Jul 9, 2014 2 min read Jul 9, 2014 Malware Lab Facebook Fights Malware, Calls Greek Police and Wins Want to use Facebook to mine cryptocurrency with your botnet? Think twice: they'll hunt you down, pinpoint your location, and call the Greek Police.
Jul 9, 2014 1 min read Jul 9, 2014 Security Alerts Google Maps Hackers Sinking Businesses to the Bottom of the Sea "Oh, so they're selling more sandwiches than us? Let's see what happens when we hack their Google Maps listing..." Sound half-baked? Google Maps hacks are happening - small businesses, beware.
Jul 4, 2014 1 min read Jul 4, 2014 Security Alerts Download Tor? The NSA is Watching You Privacy Alert: Leaked NSA source code from project XKeyscore reveals the NSA is collecting info about Internet users who search for privacy software like Tor.
Jul 2, 2014 2 min read Jul 2, 2014 Security Alerts ALERT: Watch out for new Emotet Banking Malware! Malware Alert: A new banking malware by the name of Emotet spreads through spam and can even steal user credentials from HTTPS protected websites!
Jul 1, 2014 7 min read Jul 1, 2014 Malware Lab The Hacking Team, RCS, Qatif Today, and Lawful Interception Malware Is malware still malware if it's used to track down criminals? How about when it's used by governmental agencies to monitor citizens' computers and keep an eye on political dissent?
Jun 20, 2014 1 min read Jun 20, 2014 Malware Lab Video review: Emsisoft Anti-Malware 9 vs real zero-day malware See yourself how the brand new version of Emsisoft Anti-Malware performs against dozens of brand new malware samples.
Jun 18, 2014 5 min read Jun 18, 2014 Malware Lab Emsisoft Malware Library The Emsisoft dual-scanner may detect different types of malicious software on your computer. Each malware name gives information about the nature of the infection via its name prefix.
Jun 17, 2014 5 min read Jun 17, 2014 Security Alerts The World Cup and Malware Alert: The World Cup is in full swing! Enjoy the action, but beware of those trying to ruin the fun with these 2014 World Cup malware scams.
Jun 13, 2014 2 min read Jun 13, 2014 Security Alerts LinkedIn Lawsuit: Mining Email Contact Lists LinkedIn is facing a lawsuit for using its users' external contacts lists to send recruitment messages to potential new users. If you have a LinkedIn account, this could be happening to you.
Jun 13, 2014 1 min read Jun 13, 2014 Malware Lab New Facebook Privacy Feature: More Control, But More Ads Too Facebook will be giving users better control over the ads they see, but will now track user browsing history of external sites.