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Google Adding DNSChanger Malware Warnings to Search Results - PC Magazine

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:33:00 +0300

Google today pledged to warn users whose computers or home routers appear to be infected with the DNSChanger malware. The roughly half a million devices still infected with DNSChanger will receive warnings atop their search results that provide steps for ...

Mobile malware trick: Give users real apps, plus infection on the side - IT World

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:32:00 +0300

May 23, 2012, 1:29 PM — Since 2009 malware writers with a yen for mobile hardware and the clink of hard Bitcoin have been doing something unusual in the malware market – using it increasingly as a way to make money rather than just mess with people.

Malware increases on all platforms, McAfee says - CNET News

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:03:00 +0300

First-quarter threat report finds PC malware at the highest levels in four years, and increases on the Android platform and Mac. Malware increased significantly across several platforms in the first quarter, with PC malware reaching the highest ...

Android, Mac malware on rise, and beware mom-and-pop websites - GCN.com

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:00 +0300

Online malicious activity was up across the board in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest threat report from McAfee, with increases seen in the number of exploits targeting mobile devices and Macs. But despite the growth of ...

Report: Android Malware Growing Exponentially - CRN

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:53:00 +0300

Page 1 of 2 F-Secure Labs, a Helsinki, Finland-based security company, reports a staggering increase in the number and sophistication of malware attacks on Android devices, compared to just one year ago. In its “Mobile Threat Report, Q1 2012,” the ...

Facebook account cancellation malware poses as Adobe Flash update - naked security

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:00 +0300

Have you received an email asking you to confirm that you wish to cancel your account? Be on your guard. A Naked Security reader was in touch with us earlier today, after his suspicions were aroused by an email he had received - seemingly from ...

Android Malware Quadruples Between 2011 And 2012 - Forbes

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:00 +0300

Malware targeting Google‘s Android mobile platform has almost quadrupled between 2011 and 2012, according to Finnish security firm F-Secure. The data was reported in F-Secure’s Mobile Threat Report Q1 2012: Since its debut, Android has ...

Antivirus Firm: 75% Of Phone-Based Malware Now Targets Android - Forbes

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:00 +0300

The phrase “mobile malware”–how cybersecurity researchers describe the small but growing number of nasty programs designed to infect smartphones–is quickly becoming synonymous with a more specific term: “Android malware.” According ...

Windows malware: are you safer today than you were 10 years ago? - ZDNet

Mon, 14 May 2012 06:59:00 +0300

Summary: In 2002, after a series of widespread, high-profile, and highly embarrassing Windows-related security incidents, Bill Gates wrote his now famous “Trustworthy Computing” memo. So what’s happened in the intervening 10 years?

Android Malware Could Infiltrate Corporate Networks - Wall Street Journal

Sun, 06 May 2012 15:29:00 +0300

For the first time, malware is exploiting hacked Web sites as part of a scheme to target mobile devices, researchers say. The new piece of malware—called a Trojan, because it is disguised as piece of safe software—is known as NotCompatible ...