Vista Is Not More at Risk of Malware Infections than Windows 2000
	Microsoft has come out guns blazing after claims based on independent security reports place Windows Vista on par, and even on an inferior position as compared to Windows 2000 in terms of security. ... [read more >>]
	13 May 2008, 07:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Warning: The Number of Infected Websites Has Exploded!
	Today's hackers use extremely advanced techniques, which makes it quite difficult to block their attacks and prevent similar actions in the future. But what's worse is that more and more attacks are now relying on web-based malware which obviously affect thousands of pages and their visitors. According to a report published by ScanSafe, April came with a 35 percent increase in web-based malware, mostly due to two major ... [read more >>]
	13 May 2008, 06:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New SQL Injection Worm Found Loose on the Web
	Not long after a mass attack JavaScript injection was reported to have infected hundreds of thousands of websites, a new SQL injection Worm was found loose on the web. According to the ISC(Internet Storm Center) website, a total of 4,000 websites have been found ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Web-Based Malware Comes After You
	The Storm botnet has caused serious problems for both security companies and users around the world because it appeared in lots of variants which attempted to trick security software and bypass protection. However, according to a new report published by MessageLabs, the Storm loses more and more ground to other threats. For example, the web-based malware has been increased with 23.3 percent while the Storm, which previously infec ... [read more >>]
	07 May 2008, 05:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Phishers Add New Techniques to Their Arsenal
	How does a phishing scam work? The attacker, a.k.a. the phisher, creates a copy of a legitimate website and sends emails to certain victims asking them to visit the page. In comparison with the genuine website, the fake one actually requires private information such as credit card details or financial data that would allow phishers to steal money. However, according to recent reports, this is only an old phishing scam as today� ... [read more >>]
	29 April 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Malicious Behavior Threat Searching for Windows Stations
	Although this month may appear to be a calm and quiet period because no new dangerous threats have appeared, there are a lot of reports concerning spyware, Trojan horses and other type of infections that came out to find new vulnerable systems. But thanks to the security companies out there, our security products are able to spot and block them without allowing the infections to reach our valuable data. Security company Sophos ... [read more >>]
	24 April 2008, 11:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft Thought Skype Was a Virus
	Trying to open an application but being unable to do that due to an unknown reason is extremely frustrating especially when the application is used for Internet communications. This is exactly what happened to some users a few days ago, as Microsoft's security application wrongly identified Skype as malware. Since the security tools though the VoIP client is a threat, the program was blocked so users were unable to start ... [read more >>]
	24 April 2008, 05:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Just Five Seconds Needed to Find a New Infected Website
	Security company Sophos has just published the latest Security Threat Report concerning the first quarter of 2008, revealing that a new malicious website is now detected and blocked every five seconds. This is a time decrease of 9 seconds as the company detected similar websites every 14 seconds, according to the 2007 report. Going further to the countries that hosted the largest amount of malware in the first quarter of 2008, th ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 06:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google Rolls Out Anti-Phishing Filter
	Since Google provides access to a huge number of websites, powerful security measures are obviously "a must," so every once in a while, the Mountain View-based company implements a new function or improves an older one. Today, Ionut Alex Chitu informs that Google now provides phishing warning, which means the user who searches for a certain query and then clicks on a phishing website included in Google's results, w ... [read more >>]
	21 April 2008, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sometimes, Command Prompt Is the Best Windows Antivirus You Can Get
	Antiviruses are surely some of the must-have software solutions these days when viruses are everywhere hunting for vulnerable computers and unprotected systems. However, there are cases when up-to-date antivirus can prove to be useless. And no, I'm not talking about the cases when an antivirus manufacturer didn't integrate protection for an infection but about those Recycle Bin infections which are totally hidden of the ... [read more >>]
	17 April 2008, 08:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

