malware

The top dog in the tests was G Data Security's AntiVirusKit 17 anti-virus programs tested against hundreds of thousands of worms, viruses, Trojan horses and other malware. The AV Comparatives Web site, which is maintained by Andreas Cleminti from Innsbruck, Austria, posts quarterly...

As worldwide worm epidemics fade, Trojan attacks aimed at specific companies will take their place as the predominant malware menace this year. The Trojan's takeover of the malware world will extend well into 2007, as wide-spread worm epidemics continue to be replaced by targeted attacks on...

read more: *www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/13/1637251 perhaps below link also does fine: Linux is not Windows! *linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm

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Microsoft has managed to put itself in an uncomfortable position after serving malicious code to Windows Live Messenger users via ads embedded in the instant messaging client. According to the Redmond Company, actions were taken swiftly in order to remove an advertisement banner featured...

"Although security vulnerabilities are discovered in Mac OS X on a monthly basis, the operating system remains a backwater for malware hackers. "We have seen an increase in bugs, but they haven't been critical," Amol Sarwate, vulnerability research manager for Qualys, a security auditing and...

A huge review on Microsofts latest malware

I recently visited the site www.zango.com It had great resources for movies, games, and other stuff. But however, the site requires the user to install a Zango toolbar before anything can be downloaded. I installed the toolbar, but i found out it was a great source of malware, spyware and...

Five years ago, the term "malware", if used at all, simply referred to viruses. Over the last few years, however, hackers and spammers have developed all sorts of new ways to invade your computer. Today, Malware, or malicious software, simply means any unwanted code or program that embeds itself...

More here-> full interview Source: apc mag

The World's Smallest Malware/Doiwnloader ! just 210 bytes of dynamite !!! :twisted: *www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/2006/12/worlds_smallest_downloader.html

Hello people, I want to know if it is advisable to have installed megaupload toolbar on IE6. I do not use IE,but only when want to get the link.After getiing the link,I copy the link adress and paste it in Opera. I use Avast Home Edition 4.7 build 892 which is updated daily.It does not warn...

Underground hackers are hawking zero-day exploits for Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system at $50,000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro. The Windows Vista exploit—which has not been independently verified—was just one of many zero-days available for...

The hacking community has run out of fresh ideas when it comes to creating malware, according to security vendor Kaspersky Lab. The company’s report, Malware Evolution: July - September 2006, says: ‘Threats are no longer global, and are not effective for as long as they used to be...there has...

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2007 to bring video viruses McAfee publishes 10 security predictions for next year Online criminals will continue to expand their arsenal of malware tools in 2007 to include emerging media such as video files and mobile phones, security firm McAfee predicted. The goal now is making money...

Microsoft has touted Vista as a more secure version of Windows, but on the day of Vista's official launch, a security company has identified malware already in circulation that can infect computers running the OS. Sophos identified three viruses typically spread through e-mail that can infect...

Whenever i connect to net , after 15-20 mins CPU usage suddenly increases. In taskmanager i found the culprit COMODO firewall using more than 50% CPU. But when i kill some particular SVHOST process , everything becomes normal. Avast does not find any problem in my system. But way back , two...

as we all know, these days having just an firewall or an anti-virus or an anti-spy does not suffice, what with the amount of internet thrash going around. and i m refering to to tons of virus, spyware, trojans, worms, rootkits, and what not, breeding on the net...not to mention the unwanted...

I had downloaded Flashget and during installation, Avast showed that there was a malware and removed it. I could not believe it. Could it be due to corrupt Avast or due to some phishing??Help....