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Fake Adobe Flash malware seeks to disable Mac OS X anti-malware protectionA new version of an existing Trojan Horse posing as a legitimate Flash Player installer (named Â?Flashback.AÂ? by a security firm) is designed to dis…
... Mac OS X anti-malware protection system, potentially leaving ... manual installation of other malware without any system warnings. ... built-in XProtect anti-malware application by overwriting the ... malware programs, the security firm notes, with built-in malware ... -
Newly found code signing flaw allows for iOS malwareA newly discovered iOS security flaw could allow disguised malware capable of stealing user data to bypass Apple's stringent security measures and en…
... security flaw could allow disguised malware capable of stealing user data ... found a way to sneak malware into the App Store and ... on code signing, allowing the malware to steal user data and ... -
Android malware has jumped up 472% since JulyThe open nature of the Android Market has led to a 472 percent increase in malware threats to the platform over the past four months alone, a new mob…
... been discovering new Android malware at an exponential rate ... that growth. In August, detected malware samples increased by 10 ... for attackers to distribute their malware," the report concluded. "Until ... the target of mobile malware writers around the world." ... -
Briefly: Thanksgiving malware, international iPhone 4S launches, new iPod touch adNew iTunes gift certificate scam takes advantage of eager Black Friday shoppers, iPhone 4S to launch tomorrow in Colombia and India and December in R…
... iPod touch TV commercial. New malware phishes with fake iTunes gift ... ZIP file is actually the malware Mal/BredoZp-B, which opens ... -
Mac platform faced 58 malware threats from Q2 to Q4 2011 - report<br /> Mac OS X endured 58 separate malware attacks from April 2011 to December 2011, a small fraction when compared to Microsoft's Windows operating…
... conservative approach when counting malware. The more generic ... of malware attacks remained small when compared to Windows malware ... in anti-malware capabilities. Apple added a daily malware ... remained relatively unaffected by malware last year. Security ... -
Google adds 'Bouncer' malware detector layer to Android Market<br /> Google has added a behind-the-scenes service, codenamed Bouncer, to scan for malware on applications on the Android Market in an effort to cou…
... codenamed Bouncer, to scan for malware on applications on the ... analyzing it for known malware, spyware and trojans," Lockheimer ... into Android that make malware less disruptive. For instance, ... capable of remotely removing malware from devices. Google's ... -
Apple Java update removes Flashback malware<br /> Apple on Thursday released a software update to remove Flashback, the most notorious Mac trojan to date, which reportedly affected some 600,00…
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Flashback malware still on 140K Macs despite fix<br /> Despite Apple's release of numerous Java patches and an uninstaller tool, some 140,000 Macs worldwide are still affected by the Flashback troj…
... on 600,000 machines. Although malware-affected Macs are on ... a dormant version of the malware. Statistics from Symantec's " ... when dealing with fast-moving malware. Forecast of Flashback removal. | ... SabPub.a, the newly-discovered malware was created in March ... -
Flashback discoverer bucks claims of malware's decline<vc><strong>In a status report released on Friday, the Russian security firm that first discovered the Flashback trojan disagrees with recent finding…
... machines affected by the malware is not declining. Citing ... using parameters embedded in the malware resources, others are created ... -defined priorities." When the malware was first discovered in ... The first iteration of the malware appeared in 2011 disguised ... -
One in five Macs harboring Windows malware - report<vc><strong>Windows malware is so prevalent that a new study has found it quietly present on 20 percent of Macs, dwarfing the number of Apple machine…
... instances of Windows malware. The firm noted that Windows malware on Macs ... malware specifically tailored to OS X. And nearly all of that malware ... not infected with any Windows malware. This could help to ... Trojan. At its peak, the malware was estimated to have ... -
Flashback OS X malware estimated to net authors $10K per day<vc><strong>The malware known as "Flashback" that was believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of Macs may have paid out as much as $10,000 a …
The malware known as "Flashback" that was ... the primary motivation behind the malware was money. The Flashback Trojan ... month aimed at squashing the malware, including a Java update and ... -
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Apple pulls Russian malware from iOS App Store<vc><strong>Hours after it was highlighted by a security firm, Russian-language malware on the iOS App Store was removed by Apple and is no longer av…
... Loop that it removed the malware, an application named "Find ... be downloaded from Google Play. Malware is an extremely rare ... in September of 2010. However, malware has routinely been found ... security firm claimed that Android malware had increased by 472 ... -
New Java malware attacks Apple's OS X along with Windows, Linux<vc><strong>A new form of browser-based cross-platform malware can give hackers remote access to computers running Apple's OS X, Microsoft's Windows,…
... browser-based cross-platform malware can give hackers remote ... its multi-platform strategy. Typically, malware and viruses target Windows ... the appropriate flavor of malware, with the intention of ... . While rare, cross-platform malware attacks are not unheard ... -
New Java vulnerability affects Macs, could lead to more malware<vc><strong>Researchers announced on Monday that hackers are taking advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle's Java 7, with the newly discover…
... said a potential piece of malware can feasibly compromise the ... to be used by other malware developers in the near ... installation process for almost every malware attack on OS X ... tool specifically tailored for the malware, later disabling the Java runtime ... -
