Kaspersky Labs: Twitter has a major malware problem
Kaspersky Labs has revealed that as per their research one in 500 links posted on Twitter leads to malware.
They have deployed a tool on the service that monitors the links shared on the network.
Twitter uses shortened links which are hard to decipher for regular users. [...]
Google explains Chrome red alert messages
Almost all web browsers available today features some kind of a malware and phishing site protection.
Google Chrome is one of them.
It brings on a red colored page with messages showing the potential problems connected to the web page you are trying to visit.
Google has a blog [...]
Facebook Password Reset Confirmation Email is most likely malware
If you noticed an email in your inbox stating “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation”… Do not open it unless you specifically asked for a password reset.
This is the latest exploit going around on the web trying to infect your machine with a virus.
As usual, it targets [...]
Google Webmaster Tools Labs announced with two features
Google has announced that they have now added a Labs section on their Google Webmaster Central.
Two new tools are available from this new section:
Malware details
Fetch as Googlebot
With Malware Details, Google can now provide more information if your site was flagged as a malware spreader. Google indicates [...]
AVG warns of attacks on Facebook social network
AVG has warned that Facebook social network is being used by scammers to target users with spywares.
Fake profile pages are being made with similar data but links to harmful content.
A company blog post stated: “We’re seeing rather a lot of these, all from different profiles, [...]
Brinkster enters link shortening market with BR.ST
Link shortening services have few ways to make money. So it is surprising that another new player has arrived in the already cluttered market.
Brinkster is a web hosting company which has launched their own platform named BR.ST.
BR.ST comes with the usual features including statistics. The developers [...]
Apple might have included an anti-malware in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
More and more online sources are indicating that Apple has included some form of an anti-malware in the Mac OS X Snow Leopard update.
Snow Leopard is going on sale tomorrow and Apple has not released any kind of information which mentions the inclusion [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials Preview Beta
Microsoft Security Essentials beta edition coming out next week
US based software giant Microsoft has announced that they are going to release a test version of its much talked about security product Microsoft Security Essentials on Tuesday.
Microsoft Security Essentials was codenamed Microsoft Morro and it is a free security product that would be offered to [...]
University of Utah: Latest victim of Conficker
University of Utah has confirmed that Conficker has spread on their network and they are working on fixing the problem.
The virus is said to have infected around 700 machines on the university campus.
University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson stated that no personal information has been compromised by [...]
