Through the use of rootkits, malicious programs are able to stealth their presence - making themselves virtually invisible to you and to many virus scanners. Fortunately, a wide selection of ... Read More

Sometimes mistakes happen. Whether the result of a false positive from antivirus software or a misunderstanding of a file's function, on occasion a valid system file can be inadvertently deleted ... Read More

Windows ME and Windows XP both come with a feature known as System Restore that enables users to revert to specific restore points without impacting data files. When new drivers ... Read More

A highly critical vulnerability in CA's eTrust Intrusion Detection could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The vulnerability stems from an ActiveX control, caller.dll, which ... Read More

A reader writes: "I think I have a virus. I get an error when I try to access the Task Manager and Registry Editor. When I try to click on ... Read More

Bots are big business. One infected PC fetches up to 40 cents on the Internet blackmarket. And while 40 cents a pop may not seem like much, consider that the ... Read More

A botnet is a collection of infected computers under the managed control of one or more attackers. Botnets are used for a variety of nefarious purposes, including sending spam, hosting ... Read More

When the term Full Disclosure is used in the security industry, it's generally around the treatment of newly discovered vulnerabilities - i.e. giving the vendor the first heads-up and reasonable ... Read More

When Seth Purdy of McAfee Avert Labs decided to list an item for auction on eBay, the security researcher got a front row seat to a scam. It's important to ... Read More

In an interview for SecurityFocus, Robert Lemos chats with one of the creators of MPack, a tool that infects websites so the websites in turn infect those who visit. The ... Read More

While signature-based scanning is the most common (and some would argue, the most effective) means of preventing viruses and other malware, there are important adjunct technologies that can help as ... Read More

A 15-year old Lacey Washington student was nabbed by authorities for making bomb threats against his former high school. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation allegedly used spyware targeting the ... Read More

A security researcher's blog post regarding a proof of concept Mac worm has led to death threats leveraged against the author, according to this ComputerWorld article.

The autorun feature enables CDs to play automatically when inserted in the drive. This is the same feature that enabled the now infamous Sony rootkit to install. Removable and thumb ... Read More

So much is appearing in the press about 2007 being the alleged 25 year anniversary of viruses. But to arrive at the number, you have to toss out some types ... Read More

The APWG has released some figures that demonstrate "record numbers of criminals are using malware designed to steal confidential data." This isn't news to anyone in the malware industry, it's ... Read More

Having your computer infected with a virus or other malicious software is upsetting enough. But having your files literally held hostage is even worse. A ransomware trojan attack infects the ... Read More

Antivirus vendor Sophos reports that the Italian police force, Guardia di Finanza, have apprehended 18 Italian and 8 foreigners for their involvement in phishing scams targeting Poste Italiane's home-banking services. ... Read More

Whether you're going off to college for the first time, or are a returning student, chances are you're on a tight budget. Fortunately, that doesn't mean your computer security has ... Read More

A false positive in AVG antivirus led to the quarantine of fmod.dll, a sound driver in Blizzard's popular World of Warcraft game. Without the file, WoW won't run. If you've ... Read More

Yoggie Pico, from Israeli-based Yoggie Security Systems, isn't the first USB thumb drive with antivirus protection. But Yoggie Pico takes the concept to whole new heights - a USB Linux-based ... Read More

Symantec has beta versions of Norton Antivirus 2008 and Norton Internet Security 2008 available for testing: Norton Internet Security 2008 Beta Norton Antivirus 2008 Beta

Security firm Secunia has issued a security advisory for "a vulnerability in AVG Antivirus, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges." The vulnerability is ... Read More

Jeremy Kirk of IDG News Service reports on a case of high tech espionage targeting top Greece officials. Through a rootkit planted on Vodafone systems, spies were able to intercept ... Read More

Some spyware and adware will add miscreant links to your Internet Explorer Trusted Sites Zone. This may allow the sites to run with fewer security restrictions. Make sure you periodically ... Read More

A malicious spam email is masquerading as a malware alert from your ISP. The email includes a link that that points to a booby-trapped web page that tries to automatically ... Read More

You've removed a virus or uninstalled a program, and now you're unable to connect to the Internet. Or nothing discernible has changed, but you're suddenly having trouble connecting to sites ... Read More

One day, you're surfing the Internet just fine. The next day, Internet Explorer has slowed to a crawl. Sometimes, many web sites display "Page cannot be displayed" or "Cannot find ... Read More

Virus Bulletin magazine posted an interesting newsbit titled "Battle over Blackberry spyware threat". The article details the war of the words between antivirus vendor F-Secure and Vervata, the makers ... Read More

A rash of greeting card scams linking to malicious Trojans are disguised as 4th of July holiday greetings. Antivirus vendor Sophos is maintaining a list of subject lines associated with ... Read More

Social engineering attacks, particularly in the form of Internet scams, are growing both in number and in the level of sophistication. The June 2007 MessageLabs Intelligence Report dissects the spam ... Read More

Antivirus vendor McAfee warns of a new threat tagging along on the heels of the new iPhone release. According to McAfee, "Phish-BuyPhony is a Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO) ... Read More

The Internet makes it easier for scammers, con artists, and other online miscreants to carry out their virtual crimes - impacting our real life finances, security, and peace of mind. ... Read More