All the stories tagged with malware
U.S. drone fleet hit by computer virus
10/07/2011, It looks like as long as there’s software, there will be viruses, and this time the U.S. military’s Predator and Reaper drone fleet have somehow managed to get themselves infected with a virus. Not just any virus, but a key [...]
Android malware can be controlled via blog posts
10/06/2011, Heads up Android users, it looks like there’s more malware headed your way although this time it looks like it could be limited to just China for now. Security researchers Trend Micro has reportedly discovered a new Android malware that [...]
iPhone 5 email scam in full swing
10/03/2011, The new iPhone is less than a day away from being announced and many people will be keen on picking one up. Well, some folks have decided to take advantage of this fact and have been sending out emails with [...]
HTC Android devices experience gaping security hole?
10/03/2011, If you happen to be rocking to HTC smartphones that run on the Android operating system, then you might want to be careful as it seems as though HTC’s latest software that is installed on smartphones such as the EVO [...]
F-Secure ShareSafe Beta makes Facebook a safer place
09/27/2011, As we all know, Facebook is rife with links that lead unsuspecting users into downloading malware or running apps that spam the walls of everyone in their friends list, which in turn do the same to the friends of those [...]
OSX/flashback.A malware discovered for Mac
09/27/2011, While in general, Mac computers are less prone to viruses and malware, there are still a couple that manage to slip in under the radar from time to time. A while back we reported on a malware that disguised itself [...]
“Lady Gaga found dead in hotel room” is a scam
09/22/2011, If you’ve recently noticed links on Facebook or Twitter about the death of Lady Gaga in a hotel room, don’t start panicking – she’s not dead. However some scammers have decided to use her fame as a way to spread [...]
“IF i DIE” malware app is bad for your computer (updated)
09/14/2011, If you’ve heard of the video message service “IF i DIE” that’s been getting quite popular on Facebook recently, you would know that it’s an app that lets you record a video message that will be played for your loved ones [...]
SpyEye makes its way onto Android as Spitmo
09/14/2011, A while back we reported on SpyEye, a trojan on the PC which was referred to as the “Swiss Army knife” of hacking toolkits. Through SpyEye, the hackers can issue commands to all the computers that have been infected, stealing [...]
AVG Virus Scanner For Windows Phone taken down because of privacy invasion
09/09/2011, If you happen to be rocking to the AVG Virus Scanner on a Windows Phone 7 smartphone, might you be a little bit more cautious as we bring you word that the AVG Virus Scanner for Microsoft’s mobile platform has [...]
Windows ransomware poses as Microsoft
09/06/2011, Heads up Microsoft Windows users, it appears that a new ransomware was spotted by Panda Labs. For those unfamiliar, ransomwares are basically a form of malware that, as the name suggests, holds the user hostage, demanding a ransom before restoring [...]
GingerMaster Android malware exploits root access
08/19/2011, Heads up Android users, it appears that yet another Android malware has been spotted and this one is apparently has the ability to gain root access on your device through a known exploit.
Pro PETA Android malware surfaces
08/17/2011, A new Android malware has emerged and unlike other Android malware (like the recent one that disguised itself as a Google+ app), this one actually has good intentions behind it, although we think that the malware’s creator could have gone [...]
