Optimised ITPosts Tagged ‘antivirus’
Jan 8
Worm Steals 45,000 Facebook Passwords
A computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, security experts have warned. According to the security firm, the data is believed to have been taken largely from Facebook accounts in the UK and France. The culprit is a well-known piece of malware – dubbed… read more
Feb 15
Nearly a 3rd of All PCs in Europe Infected by Viruses
According to figures for 2010 released by the EU’s statistics office, nearly a third of Europe’s PCs were infected with viruses last year. The BBC reported that the survey covered more than 200,000 computer users across the 27 countries in the European Union, and… read more
Nov 15
Warning Over Antivirus Software
Gangsters are tricking internet users into buying anti-virus protection that is actually malicious software in disguise, security experts have warned. It is thought hacking gangs are pocketing millions of pounds by infiltrating customers’ computers and stealing sensitive banking details. Criminals are posing as legitimate IT companies… read more
Apr 30
McAfee To Reimburse Customers
McAfee has promised to make amends after a bad signature update deleted an important Windows system file. Last week’s update incorrectly identified the version of Windows system service svchost.exe that ships with Windows XP Service Pack 3 as a virus, and many users were left with… read more
Apr 26
McAfee Update Causing Computer Crashes
A faulty McAfee antivirus update has caused computers around the world to slow down, freeze or reboot repeatedly. The company has confirmed that a virus definition update caused its antivirus program for corporate customers to target svchost.exe, a harmless Windows operating system file. McAfee has issued… read more
Mar 5
Kaspersky Develops Hardware-Based Antivirus
Security vendor Kaspersky has been granted a patent on a hardware-based anti-virus technology designed to sit between a hard drive and motherboard, that effectively combats rootkits. As reported on Neowin, the idea is to install the device between the data storage device and the motherboard… read more
