The CEO of a company accused of making more than $100 million selling harmful “scareware” antivirus products was already a fugitive from U.S. authorities, following his arrest in 2008 on criminal counterfeiting charges. Shaileshkumar “Sam” Jain is one of three men who were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for allegedly...
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A just-published attack tactic that bypasses the security protections of most current antivirus software is a “very serious” problem, an executive at one unaffected company said. Last week, researchers at Matousec.com outlined how attackers could exploit the kernel driver hooks that most security software use to reroute Windows system calls through their software to...
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Over the past few days, news outlets have been emulating those bogus virus warnings we regularly receive from well-meaning friends. Here’s the short answer: Khobe isn’t a problem. You know the kind of message, well-meaning (but technically illiterate) friends pass on warnings that including things like (and I paraphrase, with no reflection on any...
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A rise in fake antivirus offerings on Web sites around the globe shows that scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering to get malware on computers rather than exploiting holes in software, a Google study to be released on Tuesday indicates. Fake antivirus–false pop-up warnings designed to scare money out of computer users–represents 15...
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Symantec recently unveiled the 2011 beta versions of Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security, both of which are now available for free download from the Norton beta website. Also announced are Norton Safe Web for Facebook – Symantec’s first beta security application for the popular social networking site, as well as Norton Power Eraser...
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Once upon a time, the typical computer virus was annoying, and even a little destructive, but nowhere near as dangerous as what computer users face today. The stakes are much higher now, and if you’re not careful or haven’t taken the proper precautions, you’re a sitting duck for hackers to steal your identity and...
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