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Rogue software details: AntiSpyware (08 February 2010)
AntiSpyware 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\Antispyware.lnk Folders c:\ProgramFiles\Antispyware c:\CommonPrograms\AntiSpyware Registry...
Rogue software details: GuardWWW (05 February 2010)
GuardWWW 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:\CommonDesktop\GuardWWW.lnk c:\ProgramFiles\GuardWWW...
Top 10 malware threats for January (03 February 2010)
Sunbelt Software announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats of January 2010. The top seven detections were the same as December, but in a slightly different order. In December...
Google applicants targeted by phony job application response (02 February 2010)
People who have applied for a position at Google are in danger of being duped by a malicious email purporting to come from Google, thanking the recipients for sending in their CV and...
Facebook tops the list of risky social networking sites (01 February 2010)
Social networks may represent one of the most common infection and data loss vectors today, but it's patently obvious that they are here to stay. Looking at them from a business...
Rogue software details: WiniFixer (01 February 2010)
WiniFixer 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:\System\isecurity.cpl c:\Desktop\WiniFixer.lnk c:\CommonDesktop\WinIFixer.lnk c:\Windir\Web\def.htm Folders c:\ProgramFiles\WiniFixer c:\ProgramFiles\iSecurity c:\CommonPrograms\WiniFixer c:\CommonPrograms\WinIFixer Registry...
Rogue software details: PcSecureNet (28 January 2010)
PcSecureNet 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:\CommonDesktop\PcSecureNet.lnk c:\ProgramFiles\PcSecureNet...
Phishing attacks account for more than one in two viruses (28 January 2010)
More than half (55.59 per cent) of all malware sent on email is an attempted phishing attack, according to analysis of malware in January 2010 by Network Box. Phishing attacks soared...
Facebook users alarmed by "Unnamed" application (28 January 2010)
A cleverly orchestrated campaign taking advantage of a "Unnamed app" that can be found in the Application Settings of some people's Facebook account has been set up by cybercriminals...
iPad SEO poisoning campaign leads to malware (28 January 2010)
Was there any doubt about the fact that cybercriminals would use THE hottest topic on the Internet at the moment to spread their malicious payloads? A SEO poisoning campaign sprang...

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