Earlier this week, we warned our users about Black Friday and Cyber Monday security threats. Spammers and scammers have risen to…
Month: November 2014
Infected HTML Files Bundled in Android Apps
Computer malware can have a long arms reach, given the right environment. In today’s computing age there are more platforms for…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Online Shopping Made Safer
We’ve seen the infographics and read the articles. Year after year, the statistics showing the outcome of the mad online shopping spree around this…
A Week in Security (Nov 16 – 22)
Last week, Security Researcher Pieter Arntz gave us a comprehensive overview of Mindspark, a marketing company, and its toolbar’s ability to lure users into more…
Steve, Employee of the Month
Sometimes the narrative direction your blog post is going to take does a 180, and then spins around a few more…
PUPs and Java Removal Tools, Oh My
When it comes to online threats, these days website ads could be considered a grey area. For the majority of site…
“Want To Know Who’s Watching You?”
Here’s a site which we’ve seen on Facebook recently, located at fb-szpieguj(dot)pl: At first glance, it looks like every other Facebook…
Mindspark toolbars
Mindspark Mindspark is a marketing company that focuses on interactive advertising. Is that wrong? Not by definition, but after receiving some…
PSA: Tech Support Scams Pop-Ups on the Rise
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a public service announcement warning about a “new twist to the telephone tech…
Critical bug allows drive-by download attacks in Internet Explorer 3 through 11
In its latest Patch Tuesday, Microsoft fixed a critical vulnerability that has existed since Windows 95 and affects Internet Explorer 3 all the…