2009. In this regard, the company has tweaked Live Search, enabling the search engine to prevent access to websites hosting malicious code. The addition of malw... |
4 December 2008
05:49 GMT |
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One of the first hot news we got hold of this week was Apple surprisingly recommending antivirus software for Mac users, in a knowledge base article on its site. However, what looked like Apple finally admitting Mac virus threats has turned into a reassuring statement coming from Apple spokesperson, Bill Evans. Acco... |
3 December 2008
08:31 GMT |
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A support document has recently appeared on Apple's website detailing information “about antivirus utilities available for the Mac OS.” Apple admits that Mac OS X has grown to become popular among regular computer users and hackers alike. Tech-driven sources point out to a technical note dishing info... |
1 December 2008
06:44 GMT |
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On the road to delivering the Project Silk Road vision, Microsoft managed to kick its Live Search Webmaster Center to the next level. The fall 2008 refresh to the Webmaster Center comes after the major August 2008 update, and is designed to deliver additional resources to web content owners. Microsoft emphasized that... |
26 November 2008
10:22 GMT |
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Microsoft has expanded the Live Search Webmaster Center toolkit with new items designed to sniff for malware. Via the tools added to the Webmaster Center, web content owners will be able to detect malicious code present on their website, or on the pages of a website that they link to. The Redmond giant's corne... |
26 November 2008
07:34 GMT |
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Computer security companies Intego and Trend Micro have issued a warning following reports that a new Mac “malware” or “Trojan horse” was on the loose. The malware, named “OSX.Lamzev.A,” actually requires the launch of an installer and giving it permission to install the payload. &... |
24 November 2008
04:02 GMT |
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The Windows Vista console IME was incorrectly tagged by McAfee's security products as Trojan PWS-LegMir due to a faulty definitions file. The false positive was corrected in a later definitions update.The 5409 DAT files released on October 20, 2008 contained a bad signature that falsely detected a legit Windows ... |
22 October 2008
05:52 GMT |
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People that use the AVG anti-virus, along with the ZoneAlarm firewall, had an unpleasant surprise when AVG suddenly started to block and quarantine Check Point's popular firewall solution. The false positive was caused by a bogus malware definition file update and AVG eventually addressed the issue.This problem ... |
17 October 2008
08:24 GMT |
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After the infamous hosting company Intercage (Atrivo) was dropped by all of its ISPs due to increasing pressure from security groups and researchers that were accusing the company for housing extensive criminal activity, the UnitedLayer transit provider stepped up to the challenge of providing them with uplink.As we ... |
24 September 2008
07:48 GMT |
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Researchers from the security company BitDefender came across a new e-mail scam aimed at spreading malware and claiming to deliver invoices and e-tickets acquired through an online airplane ticket purchase system. As expected, contained in the attached .zip file are several trojan installers.The e-mails have subjects... |
22 September 2008
11:34 GMT |
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As part of their second annual report, security company McAfee compiled a list of the most dangerous celebrity names to search for. Brad Pitt tops this list and searching for his name is supposed to correspond with a 1 in 5 chance of ending up on a malicious website. Paul Ducklin, head of technology for security firm... |
17 September 2008
08:10 GMT |
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BusinessWeek has just joined a group of highly rated and visited websites that fell victims to SQL injection attacks. Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant for the security company Sophos, disclosed that parts of the website of the popular weekly magazine were attempting to serve malware from a Russian server.S... |
16 September 2008
09:10 GMT |
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Monitoring the underground hacking forums, the analysts at Panda Security have come across a malware spreading tool that can be used even by the less programming-aware individuals. The tool provides a simple interface for creating a YouTube look-alike website which can be used to spread any malicious file.The program... |
12 September 2008
10:47 GMT |
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Three new spam campaigns have been circulating around the web in the recent few days. One claims to contain an adult video featuring the US presidential candidate, senator Barack Obama, another announces that a nuclear power station exploded near London and the authorities keep it secret and the third warns that user... |
12 September 2008
09:18 GMT |
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A white paper written by security researcher Jart Armin, in collaboration with James McQuaid and Matt Jonkman, analyzes the inner-workings of the biggest cyber crime hosting company in US, Atrivo, and its associates. The paper leads to the conclusion that such companies have influence over Internet authorities. At th... |
3 September 2008
11:51 GMT |
