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In rare tweet, Phil Schiller advises Android users to be careful of malware
Phil Schiller doesn’t tweet often, but today the Apple executive decided to send out a tweet poking fun at the growing problem of malware on Google’s Android platform. A few hours ago, he sent out a tweet that read, “Be safe out there:” along with a link to a recent security study conducted by F-Secure […]
Continue reading...FBI’s Internet Crimes Complaint Center issues warning over Android malware
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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Sure, no mobile platform is impervious from the efforts of determined hackers, but it’s hard to deny that Android is seemingly affected by more potent security threats far more often than Apple’s iOS. Underscoring this fact, the FBI’s Internet Crimes Complaint Center (IC3) recently issued a statement highlighting two new types of malware that have […]
Continue reading...Is MacKeeper safe or malware?
Thursday, September 13, 2012
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An interesting discussion over at CultofMac about the merits and potential dangers involved in downloading MacKeeper. The complaints about MacKeeper are all over the shop: It’s a virus. It holds your machine hostage until you pay up. It can’t be completely removed if you decide to delete it. Instead of speeding up your computer, it […]
Continue reading...Security firm claims Flashback malware infections remain in the 500,000 range
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Apple last week released a software tool enabling users to rid their machines of the increasingly sophisticated and stealthy Flackback malware. Before the tool was released, security experts estimated that more than 600,000 Mac users worldwide were infected, including 200 some machines at Apple’s Cupertino campus. One week later, security firms have some big disagreements […]
Continue reading...Apple releases update to remove Flashback malware
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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Well that was relatively quick, kind of. Apple today finally released a software update that removes the much ballyhooed Flashback trojan that has reportedly infected over 600,000 Mac users (about 1% of Mac users worldwide). The update, which checks in at about 70mb, is available to Snow Leopard and OS X Lion users via Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Kapersky Lab offers free scanning and cleanup for Flashback malware
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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With Apple still busying itself while trying to get a handle on the Flashback malware that’s reportedly infected upwards of 600,000 Macs, one security firm has taken it upon itself to step up to the plate and offer their own solution. Noted security research firm Kapersky Lab, which confirmed the initial findings of the Dr. […]
Continue reading...Apple developing software to scan and remove Flashback trojan
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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In light of the Flashback malware that has infected more than 600,000 Mac users, Apple has issued two security updates to patch the Java vulnerability that lies at the root of the malware. On top of that, Apple wrote on its website that it’s also developing software that will scan a user’s computer and remove […]
Continue reading...Apple “snubs” security firm that discovered Flashback malware and Mac botnet
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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Last week, Apple’s security woes made the news when security researchers found that over half a million Macs are currently infected with a malware called Flashback which works to incorporate affected machines into a botnet. Now comes word that Apple had mistakenly, or at least we hope, to take down one of the domains registered […]
Continue reading...Programmer creates app to check for Flashback malware
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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For years, one of the chief selling points of the Mac compared to the PC is that the former was much less prone to malware. And while that still may hold true, the growing popularity of the Mac, coupled with the Mac communities general laissez-faire attitude regarding malware, the times they are a changin’. The Mac […]
Continue reading...Android malware up 472% since July
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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There isn’t much good to say about the way Apple handled app store rejections and submissions in the early days of the iTunes App Store. But if you force yourself to push aside Apple’s former draconian policies for a second, I think we can all agree that Apple’s motivations were at the very least coming […]
Continue reading...Security expert Charlie Miller discovers app store exploit, kicked out of iOS developer program
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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When it comes to iOS and Mac security vulnerabilities, former NSA employee Charlie Miller has proven quite adept at finding them, sometimes seemingly out of thin air. Back in 2009, for example, Miller revealed how he was able to remotely take over any iPhone with just a text message comprised of a single character. More […]
Continue reading...Video of the Mac Defender installation process
Thursday, June 2, 2011
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ZDNet has been on the ball with respect to the ongoing back and forth between Mac Defender and Apple’s attempts to thwart the malware. Below is video footage where they show how the malware installs itself and originates from what appears to be an innocuous Google search. If you recall, the malware proliferates via Google […]
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
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