Easily Find and Download Old Software for PCs and Macs
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Conficker Worm Wriggles into Millions of Computers
Posted in Antivirus, Computer, Security, Software, Technology, Utilities on Jan 21st, 2009
A nasty worm has wriggled into millions of computers and continues to spread, leaving security experts wondering whether the attack is a harbinger of evil deeds to come.
US software protection firm F-Secure says a computer worm known as “Conficker” or “Downadup” had infected more than nine million computers by Tuesday and was spreading at a [...]
Popular Photo Frames Carry Risk of Infection
Posted in Antivirus, Computer, Consumer, Products, Science, Software, Technology on Jan 5th, 2009
Digital photo frames were one of the best-selling consumer electronics products this holiday season, but some of them carried a nasty surprise - malicious software code that tried to hop onto personal computers when the frames were plugged in.
These popular devices are now so powerful that they’ve become computers in themselves, although people who buy [...]
Firefox Targeted By Malware
Posted in Antivirus, Computer, Internet, Security, Technology on Dec 8th, 2008
Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users.
The malware, which BitDefender dubbed “Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A” sits in Firefox’s add-ons folder, said Viorel Canja, the head of BitDefender’s lab. The malware runs when Firefox is started.
The malware uses JavaScript to identify more than 100 [...]