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Ransomware posing as Microsoft
We’ve found yet another malware piece, this time it is a ransomware to take some of your money. Once you get infected (you can receive…
Q2 2011 Test Results of Security Suites
Recently both AV-Test.org and AV-Comparatives.org have announced respective results for their dynamic real-world or whole-product tests. Basically these AV tests try to replicate user experience…
Fake antivirus programs are now also targeting Mac users
Published by Yolanda RuÃz, May 2011 Mac systems have always had a reputation for being virus-free, among Mac users at least… And despite all our…
Microsoft's 6-year long open door to malware
Finally Microsoft has released an automatic update which disables AutoPlay in USB drives for all its Windows Operating Systems. Up until now only Windows 7…
Microsoft just doesn’t get it… Security is about diversity
Microsoft recently started installing its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) free antivirus product via the Operating System update mechanism to computers which don’t already have an…
Microsoft just doesn’t get it…. Security is about diversity
Microsoft recently started installing its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) free antivirus product via the Operating System update mechanism to computers which don’t already have an…
Dear Microsoft: Please Stop Pushing Potentially Unwanted Software Through Windows Update
One of my home machines is Windows 7 Enterprise x64. A few days ago an interesting thing started happening. Windows Update (WU) traybar is notifying…