Posts Tagged ‘windows computer’

FDIC notification malware attack spammed out

Aug

2011

Sophos’s worldwide network of honeytraps are intercepting a large amount of malicious email, claiming to come from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The emails are designed to infect recipients’ computers. Subject line: FDIC Notification Message body: Dear customer, Your account ACH and WIRE transaction have been temporarily suspended for security reasons due to the […]

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Malware attack disguised as email about blocked credit card

Aug

2011

Cybercriminals have spammed out emails which claim to be a warning that your credit card has been blocked, but in reality contain a malicious attachment designed to infect your computer. Be on your guard if you receive an unexpected email claiming that your credit card is blocked. The dangerous emails use subject lines including Your […]

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Cleaning Malware: Slave Drive or Bootable CD?

Aug

2011

Kent knows that you can better scan and clean an infected PC’s hard drive by not booting from it. He asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum if it’s better to boot from a Linux CD and run security software from that, or to remove the hard drive, and attach it as a secondary drive […]

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