Tag Archives: viruses
Conficker Worm of 2009
Conficker worm first appeared at the end of 2008, but it was in 2009 that the Conficker worm caused the most problems with users worldwide. The worm affected anything in its path, like a Godzilla of worms. It had no prejudice of who its next victim would be. It crippled small and medium size business, [...]
Full StoryBeware of Hallmark E-Card
According to CA (Computer Associates) beware of any Hallmark E-Cards in your inbox. It may seem safe and genuine sent from a family or friend, but this malware can cause havoc to your computer. We recommend that you keep a watchful eye out for deceptive Christmas ‘promotions’ or e-cards.
From CA: Using the happy subject line [...]
Is Apple Hiding from the Truth?
Apple has changed its stance that Macs require antivirus software. Yesterday, the computer maker received a lot of negative press after an article was discovered on the company’s site encouraging Mac users to install antivirus software. Less than 24 hours later, Apple has quietly removed this recommendation from its Knowledgebase.
Is Apple projecting a false sense [...]
Apple Now Has Worms
Let’s make it clear Apple users, malicious viruses do not only affect Windows-based machines. I would get annoyed when Mac users bragged about how secure the Mac is, and how Windows is a magnet for viruses and malicious attacks. On a post dated in late November, Apple urged its users to protect themselves from viruses [...]
Full StoryHappy Birthday Internet Worm
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Internet Worm, the first major worm that propagated on the Internet. Even though many years have passed and underlying media has changed, worms are still able to wreak havoc and keep system administrators up at night. Today the damage done by worms is far less visible and [...]
Full StoryMobile Users Should be Concerned
Kaspersky, via PC Magazine, has graciously told the public to worry about mobile phone worms. According to Adam O’Donnell of ZDNet he doesn’t think you should be too concerned with mobile viruses just yet.
Hush up Adam! Mobile users should at least be aware of the facts and also safe guard them selves from any threat [...]
How to Avoid Malware and Viruses
We recently wrote a blog about Malware is at an all time high, totaling more blocked in July than in all of 2007 according to SaaS vendor ScanSafe. Every time you turn around, there is another phishing scam, email disguised as a FedEX notification, or outlandish news headline. Of course, all of these are simply [...]
Full StoryLegitimate Web Sites Transmitting Malware
We’re all vulnerable when it comes to malware, viruses, and browser hijacking, but not from legitimate web sites, think again! It’s a known fact that many popular web sites are in fact transmitting malware.
Hackers or in this case cyber-criminals are trying to monetize their evil doings.
The first form stems from the phishing business, where malware [...]
Trojan Poses as July 4th Video
As predicted, hackers tried to trick users into downloading the Storm bot Trojan Friday by unleashing a flood of Fourth of July spam bearing links to malicious sites, several security companies reported.
The spam campaign, anticipated earlier in the week by MX Logic Inc. , used messages with subject headings ranging from “Amazing firework 2008″ and [...]
