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How DNS Works
With all the DNS Changer hubbub going on recently, I thought some of you might want to know what DNS is and how it works. I recently stumbled across a great article from the folks over at GFI Vipre that explains just that.
Twitter Spamming Fake AV
Fake anti-virus software has been around for a long time, and there’s a reason: attackers who spread it convince you that your computer is riddled with viruses, and they have the fix – for a nominal fee, of course. Recently, these scammers are infecting larger…
Posted in Exploits, Social Networks, Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Also tagged BlackHole Exploit Kit, Fake AV, Kaspersky Lab, Twitter
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Top 10 Threat Detections for January
GFI’s top 10 threat detection list is compiled from collected scan data of tens of thousands of GFI VIPRE Antivirus customers who are part of GFI’s ThreatNet™ automated threat tracking system. ThreatNet statistics revealed that Trojans continue to be the most pervasive threat, taking half…
Posted in Exploits, Security Products, Virus Outbreak Alerts, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Also tagged Adware, anti-virus, computer virus, Malware, Threat Detection, ThreatNet, Top Threats, Trojan, Vipre
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