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Old “Windows Live Virus” Alive and Kicking on Facebook

15

Nov

2012

Dear Facebook user, if you have been seeing this message in your timeline lately, here’s what you must do:(1) Don’t panic.(2) Raise a skeptical eyebrow. It’s okay.click to enlargeThe text reads: !!!!!!!!!! RED ALERT for YOUR COMPUTER !!!!!!!!!! Please circulate this notice to your friends, family and contacts! In the coming days, warning: do not open […]

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‘Windows Live Update’ Virus Warning is a Facebook Hoax

06

Sep

2012

Don’t be alarmed about and definitely do not share the following warning with your friends:URGENT NOTICE! PLEASE READ MY FRIENDS! ALERT POLICE AUTHORITIES: At your computer and my, circulates this notice to your friends and family contacts! In the coming days be aware: do not open any message containing an attached file called “Windows Live […]

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Yesterday’s Virus Hoax is Today’s Fake Utility

25

May

2011

One of the (few) blessings of having been so long in this industry is that I remember a time when most malware was viral and Trojans were rare: so rare, in fact, that there was at one time a notorious "dirty dozen" set of Trojans. At around the same time, there were innumerable hoaxes describing malware with […]

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