A national computer security campaign is urging smartphone users to do more to protect themselves from unwittingly downloading malware applications. Get Safe Online says that there has been an increase in smartphone malware as the market has grown. Criminals are typically creating Trojan copies of reputable apps and tricking users into installing them. Once on …
Tag Archive: Malware
Oct
20
Trojan targets Mac’s built-in security defences
Malware coders have created a Mac-specific Trojan that is designed to attack anti-malware defences built into Apple’s Mac OS X operating system. The Flashback.C trojan disables the automatic update component of XProtect, OS X’s anti-malware application, net security firm F-Secure reports. By wiping out files, the malware prevents future updates, making it more likely that …
Oct
14
Mass ASP.NET attack causes websites to turn on visitors
An infection that causes poorly configured websites to silently bombard visitors with malware attacks has hit almost 614,000 webpages, Google searches show. More Info on this here ends/…
