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“Free $100 McDonald’s Gift Card” is a Facebook scam

08

Nov

2012

Hungry for a few dozen hamburgers? Your stomach will continue to rumble, plus your blood pressure will likely go up, if you click on a Facebook survey scam offering “Free $100 McDonald’s Gift Card”. Hoax-Slayer is reporting that the post promises the meaty $100 payoff to those who click on a link in the rogue […]

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How to Spot Fake Antivirus Software

17

Aug

2012

A couple of months ago, a neighbor was chatting with me about a new miracle antivirus application that he got from a friend. He told me that it works great and frequently captures a lot of viruses on his computer. His only complaint was that he had to pay every time the software purged his […]

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Doctor Web warns users about malicious spam spreading a dangerous Trojan

22

Jun

2012

Russian information security company Doctor Web is reporting on the spread of malicious spam, purportedly originating with carrier service UPS, that is distributing Trojan.Inject1.4969. This malware can steal information, download other applications from remote servers, and execute commands received from intruders. In late June, many users received e-mails supposedly from UPS. Such messages contain a […]

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