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The difficulties in sizing up botnets

The main metric with which security researchers identify how effective and disruptive specific botnets are is the number of computers they consists of. Estimating their size …

Conficker paves the way for other malware

The recently released 12th volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report has shown us that the Conficker worm is still alive and kicking, as it can be found on more …

Macs harbor both Mac and Windows malware

Have the predictions made yearly by many security firms finally come true? Will Mac users be forced to invest in a good antivirus solution? According to the latest numbers …

Flashback botnet decline not as fast as expected

Given the attention that the Flashback Mac malware has received since the discovery of the 600K strong botnet of computers infected with it and the number of tools that …

Behind the scenes of the cleanest ISP in the world

The malware and botnet problem has been around for quite a while, and definitive solutions for it are still eluding the Internet and mobile communication industry, as well as …

Apple pushes out Flashback removal tool

Apple has finally released a Flashback malware removal tool bundled with two new Java security updates – one for OS X Lion and one for Snow Leopard users. Both updates …

Kaspersky Lab removes Flashfake Removal Tool (fixed)

In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has released a free Flashfake Removal Tool. Unfortunately, Kaspersky Lab has identified an issue …

Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise

News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community …

Trojanized Angry Birds offered for download

The extreme popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds mobile game has made it and its special editions perfect for luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware. A …

Flashfake removal tool

Update April 12, 2012: The tool has temporarily been removed, more details here. In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the …

600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs

There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines were, in fact, …

Sustained drop in spam levels

Industry and government efforts have dealt a significant blow to spam, according to a Commtouch report that is compiled based on an analysis of more than 10 billion …

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