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Criminals fake Amazon.com to send malicious spam

Oct

2012

Doctor Web is warning users about malicious spam, allegedly from Amazon.com, that has been spreading widely since October 22. These messages prompt the recipient to download a license for Microsoft Windows; however, by clicking on the link, the user infects the system with two malicious programs simultaneously (Trojan.Necurs.97 and BackDoor.Andromeda.22). They stand by for the […]

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A ZeuS variant that asks: No sound? No way.

Aug

2012

We rely on a good amount of automation and virtualization in our battle against malware. Our opponents, malware authors, know this and they frequently employ new tactics to avoid being processed by our back end systems. One particularly prevalent threat is a “banking trojan” called ZeuS. In the past, we’ve written about a ZeuS variant […]

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Best Free Utilities and Security Apps

Aug

2011

Illustration by Otto SteiningerUtilities and security apps are two of the most important categories of software that PC users download. From keeping your operating system slim and bloatware-free to eradicating cookies and spyware, these apps amply reward you for downloading them. And best of all, they’re free! A word to the wise: All of these […]

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