HP Slaps Its Customers With Virus-Infected USB Stick
	The Australian division of Hewlett Packard issued a warning regarding the optional USB stick the company ships with its ProLiant servers. According to the company, the stick comes not only with drivers for the hardware components, but also with a free copy of malware-infected software. The USB sticks come from a batch of 256 MB and 1 GB pen drives that have been infected with "Fakerecy" and "SillyFDC" viru ... [read more >>]
	08 April 2008, 04:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Duncan MacMalware, the New Online Highlander
	The pieces of malware used to compromise websites tend to become some sort of online highlander as they remain available longer than anytime before, security company ScanSafe revealed in a study published today. According to the findings, in the second half of the last year, the malware implemented into online websites remained available for approximately 29 days which represents a 62 percent increase. The first half of the year ... [read more >>]
	31 March 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Euro 2008 Official Website Infected
	With the Euro 2008 championship quickly approaching, people around the world search the web for sites that could help them buy a ticket for one of their national team's matches. However, searching the web for such a page may have a different result, other than what you would expect: a nice-looking and apparently clean website that attempts to drop some sort of malware on every vulnerable computer. The website was actually cl ... [read more >>]
	31 March 2008, 17:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pro-Tibetan Aimed Cyberattacks
	People supporting the Tibetan cause have more to worry about than Chinese censorship and retaliation, there’s a new wave of attacks aimed at them and in many aspects it’s far more dangerous. The human rights groups that are sympathetic to the anti-Chinese protesters are targeted by cybercriminals, and the messages are all designed in such a way that anti-virus tools will not detect them as being malicious. The emails all have ... [read more >>]
	24 March 2008, 17:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Anti-Virus Maker Trend Micro Infects Users with Malware via Hacked Website
	Japanese anti-virus developer Trend Micro managed to diverge from its default strategy of offering protection from malicious code, switching a full 180 degrees by serving malware to users, although through no real fault of its own. On March 12, 2008, Trend Micro announced that a portion of its official website had been hacked three days earlier, on March 9, and that it was set up to deliver malware to visitors. Trend Micro warned the users ... [read more >>]
	14 March 2008, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Running Windows on Your Mac? Symantec Wants You Covered
	Mac and security just don't make good news together, since the Mac is quite safe for the time being (a programming glitch here and there, but that's it). Still, Symantec believes that Mac users running Windows through ... [read more >>]
	11 March 2008, 08:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

All Hail AdWare, King of Malware
	As per usual, every month the security companies release a Top Ten Most [something] malware chart, and when it was Kaspersky’s turn to present the world with its findings, the people there watched in awe how, for the first time ever, the virus branch of malicious programs was dethroned by adware. The situation is somehow similar to the old dynasties, that ruled their land for a while and then, when the decline was imminent due ... [read more >>]
	06 March 2008, 10:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mobile Users – Ransomware Trojan Victims
	Symbian Series 60 owners in China are facing a rather disturbing problem right now, that of the Kiazha-A Trojan, that holds the phone for ransom, according to reports from McAfee. It is a component of a sophisticated mobile malware bundle, dubbed MultiDropper-CR, that infects other devices via Bluetooth or corrupted MMS messages. The message owners of the S60 are greeted with a message that is roughly translated as "Warni ... [read more >>]
	05 March 2008, 12:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hackers Test Their Viruses Prior to Release
	Once upon a time when the Internet was young and hackers wanted to draw attention to just how capable they were, the usual form of manifestation was causing as much trouble as possible with a single attack. Security companies refined their detection and fight-back tools, so now the fight has been taken to the next level. No longer is a cyber criminal happy with scoring a major hit, now it’s all about expanding the network of malw ... [read more >>]
	03 March 2008, 10:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Trojan Threatening Windows Mobile Pocket PCs
	A warning was posted today on the McAfee Avert Labs Blog, announcing that a new Windows Mobile trojan was discovered, trojan that disables the Windows Mobile application installation security on Pocket PCs. Named WinCE/InfoJack and discovered in China, the trojan was created by "a specific website" (its name was not revealed) and it retrieves the infected handset's serial number and other information, sending ... [read more >>]
	26 February 2008, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Russia, Malware Producing Demon
	Just like Google and Yahoo compete for search dominance, and Iran and Iraq for higher oil reserves, the malware producing field is also much disputed. China, former developer and producer extraordinaire has bent its head in front of Russia, new reigning champ, according to metrics from security software producer PC Tools. The report, set to be released tomorrow in full, has the former Soviet country accounting for 27.9 percent ... [read more >>]
	21 February 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Malware: Two Is a Company, Three Means Listen!
	Finjan Inc, a web security solutions provider, just confirmed the results that Google’s security team and IBM’s X-Force reported. The one thing the three could agree on was that online criminals are exploiting vulnerabilities in end users web browsers by using drive-by downloads for identity theft, gaining access to online accounts and for some other illicit revenue-generating activities, M2.com writes. Google’s Niels Provos, ... [read more >>]
	14 February 2008, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Survey - Computer Users Trust Mac OS X Over Windows for Security
	A recent web poll of more than 350 computer users has revealed that 93% believe Macs will be more targeted by hackers in the future. In light of the discovery of the first "financially motivated malware for Mac OS X," Sophos' poll has also revealed that polled computer user ... [read more >>]
	14 February 2008, 09:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

