Lightweight Mirage Anti-Bot is heavy on malware
Protecting yourself from web-borne malware can often be something of a hassle. Especially if the process involves browser toolbars, which can slow you down and make your system more unstable. But it doesn’t have to be that way. And the new Mirage Anti-Bot is a great example of a simpler, more lightweight approach. Essentially the program just runs in the background, connecting to abuse.ch ...
Security Tool HijackThis Goes Open Source
wiredmikey writes "The popular free security tool HijackThis has been open sourced by its owner, Trend Micro. The tool scans systems to find settings that may have been modified by spyware, malware or other programs that have wiggled their way onto a system and caused problems. Downloaded over 10 million times, HijackThis generates reports to help users analyze and fix an infected or problem ...
Mountain Lion: Apple's 'Gatekeeper' to Mac malware
Has Apple finally admitted Mac OS X has a malware problem? If you consider the implications of its Gatekeeper feature within v10.8 "Mountain Lion", the answer is yes. Apple finally admits (although in a roundabout way) that malware exists for Mac. "While malware is one of the biggest security challenges on personal computers, it’s hardly an issue on a Mac", Apple says on a page describing ...
New M86 Security Labs Report Reveals Spread of Malware Growing via Social Media, Targeted Attacks and Exploit Kits
IRVINE, CA-- - M86 Security , the global expert in real-time Web and email threat protection, today released its latest bi-annual M86 Security Labs Report, which details a significant growth in cybercrime ...
Updated Chrome browser scans files for malware
Google released the newest version of its Chrome Web browser, patching 20 security holes and adding a new feature to keep users automatically protected against dangerous downloads.
