Once a week (if I remember) – I try to check the following items to see if they are as up-to-date as they can be… Adobe Reader Java Adobe Flash Player These three pieces of software are the three top-most exploited programs on my PC (and yours) –...
By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld Android Malware Used to Mask Online Fraud, Says ExpertAndroid malware being automatically distributed from hacked websites looks like it’s being used to mask online purchases, and could be part of a fraud gang’s new push into...
As expected, the annual VB100 test on Windows XP was an epic. A higher than usual pass rate was tempered by numerous stability issues with the products under test, prompting the unveiling of a new stability rating system. In a test with 56 products rated, 8 failed...
Everyone knows they should run Windows Updates regularly – right? Well, once in a while, Windows Updates just STOP working – or you get an update that just will not apply. Our first recommendation is to ensure that you choose the “MANUAL”...
By Greg Hewitt-Long One of the most common ways a piece of malware enters your computer is by exploiting an out-of-date piece of software on your computer – that software can be the operating system itself, Adobe Flash, Acrobat Reader, or Java – to name...
by Stephen Cobb ESET Security Evangelist The consumer cloud expanded again this week with the addition of Google Drive to more familiar brands like Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive, Apple iCloud, and Amazon Cloud Drive. Unfortunately, most of these cloud-based file storage...
by Stephen Cobb ESET Security Evangelist What do printed QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) chips have in common, besides storing instructions that computers can read? They are both hackable and their ability to store and communicate computer instructions is...
by Alexis Dorais-Joncas Security Intelligence Team Lead The Flashback trojan has been all over the news lately, but it is not the only Mac malware threat out there at the moment. A few weeks ago, we published a technical analysis of OSX/Lamadai.A, the Mac OS X payload...
by Jay Scherder, KY3 News SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — It’s being called the “Internet Doomsday.” Thousands of computers could go offline this summer because of a virus. According to InformationWeek, at its peak the malware was infecting machines used by...
By Gregg Keizer Computerworld – Of the Macs that have been infected by the Flashback malware, nearly two-thirds are running OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, a Russian antivirus company said Friday. Doctor Web, which earlier this month was the first to...