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First fake-installer Trojan for Mac OS

Dec

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web informs users about a new Trojan for Mac OS X dubbed Trojan.SMSSend.3666. The malicious scheme used to spread this Trojan is notorious among many Windows users but until now it hasn’t been employed to deceive owners of Macs. Trojan.SMSSend is a fake installer which can be downloaded from various sites […]

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Shylock Likes Smart Cards

Dec

2012

Do you ever use your laptop’s Smart Card reader? You don’t? Yeah, we didn’t think so. (Half of you reading this probably didn’t even realize it had one to begin with.) Windows users: open your Control Panel, go to Administrative Tools, Services — and stop the Smart Card service. Adjust the startup type to prevent […]

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Fake Windows 8 Key Generators Surface

Nov

2012

Because of its promise of improved feature and security, Windows 8 is naturally making waves in the tech industry and among ardent Windows users. Unfortunately, we are all too aware of the pitfalls of popularity when it comes to online security. It’s just a matter of time before cybercriminals will take advantage of Windows 8′s […]

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