Top five malware of 2012

29 May, 2012, 5:31 pm IST Karan Shah General 2 Comments

With cyber crime spreading like wildfire across the globe, the threat from trojans, worms and other malware ... More

Security firms intrigued by Apple's Gatekeeper

21 Feb, 2012, 12:58 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Mac OS

Apple's gearing up to make their latest OS, Mountain Lion available for download via the Mac App Store. In the new OS, ... More

McAfee software bug could turn customers' PCs into spam servers

19 Jan, 2012, 5:46 pm IST Software

Anti-virus software maker McAfee warned that a flaw in one of its products could make customers' PCs vulnerable to attacks in which hackers used their ... More

Chrome Beta loads web pages before user completes URL

09 Jan, 2012, 12:59 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software 1 Comments

Google only recently released the beta version of its browser, Chrome. The version 17, according to an official ... More

Android more vulnerable to malware than iOS

07 Dec, 2011, 10:41 am IST Karan Shah Android 2 Comments

The popularity of Google’s operating system is increasing by the day, but it’s giving a directly proportional rise to ... More

Survey blames social media for increasing malware

13 Oct, 2011, 3:39 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

Many of us spend and share a considerable chunk of our lives using the social media, and it surely is an integral part of both our professional, ... More

Trend Micro reports 1410 percent rise in Android malware

07 Sep, 2011, 6:55 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

According to a report put forth by Trend Micro, there has been a massive increase in the malware that hit Android-based smartphones in the last six months. More

New report finds Android, Symbian are malware favourites

18 Aug, 2011, 5:18 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 1 Comments

If the report released by a certain security vendor based in China, Qihoo 360 is anything to go by, then Android and Symbian, at least in China are the most susceptible to malware. More

New Android Malware is a Google+ Look-alike

13 Aug, 2011, 3:53 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking

According a report featured on Trend Micro, the widely used Android platform has shown vulnerabilities to a new, bizarre malware. More

New Android Trojan Records Calls, Uploads Them to Remote Server

03 Aug, 2011, 10:42 am IST Karan Shah Social Networking 4 Comments

Security experts at CA Technologies have revealed that a new type of malware aimed at recording user phone calls is currently affecting Android smartphones. More

Facebook Scam Takes Form of an Oslo Bombing Video

25 Jul, 2011, 10:29 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

Scammers take advantage of the latest tragedy to spread malware on Facebook, and it's reportedly affecting one Facebook user per second. More

Google Warns Windows Users of Malware

20 Jul, 2011, 4:19 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

Google's warning Windows users of widespread malware in conjunction with using its search product. More

Google Strikes at .co.cc Subdomains, Blocks Them

11 Jul, 2011, 12:08 pm IST Rossi Fernandes Web services

In order to cut down on malware, Google has gone ahead and blocked some 11 million .co.cc subdomain sites. More

McAfee Rolls Mobile Device Security Solutions

30 Jun, 2011, 9:57 am IST Anuradha Shetty Web services

With constant threats to ones personal space online, the need for security and a foolproof one at that seems to be the need of the hour. More

Social Networking Prone to Malware: Microsoft

13 Jun, 2011, 4:27 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Web services

Microsoft hosted this survey on Facebook, on its Windows and Me page and garnered huge popularity. More

Virus Protection Takes Inspiration from Ants

30 May, 2011, 10:17 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Web services

A team at Wake Forest University are testing an antivirus program that is based on ant colonies. More

Mac Malware on the Rise

19 May, 2011, 9:46 pm IST tech2 News Staff Notebooks

The threat is very real More

Android Malware Up by an Alarming 400 Percent

16 May, 2011, 10:39 am IST Anuradha Shetty Apps

Reports suggest serious malware levels in the Android platform. More

Kaspersky Announces Security Solutions For Smartphones

26 Apr, 2011, 10:41 am IST Aaron Almeida Apps

Mobile 9 now available to protect your mobile privacy More

Skype Reveals Android Security Risk

16 Apr, 2011, 4:13 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Apps

Says if you've downloaded malicious third party app, it accesses your Skype information. More