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PandaLabs had reported recent increase of fake antivirus applications. Frequently appearing as free downloads on the internet, these applications pass through antivirus and firewall as utilities; also they can be embedded in other type of files like music or video files downloaded by user.
When installed on the machine they invite user (who often do not […]

Every social network, every webmail system and every website that requires registration for browsing or using services, has some way to remind passwords to registered members. Some of them simply ask for some kind of ID to send the new password to predefined email address. Some of password reminders are more sophisticated and requires entering […]

If you and your friend have email accounts provided by the same ISP or you got those on the same webmail system, you will receive different amounts of spam messages. And the number of spam even might be uninfluenced by sharing email address online. The newest research once again confirmed the fact that spambots often […]

Kaspersky Security Network technology has been active for more than two months now; it gathered interesting information at the time.
The statistics of August and July are very different, although the most widespread parasite (Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger.ech) remained the same. August was a good period for trojan-downloaders as bunch of totally new parasites of this type occupied 6 […]

Have you ever wondered what could happen if you’d replied to every “Buy V1agra” message, clicked on every link offering weight loss pills or video of Cristina Aguilera naked? Thanks to experiment organized by McAfee, we know what happens.
McAfee recruited 50 volunteers in 10 countries for a job every security expert tells you to avoid […]

Everyone who has an email box, mobile phone, account on a social network, a blog, etc. has an opinion about spam as well. That’s because spam evolves and targets new territories everyday, why can’t we fight the spam efficiently?
Old-fashioned spam used for marketing purposes seems to be harmless in comparison with spam that infects computers […]

Spam celebrates anniversary this year: 30 years have gone since the day a clever manager sent 400 email messages to potential customers inviting them to a presentation. Luckily, the name of the manager is being kept in silence; otherwise many would go on a headhunt to punish the one that gave a start to spam […]

Computer parasites are evil. No one likes them and almost everyone can share terrible experience related to some malware attack. But can malware tactics be employed to do something useful and harmless?
Most of malware is not really complicated; however it is capable of spreading through computers using software vulnerabilities and other methods. Could these tactics […]

Having anti-virus on computer was really helpful several years ago, but when new types of computer infections emerged, anti-virus became not as powerful tool as it used to be. Some experts even start questioning the methods most anti-virus application uses to located and delete threats. Computer viruses are not welcome on a machine; however, is […]

How can we distinguish whether a program is anti spyware or a rogue anti spyware? As many corrupt tools are advertised in very sophisticated ways, they may look legal and the line between rogue and legitimate software becomes invisible for inexperienced eye.
Corrupt tools urge to pay for spyware removal; legitimate tools do the same. Paid […]