Tag Archives: Virus

Mar
29

Spotify says sorry for malware ad payload

Spotify has apologised for an embarrassing incident whereby the streaming music platform served up a dose of malware via its third-party adverts on the free player. Users running Spotify Free or.. more
Mar
03

Malware apps found on Android Market

When they gather momentum, desktop and mobile platforms attract the attention of malware authors, keen to visit exploits on growing user bases. And it would seem Android has been the focus.. more
Nov
25

TalkTalk begins trialling anti-malware system

TalkTalk is to officially begin testing an anti-malware system designed to protect its customers from dodgy virus-laden websites. And this time, the company has actually asked the limited amount of customers.. more
Nov
15

25% of UK surfers targeted by cold calling scams

Safe surfing campaigners Get Safe Online have revealed some interesting statistics regarding online security in the UK. According to a report on PC Pro, Get Safe Online reckons that a quarter of UK citizens have been targeted by a different kind of virus scam. It.. more
Sep
10

“Here you have” adult movie worm causes corporate chaos

A new mass-mailing worm has been spreading quickly, with security experts from McAfee to Sophos issuing warnings about the virus. It’s been dubbed the “Here you have” worm as that’s the subject of the email message which delivers the malware. The mail contains a link.. more
Jun
30

Network Box reports increase in virus production from Russia

Virus production from Russia is on the up again, after a temporary decline last month when Russian hosting service, PROXIEZ-NET – notoriously used by criminal gangs – was taken down in early May. This is according to analysis of internet threats in June, by managed.. more
Jun
21

Apple’s secret malware patching tinkers

Apple has apparently stealth-released a patch for a Mac OS X malware threat. Security experts Sophos spotted this, and Graham Cluley wrote about it on his blog. The malware in question was the HellRTS trojan, and protection from it was added to Apple’s latest OS.. more
Oct
30

Saturday is kill a zombie day

To many kids around the world tomorrow is Halloween and it is a licence to go around terrorising the neighbours. However, for the grown-ups, Halloween this year could mean going out into the big world and killing a few zombies. The 31st October has officially.. more
Jul
31

Ninety two per cent of all email is SPAM

It has been found that ninety two per cent of all email is now Spam according to research carried out by the computer security firm McAfee, which has claimed that the growth of Spam in the past three months is cause for concern. During the.. more
Apr
21

Free AVG link scanner launched

The free security software company AVG is offering a new tool that scans links in order to find some of the estimated two million web pages that are infected with malware before its customers get infected. It has been estimated that around sixty per cent.. more