Malware City/News

Jul
5

Beware of cold call scammers pushing rogue antivirus

Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
Malware-pushing scammers appear to be stepping up their use of telephone-based pitches, resulting in an increase in reports from the UK of high-pressure cold calls designed to trick people into installing rogue antivirus products and other nasties.

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Malware City/News

Apr
13

1-in-10 Windows PCs still vulnerable to Conficker worm

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
A year after doomsday reports, 10% of systems unpatched against worm's exploits

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Malware City/News

Feb
26

Symantec has claimed businesses are losing an average £1.2 million through cyber attacks.

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Cyber attacks are costing businesses £1.2 million each according to a new survey by security firm Symantec.

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Malware City/News

Feb
23

Chuck Norris botnet doesn't infect routers...

Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
...it stares them down until they infect themselves

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Malware City/News

Jan
5

Beware of Social Networks in 2010

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
McAfee foresees threats to social networking sites, banking security and botnets in 2010

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Malware City/News

Dec
8

BitDefender Receives Advanced+ Certification in Proactive Malware Detection

Filed Under: AWARDS
Top Certification from AV-Comparatives Awarded for Excellent Scores in Threat Detection with Low False Positive Rates

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