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Android malware tricks users into thinking it is Skype

Posted By Matt Williams|07-23-2012

"The cybercriminals behind this scheme have set up fake websites advertising fake Skype apps. Most of the sites are hosted on Russian domains (.ru) but the fake apps themselves are hosted on Nigerien domains (.ne)," according to the news source. "The reason this is not a good fake is that instead of an .apk file (the expected package file for Android apps), users are serve...

Malware that holds your computer ransom

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Posted By Matt Williams|07-21-2012

Just one more reason to be careful what you click on. A new, particularly vicious piece of malware not only steals your money, but also tries to use your computer to commit fraud! According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, cybercriminals used the Citadel malware platform to deliver Reveton, a piece of ransomware that usurps the user's computer. Once it has i...

Printers attacked, take on a life of their own

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Posted By Matt Williams|07-20-2012

PCWorld reports that a new virus called Trojan.Milicenso causes a printer to print full pages of garbled data. The SANS Internet Storm Center reported that bomb attacks involving printers had these machines automatically printing what seemed to be contents of files. "There have been several reports now of PCs on the network printing what looks like an executable to a la...

No ‘Internet Armageddon’ after FBI servers go offline

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Posted By Matt Williams|07-17-2012

Internet users are breathing a sigh of relief from a malware attack that struck late last year. In November 2011, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered a malware attack called DNS Changer that affected close to 600,000 people worldwide. In addition to arresting the perpetrators, the FBI transferred affected users to two new privately operated servers. T...

Smartphones plagued by app-based threats

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Posted By Scott Cornell|07-14-2012

"We regularly discuss mobile threats and the importance of securing our smartphones and tablets," PC Magazine's Security Watch blog said. "Google has always acted swiftly to remove malicious apps from its Google Play marketplace, and in February, introduced 'Bouncer,' a scanning service that proactively identifies and blocks malicious apps on the market. However, apps may ...