Review: Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

The good One of the most comprehensive security suites we’ve encountered Behaviour-based prevention system Security for Symbian and Windows Mobile devices The bad Virus detection and removal efficacy is hard to determine Service is acceptable, but not stellar Launching a link from within the program feels sluggish and awkward Editor’s note: this review was [...]

Review: Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2010

The good Basic antivirus and anti-spyware protection The bad Stripped-down program lacks many of the bells and whistles that made its siblings worth considering Editor’s note: this review was written in conjunction with CNET’s review of Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010 . If you’re looking for a robust feature set from your security [...]

Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild

Earlier this week, Swiss programmer Ruben Unteregger who has been reportedly working for a Swiss company ERA IT Solutions responsible for coding government sponsored spyware, has released the source code of a trojan horse that injects code into the Skype process in order to convert the incoming and outgoing voice data into an encrypted [...]

BKDR_REFPRON in New Mass Compromise

Trend Micro threat analysts were alerted to another mass compromise attack affecting around 55,000 consumer-oriented sites spread throughout Canada, China, the United Kingdom, and India as of the first report. This incident is a painful reminder of the persisting risk of unprotected Web-surfing. In this particular case, the malicious scripts injected in the legitimate [...]

The most dangerous celebrities to search for in 2009

Searching for which celebrity has the highest probability of tricking you into visiting a malware-friendly web site? Last year it was Brad Pitt, but according to this year’s McAfee report “Riskiest Celebrities to Search on the Web“, it’s Jessica Biel related searches that have “one in five chance of landing at a Web site that’s [...]