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Sneaky fake company virus warnings trick users into installing malware

11

Oct

2011

Picture the scene. You receive an email from someone inside your company. He tells you that there is a virus problem inside the company and it has resulted in data being stolen and some files being deleted. You are told to install an anti-virus tool to clean-up the infection properly. The link appears to point […]

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Adobe Flash Player security update.

23

Sep

2011

Adobe has released a security patch for Adobe Flash Player that fixes several critical security vulnerabilities. Affected are all versions of Adobe Flash Player 10.3.183.7 and earlier for all supported operating systems (Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris) as well as Adobe Flash Player 10.3.186.6 and earlier for the Android operating system. Attackers could use these vulnerabilities […]

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Automated Skype calls spread fake anti-virus warning [VIDEO]

19

Sep

2011

As more and more people become acquainted by the tricks used by internet scammers and cybercriminals, so they are pressed to find new social engineering tricks in their hope of tricking the unwary. One of the schemes we have heard of involves unsolicited calls via Skype, where an automated message (what I like to call […]

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