Tag: virus
5 Tips to Cleaning Up Your Windows Hard Drive after Experiencing a Virus
Almost 10% of Android apps are malware: report
"BadNews" Android malware downloaded 9 million times, says security specialists Lookout
A new malicious string of Android malware called "BadNews" may have been downloaded as many as 9 million times say mobile security experts Lookout. Revealed in a Lookout blog posting over the weekend, the malware has sat hidden in 32…
Andy Murray is the most dangerous British Olympic athlete…in cyberspace
Andy Murray has been named the most dangerous British Olympic athlete, but not perhaps for the reasons you'd first think. No, it's not his speeding-bullet tennis serve, nor the thought of his (frankly terrifying) mum flying at you in a…
DNS Changer: Destroyer of (internet) worlds? Or "Millennium Bug" no-show?
There's a new king of nasty computer viruses in town, and it's name is DNS Changer. It threatens to shut down the internet. But that's impossible right? Becca Caddy of our pals Shiny Shiny looks into the threat. Should we…
Kaspersky Lab warns against "Flame" cyber attacks
Security specialists Kaspersky Lab have today highlighted a new threat to PC users' security. A program known as Worm.Win32.Flame, or Flame for short, is causing havoc for PC users across the globe. It's a particularly nasty piece of work, with…
Apple working with ISPs to fix Mac Flashback trojan
Apple believe they have found a fix for the Flashback trojan which is thought to have infected some 600,000 Mac computers across the globe. Flashback is a botnet that can issue commands to infected machines, harvesting usernames and passwords…
Google Chrome store hit by Facebook hack extension
Google Chrome users beware: a series of new extensions claiming to add customisation options to your Facebook profile are in fact malicious tools created by hackers intended to hijack your social networking accounts. Hiding in plain sight on the official…
Spam Skype calls tricking users into virus downloads
An automated Skype call has been plaguing users of the video calling service over the last few days, encouraging them to download a dubious anti-virus program in order to protect themselves from non-existant threats. A computer-generated voice has been…
53% of smartphone owners oblivious to malware threats
Are you aware of the fact smartphones are just as susceptible to malware attacks as PCs or laptops? If you are, you're part of the minority in the UK; a recent survey commissioned by security specialists Bullguard showed that of…
