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

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

Malware starts kicking it old school - Sality returns - Thetech Herald
Researchers from PandaLabs have started seeing a resurgence of computers infected with variants of the Sality family of Malware. However, this old school family for malicious software is adding in some of the new school type of malicious activity

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2009 - MSDN Online Deutschland
Version: 2.1 This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2009. With the release of the bulletins for February 2009, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued February 5, 2009. For more

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

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

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

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