Fanatic iPhone users should already have heard of this by now. Charlie Miller who is an iPhone Hacker released details about the first ever iPhone virus in the world of telecommunications. In summary, Miller and his team discovered a security vulnerability in the iPhone SMS messaging system and reported it to the Apple dev team to fix it up. Unfortunately, Apple has not uploaded a patch yet for this security vulnerability. Miller and cybersecurity expert, Collin Mulliner, will both be revealing more information about the SMS exploit at the Blackhat Cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas.
Is this iPhone virus a real threat?
The unique thing about this iPhone Virus is that it does not require the user to download any file, it…
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Windows Antivirus Pro is another one of those malicious rogue spyware which can do some significant damages on your computer if you do not get rid of it quickly. When it is installed, Windows Antivirus Pro is configured to run every time Windows start. Just like Personal Antivirus, it will start running fake scan results and prompt you to purchase a product called Windows Antivirus Pro. Another annoying symptom of Windows Antivirus Pro is that it will tell you that nearly every program you launch is harmful to your computer so it will try and stop the program from running, even if that program is as harmless as internet explorer. Therefore, it makes it very difficult to run spyware blockers to…
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Personal Antivirus is a rogue spyware developed by a company called Innovagest 2000. It is a clone of two previous rogue spyware known as General Antivirus and Internet Antivirus Pro. The most common way a user can obtain the personal antivirus spyware is by downloading a trojan. A user can unintentionally download a trojan by visiting unauthorized or suspicious website, downloading infected files or receive it from an infected external hard drive like a flash USB drive.
When Personal Antivirus is installed on your computer, you will be prompted endlessly by fake scan results and pop ups which try to entice you in buying the bogus spyware removal tool known as Personal Antivirus. When the program is running, it will pretend…
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Here is another comparison between two spyware blockers which many people ponder about. This time, two heavyweights of the computer security industry, Spybot Search & destroy and Malwarebytes Anti-malware, go head-to-head to claim the title of the best spyware blocker.
Spybot Search & Destroy used to be the King of Hill. Despite their decrease in popularity, Spybot is still a popular spyware blocker choice for many computer users. The problems which Spybot is currently experiencing is that its spyware definition database is slightly outdated. This means that it may not detect the latest spyware to appear on the internet. Many users also reported that it has trouble particularly in removing rogue spyware tools such as System Security 2009 and Antivirusbest. Spybot…
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W32/Sality.Y which was first discovered in August 2008 is a spyware which can cause annoying consequences on your personal computer system. It is recommended that if you are aware that W32/Sality.Y is installed on your computer then you take action as soon as possible and remove it using good spyware blockers.
How do you know if you have W32/Sality.Y? First, see if you notice any of the following symptoms. If you have a W32 spyware like Sality.Y then you may notice that you cannot access your current antivirus or spyware removal too anymore. If this is the case then W32/Sality.Y is likely to be the culprit as these types of viruses are known to disable and lower your security systems which…
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