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Microsoft Responds to Chrome Malware Confusion, Apologizes

Posted 09/30/2011 at 2:54pm | by Ryan Whitwam

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chrome Earlier today we told you that Microsoft Security Essentials was being accused of killing Chrome, and now we have the details. Turns out Redmond totally messed up on this one. Security Essentials was indeed removing or blocking Chrome on many users’ PCs. After scrambling for most of the day, Microsoft has a fix available.

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The Game is Afoot: "Mac Defender" Malware Already Evolving

Posted 05/25/2011 at 2:36pm | by Ryan Whitwam

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apple Not a day after Apple finally acknowledged the Mac Defender trojan, the original malware author has changed up the attack, making it even harder to prevent infection. The main impediment before was that users had to enter their administrator password, but the new variant no longer requires that. It's a brave new world for Mac users, folks.

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IBM Finds Phishing on the Decline, Trojans on the Rise

Posted 08/27/2009 at 7:08am | by Paul Lilly

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According to IBM's semi-annual security report, hackers and other cyber miscreants are spending fas less time phishing as they shift their attention to other technologies to swipe your personal data.

"The decline in phishing and increases in other areas (such as banking Trojans) indicate that attackers may be moving their resources to other methods to obtain the gains that phishing once achieved," IBM said in its Internet Security Systems 2009 Mid-Year Trend & Risk Report.

Trojans, which include downloaders and info-stealers, are now the most commonly used tools of the trade accounting for 55 percent of the new malware seen, says the report. That's an increase of 9 percent over last year. The rise can partially be attributed the existence of "public-available toolkits" that malware distributors advertise as being easy to use.

More info here.

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Antivirus Software Roundup -- Protect Your PC From Guys Like This!

Posted 12/22/2008 at 11:00am | by Paul Lilly

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Behind every piece of malware—be it a virus, spyware, or any other form of hostile, destructive code—is a sneaky, scheming scoundrel, oftentimes someone you’d never suspect. Antivirus suites promise to defend your PC against all the baddies. We test 10 of the leading products to see which ones are best at keeping your PC safe.

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