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A new rogue app is making the rounds on Facebook and has at least 25 different variations. The app, with names like peeppeep-pro, profile-check-online and stalk-my-profile, claims to allow users to see who has been viewing their profiles. Instead, it leads the user through a set of “configuration” screens that… Continue Reading »

To make their products more appeasing to IT security mangers, Google has added some security to their Google Apps.  Google is looking to provide a similar security experience to Microsoft’s Exchange.  These changes make smartphones accessing company data much more secure. The new security settings allow IT admin to add… Continue Reading »

Fake anti-virus programs were a huge problem in 2009. Scammers poisoned search results, used banner and pop up ads, and compromised legit websites to spread them to unsuspecting users. They pretend to scan your system, pretend to find all sorts of infections, and then insist you must fork over the… Continue Reading »

Since GPS units started becoming popular, there has always been some sort of fear of having the devices stolen.  The solution so far tends to be hide the GPS away in the car, or carry the unit with you where-ever you go.  Now it seems that there’s an alternative solution.… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 users are now being plagued by an error that was supposedly released in the latest security update by Microsoft. Victims find their computers freezing up and display a black screen, or in rare cases showing only “My Computer” Explorer window. The security company Prevx has already been working… Continue Reading »

The European Union Consumer Commission has announced a crack down on sites pushing free ringtone scams and that often target kids and teens.  The crackdown covered all 27 EU countries plus Iceland and Norway and resulted 9 Italian companies being slammed with nearly $3 million in fines.  Of the 301… Continue Reading »

Malware is absolutely everywhere these days.  Even if you do all the right things like not clicking on links or opening attachments in emails, avoiding bittorents, porn sites and illegal download sites like Limewire (which is full of malware!), not clicking on pop up or banner ads, and being careful… Continue Reading »

The Malwarebytes Corporation, makers of the excellent anti-malware software of the same name, have discovered that a Chinese rival has been stealing from its database of malware samples and flagging a specific keygen code for the Malwarebytes software using the exact same naming scheme.  When Malwarebytes confronted the vendor, IObit,… Continue Reading »

Just as Apple prepares to introduce the iPhone in China, they were hit with a lawsuit from Nokia alleging patent infringement. The suit pits the world’s largest manufacturer of cellphones against the maker of the most popular smartphone in history.  Nokia says Apple refused to enter into a licensing agreement,… Continue Reading »

Last week we started talking about online predators and how to protect yourself from them.  This week, I want to discuss the issue of cyberbullying a little more.  When most people hear the word bully they immediately think of schoolyards and big kids picking on smaller ones and stealing their… Continue Reading »