Trojans are often used to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against targeted systems, but just what is a DDoS attack and how are they performed? Here's an overview ... Read More

RFID provides omnidirectional electronic storage technology on chips that can read, write, store, and transmit data in freely available international frequency bands. Beginning in October 2006, the U.S. State Department ... Read More

It's not just viruses that threaten us in email. Common Internet and email scams include: phishing scams, lottery winning scams, Nigerian 419 scams, and even charitable donation scams. It pays ... Read More

Trojans used to create botnets have long been implicated in spam and credit card fraud rings. But online games, particulary MMORPGs (Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Games), are also a ... Read More

Without a basic understanding of how computers and their files interact, you will not be able to understand the impact viruses and malicious code can have on a system. Here's ... Read More

Before the popularity of email, Nigerian 419 scams (aka Advanced Fee Fraud) were originally sent over fax machines and by snail mail. Today, email is the preferred method of these ... Read More

You have to wonder about the intellect and morals of some people. Some guy who calls himself DarkFader decided to copycat the first Sony PSP Trojan and create one of ... Read More

Free antivirus software may lack some of the more robust features found in their paid counterparts; detection and response times may also suffer slightly. But free antivirus is always a ... Read More

Numerous reports of credit card fraud have been pouring into DSLReports and other forums. The vast majority of complaints involve a fraudulent charge of $24.99 posted to the credit card ... Read More

Every morning when I check my email, it's there. Yet another Netsky.D worm infected email. Netsky.D is 19-months old and easily detectable by up-to-date antivirus, yet people are still infected. ... Read More

Dutch police have announced the arrests of the alleged author of W32.Toxbot and two alleged accomplices. Toxbot has been implicated in the creation of a botnet consisting of up to ... Read More

PSP.Brick impacts the Sony PSP game console, flashing critical system files and rendering the console unbootable. The newly discovered PSP.Brick isn't technically a virus - it's a Trojan. But the ... Read More

Antivirus can only detect what it's been programmed to see. Some vendors are slower to offer these updates than others. For example, Symantec offers updates to home users on a ... Read More

The Windows Messenger Service - not to be confused with plain old Windows Messenger - can be exploited by spammers and used to force pop-ups on unsuspecting users. The service ... Read More