Millions of Home Networks Infected by ZeroAccess Botnet
A report from network-based security and analytics vendor Kindsight says that 2.2 million home networks were infected with the ZeroAccess botnet in Q3 2012. This infection rate me…
How Banking Trojans Can Rob You Blind
Whether it's viruses, spyware or any other type of malware, computer owners are being attacked from every angle every day. It's getting harder to keep track of the types of malwar…
Malicious program from Czech Republic locked users PC for ransom.
This type of malware works as follows: once installed on your computer, it will lock the desktop and for unlock the user requires a smaller amount of money via PayPal or other sim…
Open DNS resolvers increasingly abused to amplify DDoS attacks
Open and misconfigured DNS (Domain Name System) resolvers are increasingly used to amplify distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a report released Wednesday b…
Why Phishing Works And How To Avoid Becoming a Victim
Phishing is a form of social engineering that attempts to steal sensitive information. An attacker’s goal is to compromise systems to obtain usernames, passwords, and other accoun…