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Rogue Antivirus today are one of the biggest threats to computer users. They pretend to the legitimate security software and once they find entry to your system, display lots of advertisements and fake warning messages, all claiming that your system is infected with lots of malware and spyware and the only way out ...

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On the heels of the announcement of the uncovering of Zues 2 Botnet, there are reports that the next version of the Zeus Malware is back with a bang. The next version is Zeus 3, and ITPro has reported that it has caused stealing ...

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SMS Scams are not a new thing. But the first SMS Scam for Google Android smartphones based upon a trojan has recently been detected by the noted security vendor Kaspersky Labs. The MS Trojan, called Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, requires installation on the Android smartphone before it can silently send SMS's to some pre-designated premium ...

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Zeus is the name of the infamous botnet, which has been the culprit behind thousands of cases of privacy breaches and internet frauds. We have earlier carried a story on Zeus Virus and noted, how most of the popular PC Security applications are simple incapable of providing security from Zeus. Zeus2 - The Version 2 of Zeus ...

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Internet Money Scams and Frauds are on the rise Today's malware and viruses are not created for fun and destruction. They are sophisticated and targeted attacks with a carefully chosen mechanism for extracting money from the target victims. Hackers and scammers are working overtime to devise newer ways to target innocent Internet ...

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The competition in Smartphone  marketplace is hotting up like never before. With the release of iPhone v4 and the lining of latest and smarter phones available on Android, Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Symbian and stuff like that, it likely to further intensify and looks like the this decade is going to open up the sector in a similar fashion to what the last decade has been to ...

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P*rnography is still the most visited content on Internet. The online porn industry is among the most profitable business branches on the Internet, and its web sites attract large amounts of visitors and traffic. With a total worth of more than 97 billion USD in 2006, the Internet p*rn industry yields more revenue than the top technology companies Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, and Apple combined. The distinguishing characteristic of these p0rn visitors ...

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A Few Words about Microsoft Security Essentials - The Real Effective PC Security Tool Security Essentials is one of the few Free products from software giant Microsoft, which is really worth its salt. It provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and ...

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We have been monitoring and reporting lots of Rogue Security Software, which operate like ransomeware. Essentially they take hostage of your computer and show repeated fake warning messages that your computer is infected and you need to purchase the licensed version of the ransomeware to protect it. Off course the warnings are ...

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Recently Google has announced the Beta version of their Encrypted Search Results. Many other Google Products like GMail were already supporting encrypted version, which allowed you to access the service in such a manner that the data was travelling in an encrypted fashion supported by SSL. This essentially mean that you can access GMail both with http://gmail.com as well as https://gmail.com. Notice the additional "s" in ...

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