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3 hrs ago | Associated Content

How to Remove SpySheriff

Spy Sheriff is the most popular rogue antivirus program. It does all the same things as other rogue antivirus programs, but whoever programmed it was smart enough to make it almost impossible to remove.

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17 hrs ago | TechNewsWorld

The Mac Cybercrime Immunity Fallacy

If you think that your Mac is less likely to get infected with a virus or a trojan than a PC is, you are absolutely correct.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Register

Scareware tool dumps smut on Windows PCs

Rogue anti-virus slingers are getting even sneakier. Instead of offering to clean up non-existent malware threats as per the traditional approach, one rogue scanner offers to clean up images of porn it claims to have found on a prospective mark's PC.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Blog News, Computer Security, Internet

Thu Nov 19, 2009

TechNewsWorld

Cyberfraud Arrests Unlikely to Stem ZeuS Rampage

Two alleged cybercrooks have been nabbed in the UK on suspicion of using a well-know Trojan to commit banking fraud.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security, Software, Symantec

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

Suspected Zbot Trojan hackers arrested in Manchester: Sophos comments.

Malware attack that stole banking and social networking details blamed for thousands of infections worldwide IT security and data protection firm Sophos has welcomed the news that British police have arrested two people suspected of involvement in a computer crime gang that spread malware around the world.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, Science / Technology, Software, Social Software, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

BusinessWeek

UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests

A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Vnunet

Gumblar botnet on the march again

Security experts at ScanSafe are warning users to be on their guard after recording a resurgence of the notorious Gumblar botnet and its associated malware.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

ComputerWorld

WatchGuard Expands Into Messaging and Content Security Markets

" November 18, 2009 - " WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced its foray into the messaging and content security markets with today's launch of the new WatchGuard XCS platform.

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Related Topix: Computer Security, WatchGuard Technologies, Science / Technology, Software, Internet

Tue Nov 17, 2009

KTVM

New Scam E-mail Targets Verizon Wireless Customers

Verizon Wireless customers are the target of a new e-mail scam. Scammers are sending e-mails that say your Verizon account is over the limit.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

PC World

UK Hails First Cybercrime Cooperation With Banks

UK police are hailing the sentencing of four people who used a Trojan horse program to siphon money out of online bank accounts.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Donna's SecurityFlash

Rogue Anti-Spyware Targets Sesame Street's Big Bird

The idea of malware distributors abusing Google Trends is not new. The bad guys have once again demonstrated that they, too, can take advantage of Google Trends.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Lifehacker

Stop Paying for Windows Security; Microsoft's Security Tools Are Good Enough

When it comes to keeping your Windows PC secure, all of the scare tactics and overblown virus stories out there make it hard to feel safe online.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, PC, Science / Technology

Sat Nov 14, 2009

PC World

Fake Verizon 'balance-checker' Is a Trojan

Cyber-criminals have started preying on Verizon Wireless customers, sending out spam e-mail messages that say their accounts are over the limit and offering them a "balance checker" program to review their payments.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Fake?, Email Spam, Science / Technology

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Sojourners

An Evangelical Trojan Horse in the Democratic Party?

A recent Daily Kos post asks this question : Does the Evangelical movement belong in the Democratic Party? Of course, many Evangelicals - probably most - can answer that question without a moment's thought: absolutely not.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, US News, Abortion, Wedding, Gay/Lesbian

Thu Nov 12, 2009

ZD Net

My scareware night with fake antivirus Larry Dignan

Updated: I had an ugly run-in with scareware last night, but I'm not sure what left me more annoyed: The dreaded Antivirus Pro 2009 scareware or McAfee, my anti-virus software provider.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computers, Microsoft Windows

Gadgetell

Shields Up!: The best software for malware protection

Malware is absolutely everywhere these days. Even if you do all the right things like not clicking on links or opening attachments in emails, avoiding bittorents, porn sites and illegal download sites like Limewire , not clicking on pop up or banner ads, and being careful about what apps and notifications you open on sites like Facebook, malware ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Social Software, Computers, Computer Security

Wed Nov 11, 2009

TheWeek.com

The child porn PC virus

Are hackers hiding illegal pornographic images on your computer? Computer viruses are bad enough when they steal your credit-card number or crash your PC, but an Associated Press investigation found several cases where viruses downloaded hard-core child pornography onto the laptops or desktop computers of unsuspecting users.

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Related Topix: PC, Computer Security, Science / Technology

Customer Interaction Solutions

Infonetics Research: Infonetics Research: Content security survey:...

Campbell, CALIFORNIA,, Nov 11, 2009 -- Market research firm Infonetics Research released User Plans for Content Security, a market research study on the content security buying plans of 240 North American small, medium, and large organizations from a wide variety of vertical markets.

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Related Topix: Campbell, CA, Science / Technology, Computer Security

Tue Nov 10, 2009

ITworld

How a Botnet Gets Its Name

November 10, 2009, 09:40 PM - CSO - There is a new kid in town in the world of botnets - isn't there always? A heavyweight spamming botnet known as Festi has only been tracked by researchers with Message Labs Intelligence since August, but is already responsible for approximately 5 percent of all global spam , according to Paul Wood, senior analyst ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

XML Journal

Sunbelt Software Reports Record YTD 2009 Growth

Coming off of ten consecutive quarters of revenue growth, Sunbelt increased revenue by 63% over the same nine month period of 2008, with strong growth in the enterprise, cybersecurity, OEM and consumer markets.

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