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After a decade of Windows malware, do you feel any safer?

(Credit: Microsoft) By 2002, Bill Gates was fed up. He’d had his fill of reports about Windows malware causing grief for customers who similarly were fed up. And so Microsoft’s chairman sat down and authored a call to arms in … Continue reading

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After a decade of Windows malware, feel any safer?

(Credit: Microsoft) By 2002, Bill Gates was fed up. He’d had his fill of reports about Windows malware causing grief for customers who similarly were fed up. And so Microsoft’s chairman sat down and authored a call to arms in … Continue reading

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Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware

In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue marketplaces, including one example disguised as an Android Flash Player. Reported by Trend Micro, the first attack … Continue reading

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Android Trojan Mimics PC Drive-by Malware Attack

Researchers have noticed one of the first examples of Android “drive-by” malware from an ordinary website, a dangerous type of automatic attack more commonly used to infect Windows PCs. Discovered by security company Lookout Mobile Security on a number of … Continue reading

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Phony Flash Player Plants Malware on Android Phones

Source: Trend MicroAdobe Flash Player users beware: A website that promises visitors a free copy of the download for all versions of Android is reportedly planting malware on smartphones running Google’s mobile operating system. The infected web page used to … Continue reading

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