What makes your computer run slowly?
Malware is a huge problem these days. It’s not quite surprising to hear recommendations to run anti-virus/anti-spyware scan when someone complains of a slow
Critical Windows file labeled as malicious by AVG Anti-Virus
No one wants to run a security program that uses false positives. When a scanner picks up false infections it can mean two things;
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Time for vengeance: AntiVirus XP distributors sued
People often believe that cyber scammers and malware creators are impossible to catch and punish. Fortunately, that’s not true. Although, malware makers are rarely
News, Spam and phishing, Vulnerabilities
Why hackers are faster than you are
Computer security researchers came up with an idea why internet isn’t a safe place. The conclusion is amazingly simple but it doesn’t bring any
Block malicious websites in advance (Updated)
There are plenty of malicious websites today. Some of them install trojans and other malware once you visit them and others pretend to be
General, News, Vulnerabilities, Web browsers, What's new
Wireless networks not safe
People tend to rely on wireless networks a lot these days, but there are things concerning the security measures employed in this method of
The holiday scam season is comming
Not unlike retailers, cyber-criminals are getting ready for Black Friday, which marks the beggining of the holiday season in the United States. Gullible consumers
internat.exe
A very tricky program. It seems to be a useful utility. internat.exe provides system tray access to multiple languages, such as an “EN” icon
News, Spyware related issues, Viruses and parasites
Worms are not the major threat anymore
Computer worms used to be the worst malware that could infect a computer some time ago. Worms are pretty dangerous: they can replicate themselves,
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What concerns gov’t security officials?
During an Information Technology Association of America security workshop, government security officials have expressed their concerns about some particular tendencies in the security field.
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Storm Worm Increased Spam Level in August
The Storm worm has been around for a while and it has infected a lot of computers since the outbreak on the 15th of
Universities take serious measures against illegal downloaders
Finally, illegal downloaders from American universities will be stopped. Students’ love for pirated music, software and other copyrighted matter is well known. However, no
VirusProtect Pro Removal
A lot of computers were infected with VirusProtect Pro recently and a lot of people are still in danger. VirusProtect Pro is a dangerous
New form of Nigerian scam
You have probably seen so-called Nigerian scam e-mails sent by purportedly rich persons, who need to discreetly move money to bank accounts in US,
SpyLocked and Spyware Locked updates
We are seeing regular updates of infamous rogues SpyLocked and Spyware Locked. Now there are SpyLocked 3.6, SpyLocked 3.7, Spyware Locked 3.3, Spyware Locked