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Tag Archives: Virus
No Viruses for the Mac? The MacDefender virus will set you straight
MacDefender is the name of a newly discovered malware program that targets Mac OS X users. Disguised as an anti-virus program for Macs, it dupes – and if that fails, bullies – users into entering credit card information to pay for fake anti-virus software. It is a widely held belief that one of the reasons [...]
New MacDefender Virus puts the ‘Mac = No virus’ Myth to Rest
Security experts have recently discovered a new threat to Mac OS X systems. Called the ‘MacDefender’, this malware is designed to fool users into downloading a fake anti-virus program, which informs users that the system is ‘infected’, and then tries to dupe or bully them into buying another fake anti-virus program. It is a widely [...]
New Swine Flu Outbreak: This Time the Virus may be in Your Computer
As if the scare from the Swine Flu virus were not enough, some opportunistic and malicious hackers have started spreading a computer virus with emails of the same name. Otherwise also known as the Navia.a virus, it seems to have surfaced during the height of the Avian Flu scare. However, the computer virus may have [...]
Virus Attack: What to Do on Zero Day
Virus Attack: What to Do on Zero Day
New Mac Malware Discovered