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The Valentine’s Day E-card: Trojan horse of the modern age

by Vince Pane on Feb 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM

Software provider Computer Associates has issued an early warning to computer users the world over to be wary when opening E-cards this Valentine’s season.  The Win32/Waledac trojan is enjoying new life as a nasty download that will be soon spamming its way into your inbox, disguised as a Valentine’s Day… Continue Reading »

Are you secure? Here’s a “Top 5” list of free security software downloads

by Jodie Andrefski on Nov 21, 2008 at 11:05 AM

Just about all of us have probably been hit at one time or another by a virus, trojan, or ended up with that dreaded blue screen of death.  It’s certainly not fun when it happens.  These days, simply running Norton in the background often just isn’t enough.  Thankfully, there are… Continue Reading »

AVG names critical Windows file as a Trojan

by Jodie Andrefski on Nov 11, 2008 at 06:20 PM

Many users of AVG 7.5 and AVG 8 were stuck with Windows systems that didn’t operate after the AVG security scanner software mistakenly identified a necessary Windows component as a Trojan virus.  The file user32.dll was tagged incorrectly as a banking Trojan after a signature update on Sunday.  The AVG… Continue Reading »

Facebook hit with malware attack

by Sue Walsh on Aug 8, 2008 at 06:07 AM

Facebook recently came under attack by hackers who are posting malicious links on the Wall section of user profiles. The links urge the user to click on them to view a video hosted by Google, but in reality the link takes them to a compromised page with another link that… Continue Reading »

Microsoft reports an increase in Trojan horses

by Mark Pascua on Apr 23, 2008 at 12:02 PM

According to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report for July through December 2007, web attacks are on the rise. With more users becoming cautious about downloading and opening email attachments, hackers are now looking for new ways to “trick” users into downloading malware.  The most popular attack is the embedding of… Continue Reading »

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