Monthly Archives: May 2009

Why free in a world with costs: Panda Cloud Antivirus Consumers Left in the Dark on Net Privacy – Experts may debate whether there’s more than meets the eye in online data collection, but they agree that Internet users need … Continue reading →

Rapidly Spreading ‘Gumblar’ Attack Redirects Users’ Web Searches – Malware scripts morph from site to site, and even from page to page, within the same site, ScanSafe researchers say. Brits still fall for phishing scams – A quarter of online … Continue reading →

Malware Most Potent On Social Networks – Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email, according to Kaspersky Lab. The 10 faces of computer malware – With all the different terms, definitions, … Continue reading →

Root Bug Hits Windows 7 and Microsoft Advises Reinstall – Microsoft has issued a hotfix for a security permissions bug that can affect the root folder under the Windows 7 release candidate released last week. Microsoft also recommends that affected … Continue reading →

Don’t open that Western Union email! – Sophos has intercepted a widespread attack, initiated by hackers, designed to infect computers with a Trojan horse posing as a communication from Western Union. The real solution to malware – The social problems … Continue reading →