Posts Tagged ‘News’

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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We have earlier carried a review on free DNS services like OpenDNS and Norton DNS. OpenDNS is one of the most popular free DNS service with more than 20 million people (about 1% of the total Internet user population). While OpenDNS provides you a fast, safe and efficient mechanism for resolving your desired URL into the correct IP address, Norton ...

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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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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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The noted security vendor Symantec has launched a new Public DNS service, called Norton DNS, which aims to stop malware URLs and Websites opening in your browser. You have to configure the Norton DNS server settings in your Network connections, and then every URL requested by your computer browser is filtered ...

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Hotmail, one of the earliest free web based email service, has lost a lot of ground in past years, especially after the popularity gained by GMail. And there are lots of reasons given by different people for the same. Some of these reasons include the better security features in GMail, integration ...

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Tabbed browsing is an integral part of modern day browsers. It is so convenient to use, that once you are habitual of using tabbed browsing, you just cannot imaging your life surfing without tabbed browsing. And this very fact has been used by a new kind of phishing attack. This has been loosely termed as TabNabbing. What ...

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China has a dubious reputation of being associated with most of the ills of Internet World. The westerners have a tendency to link China with every hacking attempt, with all spamming attempts and malware threats. There may be some truth in these reports, but sometimes, perception is different from the actual truth revealed through the research. Recently, ...

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