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AV vendors will keep delivering XP anti-malware signatures

16

Jan

2014

Windows XP owners can expect most antivirus vendors to continue providing them with up-to-date signatures long after Microsoft pulls its patch plug in April, but that won’t keep their machines safe, an expert said today.

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Ransomware false advertising

22

Mar

2013

The AVG Web Threats Research group found a redesign of a recent ransomware page that claims the scam has dealings with most of the major anti-virus companies in the world, including AVG. The malicious operators behind the scheme have put the name and logo of the US Department of Justice at the top of their […]

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Shylock Likes Smart Cards

04

Dec

2012

Do you ever use your laptop’s Smart Card reader? You don’t? Yeah, we didn’t think so. (Half of you reading this probably didn’t even realize it had one to begin with.) Windows users: open your Control Panel, go to Administrative Tools, Services — and stop the Smart Card service. Adjust the startup type to prevent […]

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