Kaspersky is very good at removing rootkits [Image]
Kaspersky TDSSKiller finds one rootkit but somehow neutralizes three.
Tag Archives: malware
“Of course antivirus is installed… the disk is in the drive!” [Humor]
Pro tip: simply inserting your antivirus disc inside the CD tray will protect you from viruses.
New malware affecting Macs poses as an FBI notice and demands $300 in order to unlock your computer
Windows users are well versed in the art of malware — viruses, trojans, randsomware, etc. Mac users? Not so much. However, Mac users have recently been the target of a particularly annoying piece of malware or ‘ransomw...
Whoever said Macs don’t get viruses is wrong [Image]
Macs do, in fact, get viruses and this photo proves it.
Google releases security fix for recent Android vulnerability that affected millions of devices
Responding to the recent claim by Bluebox Security indicating that 99% of Android devices are at risk from malware attack due to a security vulnerability, Google has released a fix. Google said that they’ve issued a patch fo...
Microsoft reveals two viruses that avoid removal by regularly downloading updated versions of each other
Recent research carried out by Microsoft has showed that a combination of two viruses, Vobfus and Beebone, is proving quite difficult to remove from infected Windows PCs. Like other typical malware, these two offers data thieves t...
Destructive malware targets government and media networks in South Korea
A new malicious data wiper program dubbed Trojan.Korhigh by Symantec containing similar functionality to another piece of malware, which took the networks of several South Korean companies offline in a matter of hours back in Marc...
Researchers claim they can hack iPhones with a malicious charger
This story is definitely going to force us to be careful with what we use to charge our phones. The Black Hat security conference is taking place next month, and three researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology plan to sho...
FinFisher spyware used by governments around the world is disguised as Firefox, and Mozilla is not happy about it
FinFisher, also known as FinSpy, is a piece of malware developed by Gamma International and sold to governments of 36 different countries (the US included) to monitor the activities of computer users. The spyware was originally de...
Google releases Chrome Office Viewer extension, will help you avoid those pesky virus-infected Office files
Google just released a new Chrome extension called the Chrome Office Viewer — it of course let’s you open and view Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint only) directly in your browser. It sounds like just...
24% of PCs worldwide are vulnerable to viruses and cyber attacks, because people don’t update their antivirus
According to the most recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, an average of 24 percent of computers worldwide are vulnerable to viruses and cyber attacks. The reason? Simple — the lack of up-to-date antivirus s...
‘Badnews’ malware infiltrates several apps on Google Play Store, downloaded up to 9 million times
We’ve all heard the stories about malware and Android. Many believe the claims to be false, especially considering most malware has to be actively installed by the user before it can cause any damage. The biggest problem with malw...
Bing shows five times more malware websites than Google, according to study
Search engines like Google and Bing index the web. The web contains thousands (millions?) of malware links, either malicious websites or malicious downloads. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that malware links can be found wh...
VirusTotal maximum file size limit is now 64 MB, up from 32 MB
As I’m sure most dotTechies know, VirusTotal is an awesome online virus/malware scanner that allows users to scan files and programs for viruses or malware using over 40 different anti-virus/anti-malware engines. VirusTotal ...
AVG Secure Search Security Toolbar is malware, avoid it more than the plague
I’ve been reviewing software since dotTech was born back in October 2008. By now, over four years on, I have become very good at avoiding crapware that comes bundled with many programs, notably toolbars; I can only remember ...