Most antivirus companies issued updates overnight to allow their programs to detect the program when it is uploaded from the internet to a victim's PC, so computer users should update their virus definitions as soon as possible, Ullrich said.
The findings come in a report from the newly formed Consumer Spyware Initiative, a joint effort by Dell and the non-profit Internet Education Foundation that aims to increase awareness of spyware. Through this process, we've seen that education is...
Reports of malware, spam and hacking attacks over instant-messaging (IM) services are up 50 percent this year, according to figures released by security company IMLogic's threat centre this week. IMLogic reported that more than 30 new threats have...
Rootkits, which make system changes to hide another piece of possibly malicious software, remain an uncommon threat. The tool aims to identify and remove prevalent malicious software from PCs. It said in the report: "Attackers, with financial gain...
Alkio said: "The threat level on mobile malware is not very high at the present time. The threats from mobile malware are not particularly high - and are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief.
Mobile operators are being warned to take security more seriously as the rise of the mobile internet and richer data services creates new security challenges and raises the spectre of mobile malware. And while a greater proportion of users have...
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