Chrome offers malicious download warnings 

Chrome offers malicious download warnings

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 7 April 2011 11:23 AM
Google is trying out a new malicious download warnings feature in Chrome.
Iran behind certificate fraud, says SSL vendor 

Iran behind certificate fraud, says SSL vendor

In Web/client - By Greg Masters, 24 March 2011 3:42 PM
High-profile websites at risk of impersonation.
Apple iOS security update leaves 3G, touch at risk 

Apple iOS security update leaves 3G, touch at risk

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 March 2011 9:25 AM
More than 60 flaws patched but only if you are on new hardware, says Sophos.
Mozilla issues critical Firefox and Thunderbird patches 

Mozilla issues critical Firefox and Thunderbird patches

In Applications - By Lawrence Latif, 22 July 2010 9:46 AM
Firm urges users to download updates immediately.
German man fined for poor Wi-Fi security 

German man fined for poor Wi-Fi security

In Networks - By Iain Thomson, 17 May 2010 9:37 AM
Not using a network password costs $164.
Trojan appears disguised as Skype Email Toolbar 

Trojan appears disguised as Skype Email Toolbar

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 25 March 2010 12:31 PM
Detection levels are low.
Adobe patches critical Download Manager flaw 

Adobe patches critical Download Manager flaw

In Applications - By David Neal, 25 February 2010 8:52 AM
Could allow remote installation of unauthorised software.
German court rules that parent is responsible for child's web activity 

German court rules that parent is responsible for child's web activity

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 28 January 2010 12:19 PM
Landmark decision in online culpability.
Zeus spreading through drive-by download 

Zeus spreading through drive-by download

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 1 December 2009 10:51 AM
Uses fake tax return scam.
Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update 

Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 12 November 2009 11:20 AM
Similar to Facebook scam.
Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users 

Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 22 June 2009 11:03 AM
Virus researchers have spotted a new variant of a Mac trojan that attempts to change a victim computer's DNS settings.
YouTube hit by links that lead to malicious download sites 

YouTube hit by links that lead to malicious download sites

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 26 May 2009 9:58 AM
PandaLabs has claimed that almost 5,000 videos on YouTube contain comments with links to a malicious webpage.
Pirated Windows 7 RCs riddled with malware 

Pirated Windows 7 RCs riddled with malware

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 21 May 2009 9:31 AM
Security companies are warning users not to download Windows 7 release candidate software from peer-to-peer sites, after it was discovered that several versions contain malware..
Security experts warn against pirated Windows 7 

Security experts warn against pirated Windows 7

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 7 January 2009 10:44 AM
Security experts have urged users to be wary of pirated early versions of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 7 operating system because they may contain malware.
SP1 for Vista available for download 

SP1 for Vista available for download

20 March 2008 2:52 PM
Microsoft's SP1 to be included in auto updates from April
Windows Live OneCare 2.0 available for download today  

Windows Live OneCare 2.0 available for download today

In Applications - By Frank Washkush Jr, 16 November 2007 11:07 AM
Microsoft has made the second generation of its desktop anti-virus suite available for download today; CD-issued copies of the program will be available next week.
Study: Cyber criminals favour drive-by download attacks 

Study: Cyber criminals favour drive-by download attacks

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 3 August 2007 9:54 AM
Hackers continue to favour drive-by downloads to launch cyber attacks, new research shows.
Windows Update used to download malware updates 

Windows Update used to download malware updates

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 15 May 2007 2:14 PM
Hackers have used a Windows Update process to inject malicious code onto a system while avoiding firewalls, according to researchers at Symantec.
Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download 

Apple addresses iTunes vulnerability in latest download

By Dan Kaplan, 5 July 2006 9:57 PM
Two days after Apple released a security update addressing five flaws in Mac OS X 10.4.7, the computing giant revealed last week that a vulnerability exists in its iTunes software.
Mystery download await infected Sober PCs 

Mystery download await infected Sober PCs

By David Quainton, 20 May 2005 4:42 PM
The Sober worm saga is set to take another fascinating twist on Monday. Every hour compromised computers will start downloading mystery information from websites selected by ...
Download your phishing kit 

Download your phishing kit

By Ron Condon, 19 August 2004 12:13 PM
People with the most basic technical knowledge are finding it increasingly easy to launch phishing attacks using read-made software they download from the internet.
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