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 devised to essentially convince the end user to become an active participant in the compromising of the system. In ... [read more >>]
	08 February 2008, 09:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Beware of IM Attacks!
	Using Instant Messaging services is a ‘must’ for everybody that has set eyes on a computer. Faster than anything else and less expensive at that, this type of service has caught on big time with all those tech-savvy. Because of that, the attention of hackers has turned on them and attacks have been increasing in numbers via the IM platforms. Last July, Akronix, a vendor of messaging security systems found that in the previous ... [read more >>]
	01 February 2008, 17:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Naked Girls with Guns Doing the Nasty to Your Windows
	Naked girls with guns... While I know that your imagination must be running wild by now, the fact of the matter is that such an invitation would be hard to resist from fans of girls or guns, or even the two combined. But accepting such an invitation from an untrusted source while running a Windows operating system could prove problematic, just to use an euphemism. This because the promise of pornography, however light or hardcore, has [ADM ... [read more >>]
	31 January 2008, 11:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yes, Creating a Windows Virus Is This Easy!
	Following the boost in the diversity of platforms available to consumers, on top of the Windows operating system, members of the security industry warned that alternative solutions would come under fire just as the Microsoft software products. Although the threat environment is currently focused on Windows, due to its ubiquity, platforms such as operating systems for mobile devices from Symbian to Windows Mobile, but also the open source L ... [read more >>]
	30 January 2008, 07:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is That a Worm in Your Windows Live Messenger, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
	Windows Live Messenger accounts for the largest community for any IM client worldwide. At the end of 2007, in November, as Microsoft was unveiling Windows Live 2.0, the next generation of its suite of software and services in the cloud, the company estimated that Windows Live Messenger had an install base of approximately 300 million users. In this context, it failed to come as a surprise the fact that Windows Live messenger was the most a ... [read more >>]
	29 January 2008, 07:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Piece of Malware Hits Mac OS X!
	Mac OS X was always described as a more secure alternative for Microsoft's Windows because most virus writers and hackers have focused on Windows infections, Trojan horses or other kinds of attacks. However, 2007 proved us that Mac OS X can be vulnerable as well, as a new type of threat was detected by security companies around the world. Today, a new report comes to support the idea that Mac OS X is not as safe as we know i ... [read more >>]
	21 January 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

