New Android Trojan Records Calls, Uploads Them to Remote Server

03 Aug, 2011, 10:42 am IST Karan Shah Android 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

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

Gmail Down With a Bug!

13 May, 2010, 11:55 am IST tech2 News Staff Windows

Around 81 million Gmail users have been hit with a phishing attack. More

Virus Protection Takes Inspiration from Ants

30 May, 2011, 10:17 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Software

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

Researchers prove that Stuxnet weapon has at least 4 cousins

29 Dec, 2011, 11:39 am IST General

The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran's nuclear program was likely one of at least five cyber weapons ... More

Free Computer Virus Finds Willing Victims

23 May, 2007, 11:49 am IST Reuters General

Computer specialist Didier Stevens put up a simple text advertisement on the Internet offering downloads of a computer virus for people who did not have any. More

Virus Phone Threat Causes Pakistan Panic

15 Apr, 2007, 11:00 am IST Reuters Mobile phones

Mobile service providers in Pakistan have been inundated by calls from subscribers worried by a prank message that they could die of a deadly virus being transmitted via their phones. 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

Mac OS X Hit By Virus

02 May, 2006, 4:00 pm IST Jayesh Mansukhani Mac OS

For ages, Mac users have lorded over us poor Windows users with the fact that viruses did not hit Macs. How often have I had to sit through hours of c... More

Hackers Spread Virus With Swine Flu Vaccine Offer

02 Dec, 2009, 10:30 am IST Reuters Mac OS

Hackers are spreading a vicious computer virus through spam email messages that urge recipients to visit a bogus website offering vaccinations against the swine flu virus. More

Researchers Create The Text Message of Death

24 Jan, 2011, 4:37 pm IST Roshan DSilva Mac OS

The SMS Reaper uses SMS protocol to shut down phones. More

Experts say Iran has 'neutralized' Stuxnet virus

15 Feb, 2012, 1:21 pm IST Mac OS

Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European ... More

Dell Says its Server Parts Infected With Virus

23 Jul, 2010, 10:04 am IST Reuters Desktops

Dell Inc is giving customers replacement parts for servers that were infected with a computer virus. More

Latest Mobile Phones Need Virus Protection

07 May, 2007, 7:00 pm IST IANS Desktops

It's a brave new world for mobile phones as many tasks such as e-mails and web surfing that used to be the exclusive realm of computers have now shifted to phones. More

Facebook Warns Users About Sexy Video Virus

19 May, 2010, 2:20 pm IST IANS Services

Facebook has issued a warning about 'Sexiest Video' link with malware virus. More

Mac OS Trojan Floating Around in Beta

01 Mar, 2011, 4:15 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Services

According to security company, Sophos, the trojan wrongly asks you for your admin password. More

Sophos Recommends Switching to Macs

06 Jul, 2006, 3:30 pm IST Sharon Khare

The Sophos Security Threat Management Report reveals that while there has been a vast drop in the number of new viruses and worms being written, this ... More

New Kamasutra Powerpoint Spreads a Virus

17 Jan, 2011, 1:04 pm IST Roshan DSilva

Just not the one you think. More

Mac Malware on the Rise

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

The threat is very real More

Norton launches 2012 editions of their Antivirus and Internet Security suites

09 Sep, 2011, 6:17 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Notebooks

Norton has just launched the latest editions of their Antivirus and Internet Security suites in India. More