Spyware Security

September 30th, 2009 Posted by Ryan Naraine @ 6:08 amCategories:Anti Virus, Arbitrary Code Execution, Botnets, Browsers, Complex Attacks, Data theft, Malware, Passwords, Phishing, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and WormsTags:JPEG, Trojan Horse, Bot, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan NaraineSecurity researchers have stumbled on a new botnet that uses an interesting technique to mask its nefarious intentions.The Monkif/DIKhora botnet,

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September 30th, 2009 | Tags: Malware, Security, SPAM, Spyware, Trojan, Virus | Category: Market news | Leave a comment

According to Symantec’s VP of Engineering Jens Meggers “Security Essentials is a poor product” and “the risk on the Web today is far too high for ‘basic.’” Trend Micro’s Carol Carpenter said, “It’s better to use something than to use nothing, but you get what you pay for.”

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September 30th, 2009 | Tags: Security | Category: Market news | Leave a comment

Does the size of a botnet really matter? It’s all a matter of perspective.
Contrary to the “common wisdom” that based on their size, big botnets are theoretically capable of infiltrating a huge percentage of enterprise networks, a recently presented study entitled “My Bots Are Not Yours! A case study of 600+ real-world living botnets” shows [...]

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September 29th, 2009 | Tags: Security | Category: General | Leave a comment

September 25th, 2009 Posted by Ryan Naraine @ 6:03 amCategories:Adobe, Anti Virus, Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Denial of Service (DoS), Exploit code, Flash, Locally Running Web Servers, Malware, Passwords, Patch Watch, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability researchTags:Web, Apple Macintosh, Malware, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan NaraineGENEVA — In a sign that cyber-criminals are investing more time and resources into attacks against Apple’s

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September 29th, 2009 | Tags: Exploit, Malware, Security, SPAM, Spyware, Virus | Category: Market news | Leave a comment