These days it is getting harder and harder to download a program from its official source, in its original format, without additional pieces…
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Last month, we warned you about a rise in tech support scam pop-ups primarily affecting Windows where severe virus warnings often…
Last month, security firm Websense reported that popular website AskMen.com was compromised to serve malicious code. Today, our honeypot captured an attack…
Potentially unwanted programs, also known as PUPs, continue to be a real nuisance. A recent blog post by Will Dormann on CERT.org…
Online advertising is a multi-billion dollar industry that has evolved over time in how it reaches consumers. Generic pop-ups have largely…
Update (May 1, 2014): Microsoft has decided to release an out-of-band security update for CVE-2014-1776 and, in a surprising move, is also…
Update (Feb 25): More info on the update can be found here. Original story: Releasing a software update right before the…
Update (02/24/14): This exploit has been found in the wild already. It is blocked by Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit. In a very busy month…
The Zeus/Zbot Trojan is one the most notorious banking Trojans ever created; it’s so popular it gave birth to many offshoots…
Fake or rogue tech support companies are lurking everywhere. Whether they cold-call you or deceive you with ads and pop-ups, you…