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Viruses & Malware
Viruses & Malware
Google kills fake anti-virus app that hit No. 1 on Play charts
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-04-08 03:43
"Virus Shield", an app that briefly shot to the top of the charts on Google Play, has turned out to be a complete fake and has therefore been pulled by Google.
The scam, turned up by Android Police, is as simple as a con-man could wish for: the app includes almost no functionality whatever, yet it was briefly a chart-topper on Google Play, something that at $US3.99 for the download.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0: new look, new engine
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-03-25 03:11
Malwarebytes has announced the release of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0, its flagship security tool.
A new heuristics engine detects malware based on its behavior, rather than signatures. The integration of Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit further enhances its protection, and Anti-Malware’s interface has been completely redesigned for a simpler, more modern look.
Fake Malaysia Airlines links spread malware
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-03-18 10:20
Don't click on any link that says it has shocking video of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. According to multiple reports, links promising resolution for the missing Flight MH370 are scams.
Videos with titles like "Malaysian Airlines missing flight MH370 found in Sea -- 50 people alive saved" have spread through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, Wired U.K reports. Malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes Chris Boyd told Wired that links being spread through Twitter originally appeared on Facebook.
Pre-installed malware turns up on new phones
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-03-06 03:14
David Jevans, CTO and founder of Marble Security, recently received some bad feedback from a potential customer testing his company's product, which helps organizations manage and secure their mobile devices.
"They basically said 'Your stuff doesn't work'," Jevans said. "It thinks Netflix is malicious."
Researchers Create Computer Virus That Spreads Like a Cold
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-03-06 01:42
Early computer viruses spread over what we called "sneaker net," with one infected floppy disk inserted in one computer after another. Online networks make infections move much faster — but, until now, all the infections had been from computer to computer, or server to computer. They had never spread from one disconnected Wi-Fi network to another before.