Malware infections double on Web pages (San Francisco Chronicle)
A new report by Palo Alto security startup Dasient suggests that the number of Web pages infected with malware almost doubled in the last quarter compared to a year ago. More than 560,000 Web sites and their approximately 5.5 million pages were infected with… Malware – Dasient – Security – Malicious Software – Spyware and [...]
Rating the best anti-malware solutions (Ars Technica)
Following its November 2009 retrospective/proactive report, AV-Comparatives has released its December 2009 Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) comparative. PUA refers to adware, spyware, rogue, and other fraudulent software circulating on the Internet that are not typical malware (classification in the last category is sometimes not an easy task; under some circumstances, PUAs are accepted …source
Rogueware with new Ransomware Technology™
The criminals behind Rogueware attacks are becoming increasingly aggressive in their approach to make money. We recently stumbled across a sample (Adware/TotalSecurity2009) which uses a ransomware technique to improve its sales. Once the computer becomes infected, Total Security forces the victim to purchase it before it will allow any files from being accessed on the [...]
Rating the best anti-malware solutions (Ars Technica)
Following its November 2009 retrospective/proactive report, AV-Comparatives has released its December 2009 Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) comparative. PUA refers to adware, spyware, rogue, and other fraudulent software circulating on the Internet that are not typical malware (classification in the last category is sometimes not an easy task; under some circumstances, PUAs are accepted …source
More essential tools to protect your computer (Independent Online)
With spyware and adware infections occurring even more frequently than the computer virus problems we have all learnt to cope with, having these tricks up your sleeve will win many friends and favours.source