Win7News.net: Trade in Your Windows 7 Netbook for a Chromebook?
Google has been touting its Chrome operating system for a while, and now the
first computers running that OS, made by Samsung and Acer, are available.
Malware Minute: What’s in the box?
The good news for Detective Mills is “not her pretty head”.
The bad news for Detective Mills is “some rogue AV”.
Malware Minute: Facebook – A Haven for Scams, Phishing & Threats
No matter how fun and interesting (not to mention newsworthy) Facebook is, the said social networking site has indeed become a haven to a motley of threats, from scams, to nasty apps, to phishing pages. Users who spent much of their time in there would probably be familiar with wall posts from friends or other contacts cajoling them to “see who is stalking you.”
Malware Minute: Bin Laden Scams, Malware & Junk
The death of Bin Laden has generated a whole bunch of scams and new malware.
Malware Minute: Windows Emergency System (Fake)
Windows Emergency System is not a Microsoft application, but a fake created by scammers designed to infect PC after PC in hopes of tricking people into buying the software.
Malware Minute: Fake System Defrag
Windows Restore is a fake system defragmenter, lurking on the internet intended to infect computer after computer. Scammers created Windows Restore to look like a useful PC performance enhancing tool, yet it is in fact a type of virus called a rogue.
Malware Minute: Rogue AV shows up in Easter Card searches
Malware has now turned up in search results for Easter card templates.
Malware Minute: Facebook App Pages Serve Up Javascript & Spam
There is a set of rogue facebook application pages using javascript code to autopost to walls and facebook chat.
Malware Minute: Email Scams Still Alive & Phishing
The weekly roundup of top stories from the GFI Labs Blog – including news of a distressed traveler scam, Nigerian phishing scam, fake free VPN and .edu forum spam..
Malware Minute: 8 New Rouge Security Products
The weekly roundup of top stories from the GFI Labs Blog – including news of a new frequent flyer phishing scam and yet more rogue security products.