It was back in the 1990s when someone told me that operating systems like Windows NT were getting so safe that AV would soon be out of business. And I hear on a regular basis that AV is so ineffective it’s not worth having. Because I get some of my income from the anti-virus industry, … More Security professionals DO use anti-virus
1. HTML/ScrInject.B Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 3.93% Generic detection of HTML web pages containing script obfuscated or iframe tags that that automatically redirect to the malware download. 2. INF/Autorun Previous Ranking: 2 Percentage Detected: 3.77% This detection label is used to describe a variety of malware using the file autorun.inf as a way of … More Monthly Threat Report: February 2012
A new ESET Ireland study reveals some online topics are irresistible to the Irish, and will compel them to click on links they suspect are unsafe. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. We’ve been telling the Irish computer users this, with regards to various online offers and spam mails, promising … More The lure of temptation can result in risky exposure for Irish women
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Introduction Mobile World Congress 2012 is almost upon us, and one of the most hotly-anticipated topics is the next generation of Microsoft’s smartphone operating system Windows Phone 8, which has been kept under wraps far more tightly than its PC counterpart, Windows 8. While Microsoft was an early adopter in the creation of smartphones with … More Windows Phone 8: Security Heaven or Hell?
