One day, you're surfing the Internet just fine. The next day, some or all of the sites you typically visit are no longer accessible. Troubleshooting "Page cannot be displayed" or ... Read More

Malware spam has taken yet another new twist. The latest is an email with a subject line of "We have hijacked your baby" and a message body that reads: Hey We ... Read More

The FBI has indicted 35 year-old Leni de Abreu Neto of Brazil with "one count of conspiracy to cause damage to computers worldwide". The charges carry a maximum five year ... Read More

Today's malware is vastly different from yesteryear's virus. Unlike the digital graffiti of the past, modern day malware is designed to steal your money and possibly even your identity. The ... Read More

There's no such thing as a magic bullet, particularly when it comes to online safety. And home users tend to be the least advantaged, since some of the most important ... Read More

Mixed in with the bogus breaking news alerts are new runs of malicious greeting cards. The spoofed 'from' address may include info@Greetings.com or greetingcard.org. The email may have a subject ... Read More

The storm of scary sounding email continues, this time disguised as breaking news alerts from CNN and MSNBC. The email "From" address is spoofed. The fake address may be "CNN ... Read More

In July's "Will you be ditching your av app", C|Net reporter Robert Vamosi proposed that whitelisting spelled an end to traditional signature-based antivirus. ThreatFire took up the debate on their ... Read More

Antivirus scanners today combine various technologies to help keep systems free from malware. At the heart of most is signature-based scanning. Depending on the scanning vendor, signature updates may be ... Read More

Filed under "Silly" at The Consumerist is this little gem: Earthlink Tries To Sell You Anti-Virus Protection When You Contact Them To Cancel Your Anti-Virus Protection. The post provides a ... Read More

A recent Newsweek article discusses a Sonoma State University course in virus writing. The magazine story sensationalizes the course's impact, even going so far as to describe the course professor ... Read More

It's often necessary to scan a system from a dormant state. One of the best ways to do this is by booting to a BartPE Recovery CD, then running a ... Read More