A new form of state-sponsored malware is making the rounds, this one apparently designed specifically to spy on its victims.
Dubbed “MiniFlame” by Kapersky Lab, but also known as SPE, the new malware variant is similar to the Flame virus that targeted computers in the Middle East this past summer. But MiniFlame is a cyber espionage program that can take over where Flame leaves off.
Malware called PlaceRaider, developed by academics at the Naval Surface Warfare Centre in Indiana and at Indiana University, takes control of a smartphone’s camera, relaying information about the target’s physical environment back to the thief.
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On Monday night, Microsoft urged users of Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions to deploy a toolkit that could help protect against a series of attacks hitting its system.
Download and install this Toolkit from Microsoft to protect against IE9 Targeted Attacks Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)
There’s no way Microsoft or anyone else would know if you have a virus unless they’re the Hacker that put the virus on your comptuer!
If someone calls you at home, claiming to be Microsoft engineers wanting to get rid of a virus on your computer, it’s no doubt a scam. That’s the word the local Better Business Bureau put out today, warning residents in the Columbus and Phenix City …
Be careful out there. The chief causes of viruses and other Malware, imo, are clicking on links in questionable websites, or emails and not having a good up-to-date Free Anti-Virus on your computer. I like Microsft Security Essentials. I love the tag line. “The anti-annoying, anti-expensive, anti-virus program”
-Joe
SMac … A Fruit Attack … Apple gets targeted by a virus … Check to See you have it … Read on
I was always told from my Apple Mac friends, that a Mac could rarely get a computer virus. In reality, the majority of technologies can be targeted for computer viruses. Macs can in fact get a computer virus, but the chances of this happening is far …
I hate to say it, because I like the community of open computing, but the “closed” nature (proprietary iOS operating system) of Apple’s iPhones and iPads makes them more secure than Androids.
Facebook app used to circumvent Google’s ‘Bouncer’ Android Market scanner.
Smart Phones and Tablets are in the gun sites of malware authors. Android’s Openness, while very cool for flexibility, is it’s security weakness making it top on the malware hit list. iPhones and iPads are the safest due to Apple’s closed iOS. However, if you Jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch you are more open to malware than the Android. Read this article for more info on that …
At the same time, the target platforms of this malware shifted dramatically away from Java ME devices in favor of the dominant Android operating system. The trends are not surprising. For years now, mobile malware has been predicted to be the next big …
Smart Phones and Tablets require smart mobile computing on your part. Install security on your Android, don’t Jailbreak your Apple device and don’t connect to questionable WiFi Hot Spot. Make sure you are connecting the Coffee Shop’s or whatever business you’re at’s WiFi Hot Spot.
Sophos Ltd. warned businesses about opening emails claiming to come from the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
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Investigating the Web and email threat trends in the second half of 2011 for its bi-annual report, M86 Security Labs analyzed spam and malware activity, including the current use of exploit kits, fraudulent digital certificates and social networking …
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