MySpace Account Drops Fake Windows Update
	Last week, it was Secret Crush. Today, it is called Rita. Both of them are social networking components that may seriously damage people's computers. Secret Crush was a Facebook application that attempted to drop some sort of malware on vulnerable users' systems. Rita is somehow different. It is a MySpace registered member that tries to deploy a fake Windows Update patch containing numerous dangerous elements, starting with downl ... [read more >>]
	14 January 2008, 14:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Infected Digital Photo Frame Available for Only $129!
	It has an 8" high resolution (800x600) and comes with 128MB of built-in memory. It supports CF type (I and II), SD, XD, MS and MMC. It is able to insert multiple transition effects and background music during slide shows. It costs only $129.87 and if you buy it right now, you also get a FREE computer infection that is able to make your computer go crazy. This is how some TV commercials should sound, as several digital photo frames ... [read more >>]
	10 January 2008, 09:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Pennsylvania Website Hacked
	A new hack attack targeted the official Pennsylvania website one week ago, as some hackers who were located in China attempted to infiltrate into the page. The state representatives took down the entire website, no matter the content was affected or not, Mia DeVane, a spokeswoman for the Office of Administration, said according to "The Morning Call". Although the hack attack managed to invade some parts of the website, ... [read more >>]
	07 January 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Computer Infections Dueling with Antiviruses for IT Supremacy
	There's nothing new in the title, we have always seen such a battle because viruses keep appearing while security companies struggle to stop them. Until now, our computers were somehow the same, with a few exceptions when the infections managed to cause serious damages. But it seems like things are going to change in the future. As PC World reported a few days ago, the malware infections caused major problems for all securi ... [read more >>]
	07 January 2008, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New York Jets Fansite Drops Yahoo Webcam Vulnerability Exploit
	Yet another web attack targeting the visitors of a very popular website and the vulnerabilities discovered on their computers. This time, the affected page is a New York Jets fansite, which obviously has a lot of visitors every day. Just like the past attacks, the website has been compromised with an embedded Iframe that attempts to take the visitors on another website, apparently hosted in Estonia. "First, the iFrame (or an obfusc ... [read more >>]
	07 January 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Famous Websites Serving Windows Infections
	In case a virus avalanche is spotted on the web, you’re usually advised to avoid visiting suspicious websites that may attempt to deploy the infection on your computer and browse only legitimate and known-to-be-clean pages. But today, it is proved once again that this security measure may not be as useful as it sounds. Several websites, including the famous social network service MySpace, have been discovered as serving malware t ... [read more >>]
	04 January 2008, 07:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Simple Tips for a Safe Christmas
	Security has always been one of the top concerns for us no matter if we’re talking about viruses, malware, Trojan horses, credit card fraud or hack attacks. They’re all dangerous and capable of causing important damages or financial losses, so it’s extremely important to apply the most powerful security measures as soon as possible. Christmas is not only that time of the year when you finally get the chance to spend some time wi ... [read more >>]
	24 December 2007, 12:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

2008 to Come with Many More Computer Infections
	2008 is that kind of year that will come with numerous new computer infections, which may address some unexploited sides of our systems, Panda Security said in a forecast rolled out today. If Mac OS X is one of the secure operating systems available out there, the things are going to be changed anytime soon, the experts believe. More and more threats will target Mac systems and VoIP technologies, the platforms that were often avo ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First4DRM – Windows Malware that Modifies Your Computer Settings
	First4DRM arrived just in time for Christmas and, let's admit, nobody has ever expected it. First4DRM is a malware infection that affects the Windows operating systems, attempting to change their settings and even remove certain files stored on the computer. A security notification published on 2Spyware.com informs that First4DRM attempts to hide from the user and act in the background, in order to avoid being spotted by the ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 04:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Happy New Year and Dangerous Computer Infections
	Although we're all expecting to see a rise in the number of web attacks, there are only a few weak spam campaigns currently in progress with low damage potential and pretty easy to detect malicious attachments. Security company F-Secure today found another spam attack attempting to deploy an executable file, which shows a nice looking Christmas Tree on your desktop. But it actually drops some infections in the background, w ... [read more >>]
	20 December 2007, 10:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

