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  • Russian hackers target Macs

    In June 2008, for example, Mac security vendor Intego warned of an active Trojan horse that exploited a vulnerability in Apple's Mac OS X. Last January, a different Trojan was found piggybacking on pirated copies of Apple's iWork '09 application…
    28 September 2009
    Tags: Targets • Spammers • Trojan • Macs • Sophos • Evidence

  • Windows 7 cracked by pirates

    But] Microsoft strongly advises customers not to download Windows 7 from unauthorised sources," she added, then reminded users that "peer-to-peer websites exposes users to increased risks, such as viruses, Trojans, and other malware and malicious…
    31 July 2009
    Tags: Oem • Lenovo • Windows Vista • Hack • Downloaded • Master

  • Facebook worm's comeback tackled by Microsoft

    During several months at the end of 2007, the tool hit the then-notorious Storm Trojan horse, eradicating it from about a half-million PCs.The MRST can be downloaded manually from Microsoft's site, or retrieved via the Windows Update service.
    12 March 2009
    Tags: Infected • Downloading • Trojan • Horse • Scott • Researcher

  • New Apple Trojan slays Adobe pirates

    Either one of these could get the user's Internet connection blacklisted.The first version of this Trojan horse was seen downloading new code to infected computers, which were then used in a DDoS attack on certain websites.
    26 January 2009
    Tags: Downloading • Distributed • Copies • Trojan • Adobe • Downloads

  • Trojan preys on Mac BitTorrent users

    The big-name anti-virus products sold for Macs tend to be spin-offs from much more lucrative PC protection programs.Intego VirusBarrier X4 and X5 with virus definitions dated January 22, 2009 or later protect against this Trojan horse," the…
    23 January 2009
    Tags: Malware • Copies • Trojan • Alert • Trojans • Advised

  • Obama spam heralds Trojan attack

    When users click on the link, however, they're shunted to a fake site that demands the user install an update to Adobe's Flash Player before viewing a video.Rather than a Flash update, what's downloaded is a Trojan horse that compromises the PC…
    06 November 2008
    Tags: Installing • Malware • Gregg Keizer • Adobe • Campaign • Fake

Latest Features

  • Mac security: What you can ignore

    And I would advise you to use an email service that filters for viruses, since email is the most common vector of attack.All major services, including MobileMe, Google Mail, Hotmail, and Yahoo, filter for malware, as do many Internet service…
    18 January 2010
    Tags: Infected • Bluetooth • Attacker • Botnet • Infection • Antivirus Software
 

How-Tos

  • Ten tips for ultra-safe browsing

    And once a virus or Trojan horse gets in, removing it can be incredibly tough. Every now and then, a well-crafted attack can slip past your defences and lure you into opening a poisonous email attachment or downloaded file.
    13 August 2008
    Tags: Scans • Signature • Upload • Attachment • Secunia • Guarantee

Reviews

  • Apple Safari for Windows beta

    Apple also introduced Windows users to the iTunes store, making iTunes something of a Trojan horse for Apple's music initiatives, with easy iPod integration thrown in for good measure. We know how that turned out: iTunes shook the music industry…
    15 June 2007
    Tags: Market Share • Safari • Bar • Speech • Window • Appearance

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