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Fake Fernando Alonso Accident Spam Surfaces

According to Panda Security, a company specialized in providing security software solutions, a new spam campaign has been launched with the purpose of infecting users' machines with a banking Trojan which identified by the previously mentioned firm as Trj/Banker.LGC. People in the English speaking part of the wo...

22 July 2008
11:41 GMT

Fake Windows XP Security Center in the Wild

Back in the past, we saw a huge number of rogue anti-spyware technology which did nothing than to misinform users and trick them into buying unneeded security solutions. Today, a similar scam has been reported by security company Panda Software but, in comparison with the previous attacks, this one relies on a Window...

22 May 2008
09:15 GMT

More Than One in Five Home Computers Still Infected

A report conducted by PandaLabs a month ago revealed that approximately 1 in 5 home computers which have up-to-date security software installed were infected and according to the security company, the situation is almost the same today. According to the findings of the study which included 1.5 million users, 72 perce...

15 May 2008
05:46 GMT

Infected Or Not - Prove You're Clean and Win iPod Nanos

Panda Security, the creator of multiple security solutions, including Panda Antivirus, has launched an interesting campaign, named Infected or Not, supposed to give users the chance to check their computers for infections. According to the security company, the campaign is the result of a study which proved that no l...

14 April 2008
09:31 GMT

Bring the Heavy Guns, Viruses Fight Dirty

The hybrid Trojan/worm malware deployed to gullible Internet users has caused quite a stir in February, according to the latest statistics from Panda Security, formerly known as PandaLabs. The lethal duo coming in one package has comprised 17.6 percent of the total infections happening in the passed month, 2.6 percen...

4 March 2008
14:56 GMT

Fossil Panda Found in the Tropical Hainan Island

Giant pandas represent a symbol in the fight for preserving the biodiversity of the world. A couple of decades ago, there were less than 1,500. Today, there are 3,000 giant panda bears living in bamboo rich coniferous forests, on over 23,000 square km, in 6 mountain massifs of southwestern China, in the middle of the...

6 December 2007
03:27 GMT

What Makes Panda Special?

The rarity and the tame look of the giant panda, resembling a living teddy bear, transformed this animal into the symbol of the fight for the preservation of endangered species. But have you ever thought that what you see is a bear? An odd bear, but a real bear! The line that led to panda appeared about 12 million ye...

27 October 2007
07:38 GMT

Panda's Story Comes to An End

Everyone thinks that Panda bears are cute, and I sure like 'em too, but what I really don't like is a virus that turns icons into Pandas. I'm talking about the Fujacks worm here and its story, from the beginning. Fujacks is a worm type virus, which means it can spread itself really fast and infect a lo...

24 September 2007
08:59 GMT

How to Save the Pandas

This is the emblematic animal for our planet's endangered fauna. But during the last 15 years, the situation has improved: the population of giant pandas has grown from 1,100 to 1,600. A 40 % increase, over a territory of 23,000 square km. Panda requires not altered/slightly altered environments, in the middle m...

15 September 2007
13:46 GMT

HTC P6300 (Panda) Review

After releasing new innovatory devices such as the HTC Touch and the HTC advantage, the Taiwanese manufacturer decided that it was time to go back to roots and deliver a PDA that brings back to life a design found in one of their older released Pocket PCs. Recommended by HTC as a business phone, the HTC 6300, codenam...

3 September 2007
11:41 GMT

Worm Creators Trialed

Well, if you're in China, you could get $12.500, but it's more probable to get 5 years... or more! Malware developers that have created the annoying Fujacks worm are being trialed in China for their deeds. The culprits Li Jun, Wang Lei, Zhang Shun and Lei Lei are facing charges in a people's court in H...

22 August 2007
09:35 GMT

Panda Antivirus or How to Remain Vulnerable Even If You Have Protection

Panda Antivirus was described as a new competitor for the security giants such as Kaspersky and Symantec but it failed to reach its goal and steal an important amount of users from the rivals. Moreover, it was proved that Panda Antivirus is somehow more vulnerable than secure so it could harm your computer even witho...

9 August 2007
06:24 GMT

Panda Anti-Antivirus?!

The parent company of Panda Antivirus likes to describe its product as one of the top solutions when it comes to computer security. But the things are a little bit different today when security company Secunia reported a highly critical vulnerability in several Panda software solutions that can allow an attacker assa...

23 July 2007
06:28 GMT

Win a PlayStation with Your Favorite Antivirus

Panda Software, the owner of the popular Panda Antivirus solution, recently debuted a special campaign for the upcoming 2008 security tool, offering several PlayStation portal game consoles as the big prize for the registered testers. All you need to do is register as a tester for Panda Antivirus 2008, Panda Firewall...

28 June 2007
06:26 GMT

The Oldest Panda Bear Ever Found!

The cute aspect of the giant panda, resembling a living teddy bear, turned this animal into the symbol of the fight for the preservation of endangered species. Even if a real bear, this species eats 99 % bamboo. Now researchers have discovered the fossil skull of the earliest known bear from the panda genus (Ailuropo...

19 June 2007
06:21 GMT

The Pandas Strike Again!

Panda Antivirus, one of the most popular security solutions on the Internet, is vulnerable to DoS attacks and might allow an attacker to control your computer. The security flaw affects several products provided by the developer such as Panda Antivirus Enterprise Suite, Panda Antivirus Platinum 6 and 7, Panda Antivir...

8 May 2007
04:38 GMT

Two New HTC Smartphones - Panda and Nike

HTC has definitely lost its mind if the leaked photos everyone got to see in the past week are of real handsets. A lot of time has passed since we've managed to see so many devices leaked in such a short period of time from the same mobile phone manufacturer. If I remember well, it might just be that this thing ...

9 March 2007
11:41 GMT




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