Spammers Switch to Compromised Accounts to Reduce Reliance on Botnets, Says Commtouch Report
Spammers today favor compromised accounts for sending spam, gradually shifting distribution away from botnets, Commtouch® reported today in its quarterly Internet Threats Trend Report, which covers Web threats, phishing, malware, and spam.
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Cyber attacks on South Korea-US a test run, says McAfee
SAN FRANCISCO: Cyber attacks on US and South Korean military websites in March may have been a test by North Korea or sympathizers, according to a report released Tuesday by computer security firm McAfee.
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It’s one of those viruses that says I have a virus (which causes me also to not be able to get online), yet when I run my regular spyware (Anti Virus software) it says my computer is both up to date and there are no viruses or any other problems, but the fact it says I have a virus, is a virus in itself. How do I get rid of this quickly? Thank you
Rootkit infection requires Windows reinstall, says Microsoft
Microsoft is telling Windows users that they’ll have to reinstall the operating system if they get infected with a new rootkit that hides in the machine’s boot sector.
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It’s one of those viruses that says I have a virus (which causes me also to not be able to get online), yet when I run my regular spyware (Anti Virus software) it says my computer is both up to date and there are no viruses or any other problems, but the fact it says I have a virus, is a virus in itself. How do I get rid of this quickly? Thank you