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Phishers lie in wait for Google searchers
News Many are setting up legitimate looking e-commerce sites that disguise links to malicious software as pictures of goods on sale, firm says.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Search
Bugbear virus shows its claws
News The infectious program continues to spread, spurring several antivirus software makers to bump up their rating of the danger the code poses.
Saddam Hussein 'death' photos used as worm bait
News Mass-mailing worm claims to offer photos that show Saddam Hussein killed after trying to escape from custody.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Worm uses familiar brands to lure people
News Offers supposedly from McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Hallmark are spreading a new mass-mailing worm, say security vendors.
Tags: Spam and phishing, E-mail clients, Worm, Hallmark, McDonald's Corp., antivirus, e-mail worm, Websense Inc., e-mail, Coca-Cola Co.
Twitter cleans up after weekend worm attacks
News Security experts say be careful who you follow on Twitter, after worm attacks leave some users with infected profiles.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Web 2.0, Web logs, Twitter, Security, Worm, Brooklyn, Worm Attack, Attack
Malware-infected site detected every five seconds
News Dramatic increase over the last 12 months is due to the rise in SQL injection attacks.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Malware, Google Inc., Database, antivirus, Silicon.com, malicious code, E-mail Attachment, consultant
Is your smartphone secure? Survey says probably not
News Smartphone users are more worried about losing their phones or personal data than Web infections or phishing software, survey by Trend Micro finds.
Tags: Smart phones, Viruses and worms, Network security, Security Management, Security, Smart Phone, Trend Micro Inc., Survey, phone, e-mail
McAfee launches free online cybercrime help center
News New McAfee Cybercrime Response Unit site offers PC scanning tool and helps people learn whether they are at risk of cybercrime and where to go if they have been victimized.
Tags: PC security, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Cookie, Malware, Security, Site, Fraud, computer, McAfee Inc.
Adobe fixes Linux flaw in Reader
News Adobe Systems issued a patch for vulnerabilities found in Unix and Linux versions of its Adobe Reader.
Bawdy holiday worm preys on prurience
News Sophos identifies a new attack that lures victims with a photo of naked people.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Worm uses funny face to distract from danger
News Will a picture of an old man making a silly face keep you from noticing a Trojan being installed on your PC? Someone is hoping it will.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Microsoft delivers 'Save as PDF' add-on
News The free download enables Office 2007 users to save documents as Adobe PDF or Microsoft XPS formats.
Tags: Microsoft Office, SMB
Old worms making new rounds
Insight Worms never die. They just temporarily fade away, as proved by last week's virus activities.
Tags: Viruses and worms
The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea
News But the antivirus community wrinkles its nose at the notion of a worm as curriculum vitae.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing
BlackBerry users face security threat
News Malicious images sent with an e-mail on the popular mobile device could disable capability to view attachments.
Tags: Handhelds, Wireless e-mail devices, Mobile/Wireless, Security, BlackBerry
