Trojan malware for Android disguises itself as Google Play

By James in News No Comments Tags: Android, antivirus, malware

News about the recent malware for the Android platform comes from a security company based in Russia, called Doctor Web, which decided to give it the name of Android.DDoS.1.origin. Once it installs itself on the device running Android, the Trojan is capable of carrying out DDoS attacks to networks targeted by the creators.

The hackers who designed the malicious code seem to have also implemented a feature in the code, which allows them to send & receive a SMS from the infected host. Though it is not very clear how the malware spreads, the same source says that it… Continue to Trojan malware for Android disguises itself as Google Play

How To Avoid Facebook Viruses And Threats

By Clarkson in How To No Comments Tags: avoid, Facebook, how to, malicious software, malware, scam, threats, viruses

This article will teach you how to avoid your Facebook account to be infected with different viruses, threats, malware, malicious software or to be a victim of a scam.

Facebook has become an environment where different viruses and threats can be found. That’s because this social network has become the most popular one. We will show you which are te best protection measures you can take in order to avoid this unpleasant situations.

Most of the time a virus infection on Facebook is being done because of the different users lack of attention, or because they are in… Continue to How To Avoid Facebook Viruses And Threats

Microsoft Antivirus Blocks Google.com – Is Redmond Playing Dirty?

By Johnny_Cooper in News No Comments Tags: antivirus, Google, malware, microsoft, Microsoft Security Essentials, News

Microsoft Security Essentials is by definition the house brand antivirus from Microsoft. Since launch it has it has collected many positive reviews, and the truth is that it works really well. One of its features is to receive constant updates from Microsoft, feature which ensures that the operating systems are not infected by viruses and other malware.

But on this Tuesday, something went completely wrong as the free antivirus considered the website google.com as infected with malware Blackhole exploit kit, thus blocking access to this page. This problem, which has also affected Microsoft Forefront has occurred following the update 1.119.1972.0 of the… Continue to Microsoft Antivirus Blocks Google.com - Is Redmond Playing Dirty?

Comodo Cleaning Essentials: Kill Processes, Fix AutoRun & Malware Issues

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Comodo Cleaning Essentials (also known as CCE) is a mobile security software. It can easily run from a storage medium such as an external USB drive.
Comodo Cleaning Essentials does not offer as many features as complete security suite such as avast! Free Antivirus . There are still a scan anti-virus and anti-spyware functionality and Killswitch, an enhanced task manager to identify threatening processes.

Analyses of Comodo Cleaning Essentials take some time but the scan has the advantage of being comprehensive. You can choose between two options: “Full scan” or “Custom scan”. In both cases, the software… Continue to Comodo Cleaning Essentials: Kill Processes, Fix AutoRun & Malware Issues