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ABINGDON, England, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First serious targeted attack on mobile devices staged by Chinese-speaking authors -designed to steal contacts, messages and other information from mobile devices of Uyghur activists Kaspersky Lab [http://www.kaspersky.co.uk ] has detected a new targeted attack against Uyghur activists which, for the first time, is based on a malicious program for Android-based mobile devices....

Modern Malware Review Shows Traditional Antivirus Struggles To Detect Malware that Actively Avoids Detection SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks(TM) (NYSE: PANW), the network security company, today announced its inaugural publication of the Modern Malware Review, an analysis of new and evasive malware in live enterprise networks. The review's findings show that traditional antivirus solutions are not identifying the vast majority of malware...

Crippling attacks on banks and media thwarted by advanced threat protection of Trend Micro Custom Defense CUPERTINO, Calif., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated announced today that customers using its Deep Discovery advanced threat protection product were able to discover and react to the recent cyber-attack before damage could be done. These attacks paralyzed several major banking and media companies, leaving many South Koreans unable to withdraw money from...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Russian antivirus company Dr. Web has discovered a new Trojan in the wild which is actively targeting Macs. The most prominent example of this Trojan is called “Trojan.Yontoo.1” and has been found to install an adware plugin on infected machines. Once installed, this adware embeds advertisements on Websites in hopes that infected users will earn them some money by clicking the ads. Yontoo has been found to mainly target the...

Fake CNN breaking news alerts use news of the day to serve malware - Cyprus financial crisis also exploited by cybercriminals MCLEAN, Virginia, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ: CTCH), a leading provider of Internet security technology and cloud-based services, warns that cybercriminals are using the public interest in the election of Pope Francis as the latest bait in malware, phishing and spam attacks. Commtouch labs have identified a drive-by malware...

WAF and CDN Enhance 360о Security for Online Businesses Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) March 19, 2013 SiteLock LLC (http://www.sitelock.com), a leading provider of website security solutions for online businesses, announced today that it is adding a Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Content Delivery Network (CDN) to complement its website scanning, malware removal and PCI Compliance security portfolio. According to industry research, up to 50% of website traffic is generated by bots, not...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While players of such games as Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 may take risks in the virtual warzone, they probably didn’t know they might be putting their computers at risk as well. The more than 40 million people who access those titles, as well as dozens of other games through EA’s Origin online game platform, could be allowing attackers to remotely execute malicious code on their computers, it was reported on Tuesday. The...

The company is comprised of experienced malware fighters and proven technologies for the analysis, detection and remediation of advanced cyber-threats CLEARWATER, Fla., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ThreatTrack Security Inc. - formerly the Security Business Unit of GFI Software - today launched operations as an independent company dedicated to the analysis, detection and remediation of advanced malware threats. ThreatTrack Security enables organizations to identify and prevent...

The incidences of virus attacks have become very common these days. But computer users can now feel protected, with iRepair.net introducing their virus removal and Microsoft OS support plans for the year 2013. (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 iRepair.net is a globally popular online computer services company that offers virus removal and Microsoft Support services to a large number of computer users across the world. The company introduces their professional virus protection services, and assures...

Anti-malware provider kicks off European expansion drive with new reseller program targeting continental growth. San Jose, CA/London, United Kingdom (PRWEB) March 14, 2013 US-based anti-malware provider Malwarebytes today announced the launch of its European reseller program. The company is seeking to increase its presence in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain by partnering with key resellers in each market to provide its recently launched enterprise anti-malware solution to...