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- Danger! Facebook private messages and Instant Messengers are infected by worm - According to TendLabs, infected messages are spreading on Facebook which contain a malicious link pointing to an archive file “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com.zip”. Zipped archive itself has a file titled “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com” and us May 18, 2012
- Diablo 3 scam – be careful - We all know that scammers love scandalous, shocking and world-class news that are interesting to everyone from Alaska to Mozambique. These sensations attract the largest pools of people which gives scammers highest chances for success. This time it is the May 16, 2012
- Latest Spam Report indicates India as spam leader in 2012 - The first quarter of the year has passed and we are able to see some interesting statistics over the changes in the computer security world. One of the latest reports about spam comes from SophosLabs and there are some surprising facts. April 24, 2012
- Cybercriminals find ways to use YouTube and Tagged - People who consider their personal information and finances as valuable should always stay focused online because there are new ways to scam people everyday. Some of the most recently revealed ways of phishing online now include YouTube and Tagged. April 19, 2012
- Facebook is used as a tool for targeting Pinterest fans - Cybercriminals have launched a paid marketing campaign on Facebook that helps to target Pinterest users. This enables scammers to make an online social fraud. April 6, 2012
- Facebook still is a wonderland for cybercriminals - A serious loophole in a Facebook has been found. This giant social network with over 845 million active friends is a great background for hackers to make their malicious plans come true because of Facebook's feature to become a "Facebook friend" with the March 21, 2012
- Introducing threats: Trojans - Computer world is packed with various forms of malicious software. Even a soccer-mom knows what a virus is and what can it do to a computer. However, sometimes we tend to underrate some types of malicious programs because to most of us nothing evidently h January 31, 2012
- Facebook users attacked once again - It seems that Facebook is now one of the favorite places for scammers to benefit – they offered fake skins, offered removing the timeline, etc. This time they combined online survey and identity theft – be careful! January 20, 2012
- Dangerous QR code comes with spam emails - Recently, researchers revealed a new type of spam which appears to be a test for mobile phone users. Researchers want to know how people will react to this social engineering attempts on their smartphones and tablets. January 12, 2012
- Apple's iPhone 4 more vulnerable after update - Latest reports claim that Siri, a hit personal assistant from Apple which is available only in the iPhone 4S, is one of the most popular features that keeps the sales up. However the recent update made iPhone 4S more vulnerable to the hacker attacks. December 26, 2011
- Know your enemy - Cybercrime - Sometimes it may seem so far, yet in reality it is so close. Moreover, you might be suffering from cyber criminals right this moment without realizing it. December 22, 2011
- Spam email about Kim Jong-il's death leads to malware - Since news of North Korean leader's Kim Jong-il death was announced, cybercriminals started use it for their malicious intentions. Usually they spread fake and malicious message which was done at this time as well. December 20, 2011
- Delete fake "Attention! Your PC is Infected" security alert - "Attention! Your PC is Infected. You can loose all your Secure data from bank details to e-mail or social network password. Please activate AV Secure 2012 to REMOVE infection from your PC." December 9, 2011
- AV Secure 2012 removal instructions - AV Secure 2012 is a fake anti-spyware program which gains to trick user into thinking their computer is severely compromised and need to be healed with its "legitimate" version. The parasite it a clone of Cloud AV 2012 scam as well. December 2, 2011
- Cloud AV 2012 removal guide - Cloud AV 2012 is yet another rogue anti-spyware program which tries to convince you that your computer has been compromised. It spreads via trojan horse which comes to the system through its vulnerabilities November 24, 2011
- Remove malicious AV Protection2011 program - AV Protection 2011 is a rogue anti-spyware application which is a copy of malicious OpenCloud Security program. The parasite spreads with the help of trojan horse. Trojan enters the system through system’s flaws. AV Protection 2011 downloads itself withou November 18, 2011
- Remove AV Security 2012 scam - AV Security 2012 is fake security tool. As other rogue anti-spyware programs, AV Security 2012 is promoted and installed through the use of trojan. Trojan comes to the system via system’s vulnerability and leaves a backdoor for the parasite to sneak. November 9, 2011
- System Protection 2012 removal tutorial - System Protection 2012 is a fake anti-spyware application which spreads via trojan horse. Malware is a clone of System Security 2012 program. The parasite installs itself automatically without user’s knowledge and consent. November 9, 2011
- Be ready for Halloween scare on Internet: avoid scam attacks - Trick or Treat phrase may also be famous as scammers’ motto, because Halloween becomes their perfect background to spread malware, viruses and other infections on computers. October 31, 2011
- Welcome to Facebook world: 600,000 hacked accounts a day - It’s not very surprising that social networks are the most favourite of the hackers and Facebook is not an exception. It’s other way round, Facebook is the most targeted social network of all because 600,000 accounts are hacked per day. October 31, 2011