FBI issues warning to smartphone users regarding Android malwareThe FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued a warning alerting users about malware that targets the Android mobile operating system. The in…
... warning alerting users about malware that targets the Android ... minutes of inactivity. Obtain malware protection for your mobile ... from rogue applications and malware. Be aware of applications ... susceptible to malware. This summer, one piece of malware did ... -
Apple again blocks latest version of Java through OS X anti-malware systemThe recently released Java 7 Update 11 has been blocked by Apple through its XProtect anti-malware feature in OS X. <div align="center"><img src="ht…
... Apple through its XProtect anti-malware feature in OS X. Oracle ... through its OS X anti-malware system. And as noted by ... tool specifically tailored for the malware, and also disabled the Java ... -
Mobile malware exploding, but only for AndroidMalware targeting mobile devices is rapidly growing in both the number of variants found in the wild and in their complexity and sophistication, but …
... s monopoly on malware According to malware researchers at ... malware reaches XP proportions While researchers say the number of malware ... suppliers" who "provide commoditized malware services" that specifically ... 's malware not limited to bad apps Malware authors ... -
Android accounts for 92% of mobile malware, malicious apps increase 614%A new study on smartphone malware has found that 92 percent of nefarious mobile software is targeted at Google's Android platform, and the amount of …
... Juniper Networks reveals that Android malware has grown at a "staggering ... Almost three-fourths of mobile malware turn a profit by ... latest operating system. "With mobile malware on the rise and ... which also found that mobile malware is rapidly growing ??but ... -
Malware Bytes<p> Does anyone use this program called Malware Bytes?</p>
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First malware in the wild found exploiting Bluebox's Android app signing flawJust three weeks after Bluebox Security first announced the discovery of a key flaw in Google's Android with the potential to turn devices into a "zo…
... targeting Chinese users. The discovered malware apps are secretly modified versions ... failed to detect. Weaponized for malware monetization, facilitated by flaws Symantec ... firm subsequently discovered the the malware payload, dubbed "Android.Skullkey," is ... -
US government warns of Android's dominance in mobile malwareA new report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security highlights the fact that Google's Android platform accounts for the vast majority of mobil…
... the vast majority of mobile malware, warning government agencies that ... is based on 2012 malware statistics published earlier this ... installed that can combat malware threats. Users are also ... accounts for most mobile malware, the second largest platform ... -
Apple's Phil Schiller plugs security report showing 99% of mobile malware targets AndroidApple's marketing chief took to Twitter on Tuesday to promote the 2014 edition of Cisco's Annual Security Report, presumably in a bid to draw attenti…
... percent of mobile device-targeted malware is directed at Android. Schiller ... just 1.2 percent of malware tracked by Cisco in 2013 ... to be far more prevalent. Malware authors use these methods to ... all forms of web-delivered malware," the report says, "followed by ... -
Mobile malware authors 'almost exclusively' focused on Android in 2013, says SymantecAttackers continue to target Android more than any other mobile operating system, according to a new report released Tuesday, as Google's platform pl…
... one of the new mobile malware families discovered last year. Microsoft ... of the lone non-Android malware discovery, while Apple's ... Fakedefender purported to be a malware scanning app which was itself ... base grows, the report said. Malware authors have begun to ... -
Malware Bytes<p>Does Mal ware Bytes really get ride of malware when using it?</p>
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Gameover Zeus botnet reanimated, exposing the harm in "open" Android, Windows malware platformsApple's iOS and OS X platforms aren't directly affected by the rampant malware infestations that plague Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows, but…
... directly affected by the rampant malware infestations that plague Google's ... software, was arrested and his malware networks were taken down. ... botnet which serves as this malware's primary means of ... any of these hosts, the malware began to exhibit behaviors ... -
New Android 'Fake ID' flaw empowers stealthy new class of super-malwareA new Android design error discovered by Bluebox Security allows malicious apps to grab extensive control over a user's device without asking for any…
... for malware in Google Play to protect users from malware ... malware makers within a month, it was "hard for malware ... began to "provide commoditized malware services" specifically targeting ... Symantec reported that mobile malware authors had 'almost exclusively ... -
'BadUSB' malware lives in USB firmware to remain undetected, unfixableA pair of researchers has discovered a flaw in the USB protocol's basic architecture that allows for malware to be programed into a device's firmware…
... basic architecture that allows for malware to be programed into a ... not a common piece of malware that can simply be ... is itself reverse engineered, the malware is protected from being discovered ... is no easy fix to malware like BadUSB, the researchers suggest ... -
'iWorm' malware controls Macs via Reddit, more than 17K affectedSecurity researchers recently discovered that more than 17,000 Macs around the world have been infected by a new OS X malware threat called "iWorm," …
... the operations available to the malware are data gathering and limited ... to this particular piece of malware is its use of ... send over another bit of malware to further compromise the affected ... statistical analysis of iWorm, the malware as infected some 17,658 ...