The practice of injecting malicious code into legitimate software and then distributing same via fake websites has been increasing over recent times and is fast evolving into one of the most significant threats facing home users. Trojanized Version Of CPU-Z CPU-Z is a popular free […]
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Check Point Research, a company that provides leading cyber threat intelligence, has discovered malware permeating the Microsoft Store. The malware is being delivered via malicious clones of popular apps, mostly games, and has already been known to have infected more than 5000 machines. The malware,
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A woman brought me her new laptop because her browser, Microsoft Edge, was being blocked with a message claiming her system was infected and to call 1-800-XXX-XXXX. It’s just a scam. I’m surprised that this thing is still around. I used a small program called
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Ransomware has come to the OS X world. Typically focused in the PC world, Palo Alto recently discovered that the Transmission BitTorrent installer for OS X was infected with ransomware they have named “KeRanger”. The only other previously identified ransomware for OS X was FileCoder. It was
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People often ask me how they can tell if their machine is infected, sometimes the mere fact that they need to ask is a pretty good indication on its own. There was a time when most prevalent viruses were geared toward malicious damage and the
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BotNets – What are they? BotNet, short for Robot Network, is one of the scariest types of computer infection extant. We all know the internet is a dangerous place and many security measures must be adhered to in order to maintain some modicum of safety online.
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DNSChanger is Trojan horse malware which effectively modifies DNS settings to those of rogue servers which then redirect legitimate searches and URLs to malicious sites in order to steal personal information and generate illicit ad revenue. The DNSChanger malware was first discovered around 2007, it
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For a period of time yesterday (Tues 2/14/12) Microsoft’s security products, Forefront and Microsoft Security Essentials, reported that www.google.com was infected with the Blacole.BW exploit for users browsing with Internet Explorer. It appears as though the definition updates Microsoft released alongside the other Patch Tuesday
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Is AI Good Or Bad? Certainly, in my opinion, AI has been responsible for advancements in numerous fields, enhancing efficiency, creativity, and innovation in: Health Care: Improved diagnostics, AI-assisted prosthetics, diagnosing previously incurable diseases, improved hearing, assisted speech, and potential drug discovery and development Science:
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The old lady and the naughty cat, the burning gaming machine, and the angry masseuse. All in a day’s work for Marc the PC technician. The cat, the tablet and the mysterious virus A few weeks ago an elderly lady phoned me sounding more than
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