Malware City/Blog

May
13

Mac® OS X Threats in Review: from Rogue AV to Dedicated Malware Kits

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
OS X security myths dismantled by the recent developments in the malware landscape

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Malware City/Blog

Feb
2

5 Things you didn’t Know About Rogue AV

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
For about three years, Rogue Antivirus has been one of the most important businesses for cyber-criminals. No wonder why these rogue applications are so popular, since all these cyber-crooks have to do is to design an eye-candy interface, build a product that lacks any kind of functionality and sell it at prices that, sometimes, are higher than what the user would pay for a genuine product.

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Malware City/Blog

Apr
26

The Stubborn Rogue

Filed Under: ALERTS
Rogue antivirus and antispyware utilities have been around for a while, but the cyber-criminals behind this prolific business do not cease to upgrade their weapons.

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Malware City/Blog

Jan
20

Massachusetts Senate Race queries on search engines could install malware

Filed Under: ALERTS
Rogue antivirus is the winner in the confrontation between the Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown

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Malware City/Blog

Oct
5

Horia Cretan – the name of the Romanian that saves boy from burning building – inflames computers

Filed Under: ALERTS
Results in search engines turn poisonous this week too.

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Malware City/Blog

Jul
23

Watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince On-line Free?

Filed Under: ALERTS
Not unless you want to damage your computer

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Malware City/Blog

Nov
18

How to Remove Rogue Security Software

Filed Under: HOW TO....
Rogue security products are one of the common ways used by cyber criminals who try to gain an extra buck for a living. They are trial applications that warn users of inexistent infections on their computers. In order to “remove” all the detected malware, the user is encouraged to buy the product.

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Malware City/Blog

Jun
30

ROGUE SECURITY - CONCLUSIONS

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
After looking at the past and the present, we can certainly say that rogue software poses a threat to our computers and our privacy.

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