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Top 5 Android malware families

On November 15, Gartner issued a report that cited Google’s Android mobile operating system had reached a global 52.5% smart phone market share, while iOS trailed in …

Fake Verizon notification carries malware

A sneaky spam email campaign aiming to infect users with a banking Trojan is currently underway and is targeting mobile carrier customers, warns Microsoft. The email purports …

Download.com bundles Nmap with malware

“Hi Folks. I’ve just discovered that C|Net’s Download.Com site has started wrapping their Nmap downloads (as well as other free software like VLC) in a …

Kaspersky Lab Virus Scanner in the Mac App Store

Kaspersky Virus Scanner is a new lightweight application to secure Mac computers, available from the Mac App Store. Kaspersky Virus Scanner detects and removes both Mac and …

Sophos updates its endpoint protection

According to industry estimates, as many as 90 percent of successful attacks are against vulnerabilities in which a patch already exists. Despite this statistic, many …

Cutwail botnet’s various spam campaigns

The bot herders behind Cutwail – one of the oldest botnet that’s still alive and kicking and numbers over 1,5 million bots – have recently been spotted using …

Cybercriminals offer complex infection services

Services for fraudsters utilizing malware are not new – AV checkers, malware encryption and malware infection services have existed in the criminal underground market …

Facebook worm leads to heavy infection

The researchers of Danish security firm CSIS warn about a new Facebook worm doing rounds and dropping malware. It spreads by compromising accounts and spamming out the …

FakeScanti rogue sends users to download additional fake AV solution

Lately, the Blackhole exploit kit has been getting a lot of attention, and no wonder – it is continually updated with exploits for various flaws in popular software, and …

Significant drop in FakeAV

The trend in malicious software and attempted cyber crime is up but some of the most popular and visible malware is trending down. According to lab results from Norman, a …

New mobile security challenges

For years, analysts have predicted most Internet users would end up with an all-in-one device that replaces all others. However, as new devices emerge, users are often …

Phishers prefer real money to virtual funds

October was rich in sensational events which, as usual, the spammers exploited to the full, says Kaspersky Lab. Mass mailings were registered that referred to the death of …

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