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One of the new trends in spam e-mails used for malware distribution is the use of maliciously crafted SWF files hosted on legitimate servers. The ActionScript code of the files includes a redirect that takes users to websites that host malware or prompts them to download the malware directly.The beginning of August m... |
28 August 2008
04:40 GMT |
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NASA confirmed, at a recent space operations meeting (ISS 30P SORR), that a worm had been discovered on laptops on the International Space Station. Even if NASA has not disclosed its name, the malware in question appears to be W32.Gammima.AG and it spreads by copying itself to removable devices. The NASA officials no... |
27 August 2008
19:24 GMT |
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Cyber-terrorists have developed another method to make sure that a great number of people would fall into their trap. Emails with the "We have hijacked your baby" subject are being sent in order to institute terror among the recipients and make them download a piece of malicious software. The body of the message is w... |
26 August 2008
11:46 GMT |
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Websense Inc., a major company that offers web security filtering and solutions, has discovered that the DNS servers of China Netcom (CNC), one of the country's leading ISPs, are compromised. The servers suffer from poisoned DNS entries injection, resulting from exploitation of the flaw in the DNS system core, u... |
22 August 2008
06:49 GMT |
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It has been discovered that two of the botnets that are responsible for the largest number of spam attacks, Srizbi and Rustock, share the same principle when it comes to malware spreading. They both use Trojan.Exchanger, a type of malware that comes with unsolicited email. Each time users decide to check what's ... |
21 August 2008
08:32 GMT |
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BiDefender has just launched a threat report over the first semester of 2008, which shows that the biggest threat to Romanians' security have been trojans. Seven out of the ten most dangerous malware the researchers found hiding behind what seemed to be legitimate applications were represented by this type of ma... |
14 August 2008
10:08 GMT |
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In order to keep up to date on the Beijing Olympic Games, even if from in front of the screens, millions of people are searching the Internet for the latest news on the competition. This thirst for breaking news makes hijackers' job easier than ever and this is proven by SophosLabs experts who discovered an SQL ... |
11 August 2008
11:25 GMT |
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A few days ago, users of my.yahoo.com reported that their personal pages were offering a link to plgou.com/csrss/yahoo.htm, a suspicious webpage that turned out to be spreading trojans. The msyahoo.exe file, downloaded as rondll32.exe, installed hidden programs and commands that made some resources in users' com... |
8 August 2008
07:26 GMT |
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Although 49% of the companies that took part in a survey conducted by RSA Conference said that their primary security concern was data leakage, such as employee or customer information, and 29% of them were in fact confronted with the problem in 2007, only 11% actually reported the incidents. "Security professionals ... |
2 August 2008
06:14 GMT |
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Spammers radically changed their methods from what they used last year. If, at the end of June 2007, 60% of spammers used images in order to make people swallow the bait, the percentage dropped to 3% at the end of June 2008. On the other hand, after conducting a global study, BitDefender researchers noticed the reviv... |
1 August 2008
10:25 GMT |
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.454 Final version has just been released. It is a tool that is presented by the team of developers as an unmatched security solution for home and home office. The Kaspersky product offers protection from viruses, Trojans and worms, scans the Internet traffic, the email and insta... |
1 August 2008
08:58 GMT |
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Internet users are no longer so naive as to open files that come from unknown senders and with the promise of revealing celebrities in compromising situations. However, they still open emails that seem to have been sent by their bosses or business partners, without taking any precaution or verifying who really is beh... |
1 August 2008
05:19 GMT |
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Intego, a company that develops security software, has released a new version of its antivirus program, VirusBarrier X5. In light of the App Store's release, along with the availability of a jailbreaking tool for the new iPhone software version, an antivirus solution such as Intego's is a must-have, the com... |
21 July 2008
11:36 GMT |
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The one thing that any PC owner must understand is that the fight against spam, viruses, and all sorts of malicious software seems to be a never ending one. Attackers are constantly coming up with new ways of fooling detection and further propagating their malware. As a matter of fact, the latest trend is to target v... |
18 July 2008
04:31 GMT |
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At the end of June, the current year, we were announcing that Google's Safe Browsing API can improve online security. Thanks to this utility you are less likely to visit a malware spreading site because a warning is issued every time you try to access such a site. If the number of visitors to your site or blog h... |
17 July 2008
10:18 GMT |
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