The bogus anti-spyware products have become so numerous and so nefarious that a Web site called Spyware Warrior (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm) has been erected to identify them and warn users away. Stick with the well-known

Google as Your Guide to Malware - Enterprise IT Planet
The power of search engines did not go unnoticed by malicious software developers, who use search engines to find virus, worm, and Trojan horse examples; bring victims to compromised or spoofed web sites; and help find potential targets. The key idea

Malicious software gets an upgrade - International Herald Tribune
The author or authors of a malicious software program that has infected more than 12 million computers since it was released last fall have begun distributing a new version of the program after computer security teams crippled the original’s ability

Adobe to patch Flash vulnerabilities for three platforms - Infoworld
Adobe Systems has updated its Flash multimedia software to eliminate five flaws affecting Windows, OS X, and Linux systems. Victims of a Flash attack are usually duped via a social engineering trick or by viewing malicious content injected into a

Rogue Software Targets PCMag.com Security Analyst - PC Magazine
It’s probably a rogue a fake security utility. At best, such products pretend to find malicious software and then demand money to remove the alleged threats. Some go farther and actually plant malicious software on your system. So how can you

Rogue anti-virus software points to fake reviews - The Inquirer
IN A NEW TWIST INTRODUCED BY INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED purveyors of dodgy anti-virus software, hapless computer users are being directed to convincing clones of review sites which offer glowing reports on the malicious software. Hacks from Bleeping

SecureMac MacScan 2.6 review - Techradar.com
Launched at this year’s Macworld, SecureMac’s MacScan 2.6 is designed to ‘detect, isolate and remove spyware from your system’. It won’t protect you from viruses, but it will target malicious software such as keystroke loggers, Trojans and so-called

Xbox Live players get revenge by booting others off - CNET Asia
Microsoft said it is investigating reports that people are using malicious software to disrupt Xbox Live players’ Internet connections in malicious attacks. “In our continued effort to help provide a safer and more secure experience for our community

Microsoft says gamers are top target for Malware - Thetech Herald
Late last week, after they published the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) numbers for the first part of the month, Microsoft said that gamers were the top target in the first part of February. According to the data collected from the MSRT

A computer invader, once foiled, renews attack - International Herald Tribune
The author or authors of a malicious software program that has infected more than 12 million computers since it was released last autumn have begun distributing a new version of the program after computer security teams crippled the original’s

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