Protecting smartphones from being scammed
While not many people believe there is a need for mobile antivirus software, they may be wrong, according to a story on PCWorld. David Jeffers writes that while people shouldn't be frightened of viruses taking over their phones, using common sense and safety should be used to keep a phone safe.
Use caution when opening spam
Lincoln Spector, a contributing editor for PCWorld, was answering a question about whether it's safe to open up spam email. He said it can't always be 100 percent safe, but with the correct precautions, including having a great antivirus program, it should be safe.
Spam filters may be getting worse
Email is one of the more common ways for people to get a virus. While antivirus software can be a good way to scan through messages, it may get more difficult soon, according to a report from Virus Bulletin. The company said spam filters have been catching less spam than usual as of late.
Androids still most popular mobile device for hacking
Hackers have been having a field day with many Android users, and at the Black Hat Europe conference this past week, researchers said they have no reason to believe that this trend will stop any time soon. Android users should invest in a good antivirus program to make sure their device stays as safe as possible.
Multi-effort internet security leads to less identity theft
A new study which was cross-led by a Michigan State University criminologist said that having antivirus software, anti-adware software and anti-spyware software made people 50 percent less likely to have credit card information stolen.
Computer viruses could eventually start dangerous epidemics
While avoiding scareware, malware and viruses is scary enough and forces people to load up their antivirus software, Black Hat Europe said hackers could eventually create malicious software that will cross from technology into biological warfare.
Apple not immune from viruses
While many think of Apple computers as being immune from viruses, Sara Yin writes on PCMag that people may want to get antivirus software for their Mac before it is too late to recover. She talks about what happened to a friend of her's who recently switched back to PCs from Mac after two years with an Apple.
Fake disk repair a new online scare tactic
On Neil Rubenking's SecurityWatch blog, he said a new internet security breach is out that tries to trick people into thinking the entire content of their computer is gone. A security company found the Trojan.HiddenFilesFraud.A virus is looking to scare people and feed desperation to get the files back.
Security bug on Ancestry.com may leave users vulnerable
Users of Ancestry.com could have valuable personal information exposed and left vulnerable to theft after a security bug was exposed by hackers, according to MSNBC's Security News Blog. Matt Liebowitz said TeamHav0k, a network of hackers, found an SQL injection vulnerability in the genealogy-tracking website. Users should be sure to change passwords and use internet security until the threat has passed.
Finland may have 'cleanest' computers
A Norwegian internet security company said that when it came down to which nation had the "cleanest" computers, Finland came out on top. A little more than 24 percent of PCs in Finland were infected by a virus.
Email appearing to be from financial protection bureau a virus
Internet users have long been warned about installing antivirus software to help avoid viruses that don't appear to be viruses, and many in Allentown, Pennsylvania, may have received a first hand look at this, as an email appearing to be from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau contained a virus, according to the Morning Call.
Android market has a lot of bogus security software
People looking for mobile antivirus software may want to do some research before they make a purchase or start using a free service, as a report by AV-Test, a German antivirus test lab, shows that only a few actually live up to protecting a phone from viruses, malware and other maladies of the internet.
Many people have fear of losing mobile contacts
While old fashioned fears such as public speaking and death still exist, an up and coming fear is losing mobile contacts, according to a survey by SecurEnvoy. The company said a recent survey of 1,000 people shows that 66 percent of people were afflicted with "nomophobia," or "no mobile-phone phobia." People fearing this should look into mobile antivirus software in an effort to keep their information as safe as possible.
More than 200,000 websites infected by rogue virus
A widespread fake antivirus campaign has hit more than 200,000 websites and about 30,000 unique web hosts, according to a security company. The virus attack has infected thousands of users who have WordPress Installed on their computers.