Fake updater destroys software's ability to auto-update

Fake updater destroys software's ability to auto-update


Fake updater destroys software's ability to auto-update

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:35 AM PDT

A new type of malware variants was discovered by researchers of Vietnam-based security company Bkis. The variants look like the legitimate update programs of popular software like DeepFreeze, Java...

Lawsuit-threatening spam campaign links to malware

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 08:31 AM PDT

A bevy of emails purportedly coming from New York-based law firms Crosby & Higgins, and Marcus Law Center has been hitting inboxes around the world, CA warns. With the fear-inducing subject line of...

TJX hacker receives massive sentence

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Albert Gonzales - the infamous "TJX hacker" - was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison, after being found guilty of organizing a gang of cyber thieves that managed to get their hands on something...

Is it safe to file your taxes online?

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:30 AM PDT

Tax season. It's not a favorite time of year for most people, but the deadline for filing income taxes for many countries is quickly approaching. And, especially in areas of the world where e-filing i...

On the origin of spam

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:19 AM PDT

So you received another spam e-mail message. On the surface it seems rather ordinary. It's an advertisement for a handful of brand-name prescription drugs. When viewed from your e-mail client, you can...

Rogue software details: Home Personal Antivirus

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:03 AM PDT

Home Personal Antivirus is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files c:\Desktop\Home Persona...

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