ExpertAntivirus Used to Milk Money from YOU!
	Viruses simply hate antiviruses and it's obvious why. They're somehow like the police and the criminals in the real life. But, they can easily turn from enemies into friends. Somehow... Here's today's example: ExpertAntivirus, an antivirus that is supposed to protect your computer is actually being used to steal your money and infect your computer. How smart is this? Many users may be tempted to believe thi ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Looking for Bank Website? Sorry, It's Unavailable! But We Have Porn...
	Let's suppose you have a bank account with online support, so you want to connect to the Internet and check your account. Simple as taking candies from a baby! Obviously, you load the official website of the bank and enter your login credentials. After a certain period of time, you notice that your account is empty and there's no sign of your money. 'How was that possible?' you may ask. Well, you were actually ... [read more >>]
	12 December 2007, 01:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Free Malware for All My Friends!
	Security vendor F-Secure rolled out its 2007 data security summary, revealing that this year's malware has doubled, in comparison with the infections discovered last year. Moreover, the company detected approximately half a million threats, which proves us that the attackers are always there, working for new exploits. And we all know that every day comes with a new malware or threat, meant to harm our computers. Sure, you ca ... [read more >>]
	04 December 2007, 09:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Warning: Internet Porn Star Used In Web Attacks!
	Today's attackers are smart. That's for sure! Or at least, they are up-to-date with the latest world news and try to adapt their malicious attempts to the hottest topics. And it happened again yesterday. According to Adam Thomas of Sunbelt, the attackers managed to obtain high Google PageRanks and every time a user searches the web for "Zoey Zane," they will reach several malicious pages. Those websites are es ... [read more >>]
	04 December 2007, 02:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

China More Powerful Than US On Computer Infections
	China is the land of malware-equipped websites. At least this is what the latest research, signed by security vendor Sophos, has revealed. According to the results, China is hosting the largest amount of malware-infected websites, with no less than 55.2 percent of the total number of malware pages. The second place was won by United States with 19.7 percent, while Russia came the third with 11.4 percent. The interesting facts ... [read more >>]
	03 December 2007, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Google And Microsoft Focused On Users' Security, Yahoo Ignores The Infections
	A few days ago, Security company Sunbelt reported that an impressive malware-serving spam was started, targeting Google, Microsoft and Yahoo SERPs. That's right, the spam results were affecting the most popular search engines on the web, aiming to deploy malware files on users' computers. Today, Lisa Vaas from "eWeek" wrote that Google's and Microsoft's pages are clean, but Yahoo's results are s ... [read more >>]
	03 December 2007, 04:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

.Gov Website Infected With Porn!
	Yep, it happens once again but this time it affects a .gov website which proves us no website is secure nowadays, no matter who owns it. The folks at Sunbelt Blog wrote that the Transportation Authority of Marin website was infected with some sort of offensive content discoverable via Google and its SERP. Searching the webpage for adult material returns numerous results serving malware. However, the webmasters took attitude prett ... [read more >>]
	30 November 2007, 01:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

God, These Google Hackers Are Smart!
	Yesterday, the folks at security company Sunbelt confirmed that the latest trend in today's web attacks is related to Google, as more hackers attempt to get a higher PageRank in Google and bring more potential victims to their websites. Usually, they manage to do so by hacking other websites and placing hidden links inside them, but it seems that another ingenious technique is being used now. Adam Thomas, of the Malware Rese ... [read more >>]
	28 November 2007, 02:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Way The Hackers Spent Thanksgiving
	Everybody expected to see a rise in the web attacks on Thanksgiving and Black Friday since the market researchers predicted millions of consumers to go online for shopping. Alex Eckelberry wrote on the Sunbelt Blog that numerous hackers attempted to lure visitors on malicious websites by implementing malware redirects on popular search engines. This way, a user that types a certain keyword on Google Search gets several results including bo ... [read more >>]
	27 November 2007, 14:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Reminder: Don't Forget to Enable Your Antivirus While Browsing Popular Websites!
	A few weeks ago it was reported that multiple popular websites were infected with some sort of malware that attempted to get visitors on other dangerous pages and infect their computers. Today, security vendor Sophos reminds us that it's pretty important to keep our antivirus up-to-date with the last virus definitions and patches as a new popular website was infected with a dangerous malware. Lao Airlines, the company that o ... [read more >>]
	23 November 2007, 06:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New Breed of Viruses Designed for Windows Vista (+ Service Pack 1)
	Windows Vista has had everything but an easy ride since its introduction in November 2006 and in January 2007, but the worst is yet to come. Microsoft's latest Windows client was plagued with a variety of problems from software and hardware incompatibility to poor performance, reliability and support. The Redmond company is hard at work softening the hard edges of the operating system with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. But at the same ... [read more >>]
	19 November 2007, 06:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia