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11,000 users fell into a WhatsApp scam

Jul

2013

A young Spanish hacker developed a fictive application, which offered users to spy on private messages of their WhatsApp friends. Thousands users went into the site, which required them to register their mobile number. Whoever typed the number fell into a huge fraud by automatically being assigned to an advertisements site that sends ads for […]

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Windows 8 and Keygens

May

2013

As we first reported in the Microsoft Security Report Volume 13, Keygens have become the number one threat reported by users of Microsoft antimalware products. The research also indicates that 76 percent of users that downloaded Keygen or software cracks were also exposed to other, more dangerous malware. Keygens are typically not very dangerous on their own. However, […]

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Everyone benefits from antimalware software

Apr

2013

How important is it really to run antivirus software? That’s a question that has been asked by many people: your average user who might question the effort required to install it or keep their subscription up-to-date, the tech-savvy user who feels their knowledge and safe Internet skills are enough to keep them out of trouble, […]

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