As smartphones and tablets become increasingly popular, so do threats that target mobile devices exclusively.
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10 Ways to Protect Yourself Online
After weeks of media-fueled hullabaloo about DNSChanger all but dooming the Internet — what actually happened as July 9 came and went was even less than Y2K-bug worthy — it’s worth pausing to reflect on why some were infected …
European Businesses Attacked by Son of ‘Stuxnet’ Virus
The idea of European comebacks is one long familiar to most people; we joke about David Hasselhoff being massive in Germany, or the ongoing French love affair with Jerry Lewis, long after America has finished with both men. Well, now there’s a new name we can add to that list: The Stuxnet virus.
In case you don’t remember Stuxnet, it …
Heads Up! Fake iPhone 5 Email Can Infect Your Computer
The new iPhone has not been announced. It is not available for pre-order. It does not have a ridiculous see-through screen. It is not called the "iPhone 5G S" and it’s (probably) not going to be available this Friday. So if you get an email with the subject line "iPhone 5G S has been released" that contains what appears to be marketing
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Dating Site Dumps 30,000 People for Being Ugly, Gets Hit by Virus
It’s difficult being one of the beautiful people; not only do you have to deal with those less attractive than you in real life, apparently people get upset when you ban them from your beauty-exclusive dating sites for not being attractive enough, too. Life can be so unfair.
The problem for BeautifulPeople.com started when the dating …
PSA: No Matter What Your E-mail Says, There Is No iPhone 5
If you get an e-mail with this title…
Finally. The amazing iPhone 5. Now available in black edition.
…don’t bother opening it. In fact, don’t open it even if you’re curious.
An e-mail purporting to be from Apple and showcasing the non-existent iPhone 5 has started making the rounds, and it does little more than try to trick …
Fight Mac Malware with Free ‘Avast!’ Antivirus Software
It didn’t even take eight hours before malware makers bypassed Apple’s long-awaited security update intended to patch MacDefender. As we wrote yesterday, the update was good for fending off earlier variants, but it wasn’t without its flaws.
So if you’re keen on taking extra precaution, software developer Avast! — who have …
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Okay, Maybe This Mac Security Problem Is Real
This post originally appeared on Technologizer.
“A conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged.” I thought of that old wisecrack this morning when I encountered something I’d never seen before: a serious trojan attack on my Mac.
(Follow-up: How to Avoid or Remove ‘Mac Defender’ Malware)
The attack in question was an …
Apple Forums Point to a Boom in Mac OS Malware, but Don’t Panic
In the past we’ve pointed out that Apple’s veil of malware-immunity was likely to be lifted at some point. It isn’t anything personal (I use iOS everything), it’s just that when anything scales as big as Apple has, there’s bound to be pesky folks out there trying to stir up trouble.
Ed Bott over at ZDNet posted an interview with an …
The Top 15 Royal Wedding Search Terms Infected with Malware
The folks over at Norton sent me an interesting list this morning: a compendium of infected “Royal Wedding” search terms.
Here’s a quick rundown of the most poisoned sorted out in percentages (e.g. how many bad eggs there are for every 100 results):
1. william and kate movie … 61%
2. princess diana death photos … 58%
3. prince
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The Trojans Are Coming… for Apple
In order to lure away wide-eyed PC users, one of Apple’s more popular breadcrumbs has been Mac OS X’s ability to resist pesky malware, or so Justin Long’s boyish gaze would have you believe. But as aluminum-clad unibodies become more common than not, how will Apple respond when the viruses inevitably come?
(More on TIME.com: Want …
Happy Birthday, Jerk: First PC Virus Born 25 Years Ago
Has it been 25 years already? Jump in the Wayback Machine and check out this TIME article that details the first ever PC virus.
Brothers Amjad and Basit Alvi of Lahore, Pakistan ran a neighborhood computer shop specializing in PC repair and software sales. After Amjad caught wind that one of the programs he’d written was being …
