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ABINGDON, England, October 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaspersky Lab [http://www.kaspersky.co.uk ] has today announced the discovery of miniFlame [http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/763/miniFlame_aka_SPE_Elvis_and_his_friends ], a small and highly flexible malicious program designed to steal data and control infected systems during targeted cyber espionage operations. miniFlame, also known as SPE, was found by Kaspersky Lab's experts in July 2012, and was originally...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, has released the latest updates to Webroot SecureAnywhere, its family of ground-breaking security solutions that uniquely protect individuals and families from the most dangerous online threats with less impact on system performance than any other security product available today. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121015/LA92586) (Logo:...

As Browser hijacking and Malware threats become more sophisticated, the leading online subscription-based IT technical support service for home users and small businesses has updated their services to stay one step ahead. Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 YooCare recently announced that they have made updates to their YooSecurity services to address Google Redirect Virus and Live Security Platinum fake antivirus removal. YooCare is the leading online subscription-based IT...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Microsoft released a new Security Intelligence Report (SIR) this week, revealing some very disturbing facts about their latest operating system and malware. According to their own numbers, the rate of malware infections on Windows 7 machines increased by 182% this year alone. Once touted as the most secure Windows OS, Microsoft is now saying as more people migrate to their yet-to-be-released Windows 8, Windows 7 machines are...

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online These days, it's fairly common to see a post on Facebook promising free Ray Ban sunglasses or offers for other free products in exchange for taking a survey. While you might be able to identify these messages as scams most of the time, a new app called MyPageKeeper – created by students and researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering – can quickly eliminate those scammy posts for you....

CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GFI Software(TM) today released its VIPRE(® )Report for September 2012, a collection of the 10 most prevalent threat detections encountered last month. In September, GFI threat researchers documented a number of cybercrime campaigns directed at users of various social networking sites including direct message spam on Twitter(®) and a phony Pinterest application. Users of Android(TM) smartphones and tablets also encountered mobile...

LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging Threats LLC, a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence, today announced the immediate availability of IQRisk Rep List, a key module of its IQRisk suite of malware intelligence. IQRisk Rep is a comprehensive IP and Domain reputation list of millions of IP addresses and domains that delivers the most accurate and in-depth information to help protect mission-critical networks. Emerging...

CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), is introducing "Custom Defense" - the industry's first advanced threat protection solution that enables businesses and government agencies not only to detect and analyze advanced persistent threats (APTs) and targeted attacks, but also to rapidly adapt their protection and respond to these attacks. Custom Defense integrates software, global threat intelligence, and specialized tools and...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Macs may be widely immune to malware and viruses, but this does not mean a Mac user can't be duped. Mac users can be phished. Phishing is when a person visits a website and believing it to be legit and enters personal information. The website is actually a fake and set up specifically to get the user's personal information like credit cards, Social Security number, bank account information and online account details. "There's an opinion...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online No doubt we’ve all seen the warnings – “your computer is infected with viruses, Click Here.” The wise advice is to close the pop up window or leave the website offering the advice and look to reliable virus solutions. But many consumers have been duped into believing their computers were infected, and paid a bogus so-called tech support service to clean their machine. But instead of waiting for consumers to call the scam...