The Global Cyber War from MentalWardPublishing.com presented free by McGuinnessPublishing.com
Fake antivirus programs that encourage Web users to part with their hard-earned cash and download hoax security software is likely to be the most costly scam of 2010, says McAfee.
According to the security firm, cybercriminals make upwards of $300 million from conning web users worldwide into downloading scareware.
The security firm also said it had seen [...] Read more »
The German government has advised computer users not to use Firefox and run an alternative browser instead, because of a critical securi
ty flaw. It has recommended that PC users stop using Firefox till Mozilla releases a fix.
According to security solutions firm, Sophos, the advice comes from BurgerCERT, part of the German Federal Office for Security [...] Read more »
A Pacific Northwest developer of latest anti-spyware solutions, SUPERAntiSpyware.com, has noted that every year there is a surge in incidents of new spyware infection in the initial week of April, which has now become more-or-less an annual tradition that aggravates the problems for computer users, increases expenses and decreases productivity, thereby causing an overall inconvenience. [...] Read more »
The German government is planning to establish a botnet cleanup helpline for computer users affected by malware infection.
ISPs are teaming up with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) to set up an operation geared towards cleansing consumer systems from botnet infestation. ISPs will track down infected machines, before directing users towards a website [...] Read more »
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