Malware City/Blog

Mar
8

Cracked Silent Hunter 5 – Battle of the Malware

Filed Under: ALERTS
When looking for cracked games online, avid players may inadvertently download a malware cocktail onto their computers.

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Malware City/Blog

Feb
9

Virus Naming. The "Who's who?" Dilemma (1)

Filed Under: MALWARE HISTORY
Got new malware. What shall we call it?

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Malware City/Blog

Mar
27

BitDefender weekly review – The marvelous Antivirus 360

Filed Under: WEEKLY REVIEW
Antivirus 360. If that's not a “genuine” antivirus product name then what is?

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Malware City/Blog

Nov
17

New Removable Media gives Malware a Boost #1

Filed Under: MALWARE HISTORY
Most of the security issues in 1994 were triggered by the increased popularity of removable media, especially the more and more affordable CD-ROMs. Such storage devices acted as a vector of infection, as computer users burnt not only important data, but also infected files.

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Malware City/Blog

Nov
13

From Michelangelo to Self-Mutating Engine

Filed Under: MALWARE HISTORY
1992 debuted straight with a large-scale security threat signed by Bulgarian programmer Dark Avenger. Just as he had promised one year earlier, the virus writer was about to introduce a new mutating algorithm, but he decided to take things smoothly.

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Malware City/Blog

Nov
3

The Nineties: Malware Creators Start Building Communities

Filed Under: MALWARE HISTORY
Writing malware has become more of a fashion during the new decade, and "outlaw" programmers have started building new communities dedicated to such activities.

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Malware City/Blog

Sep
22

Vienna: Actively Fighting Malware Threats

Filed Under: MALWARE HISTORY
The Vienna.636.A virus marked another important milestone in the malware industry. Its appearance in the wild and its highly infectious potential managed to raise users’ awareness towards the increasing security threats.

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Malware City/Blog

Jun
2

TYPES OF MALWARE -VIRUSES

Filed Under: MALWARE HISTORY
As previously stated, malware is an umbrella term that covers multiple security threats.

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