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In an attempt to raise awareness, I mentioned in the previous post that scareware threats are growing at an alarming rate. In addition, we discussed its implications, including establishing what it is and how it operates. Today, however, I’d like to point you to a couple of practical tips for guarding yourself and your organization against possible malware threats — putting the chains on scareware, so to speak.

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There’s been a recent development in the information security realm, and it’s not exactly a positive one. According to security experts, the last half of 2009 marks the massive growth of fake security software, also known as “scareware,” and now one of the Internet’s most profitable scams. As of November, security researchers pointed to more than 1 million web sites redirecting to the malicious software. What’s particularly unsettling, however, is that many unknowing victims are being directed to the sites via major search engines like Google and Yahoo. (more…)

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Earlier this month I read about an extensive test involving antivirus software applications removing malware from computers. AV Comparatives, an Austrian NPO that provides independent antivirus software tests free to the public, conducted an experiment in which they tested 16 different antivirus solutions for their ability to effectively remove and cleanup the remnants of malware. Which antivirus applications came out on top? The answer may surprise you.

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Yesterday, the world was put on hold. At least, that’s what the tens of millions of users on the social media site Twitter thought. What happened? Twitter claims it has been subjected to an ongoing denial-of-service (DoS) attack which finally congested its network to the point it could no longer sustain service for its users. Today, with some — not all — Twitterers tweeting away again, the attack raises a number of questions, including What exactly is a denial-of-service attack? and Why target Twitter? Perhaps the more important question, though, is how can you prevent such an attack from happening to your web site?

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A new report released on Wednesday from PandaLabs showed that fake antivirus software has become a growing epidemic among malware proponents. From the beginning of 2008 to the beginning 2009 the number of rogue AV applications rose from 1,000 to 111,000. During the last three months that number has more than tripled. Nearly 375,000 samples of phony software were detected, according to a recent interview with a PandaLabs Technical Director Luis Corrons. The growth rate of this new malware practice is astonishing, so how can your business stay safe?

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