If the replaced DNSChanger servers don’t get another deadline extension, more than 500,000 computers may not be able to reach their configured DNS service after Monday, July 9, 2012. In other words, it will be practically impossible for the users of those computers to surf the Internet using human friendly domain names like http://www.eset.com. That’s … More Final DNSChanger warning: 9th of July is cutoff date!
1. INF/Autorun Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 6.28% This detection label is used to describe a variety of malware using the file autorun.inf as a way of compromising a PC. This file contains information on programs meant to run automatically when removable media (often USB flash drives and similar devices) are accessed by a Windows … More Monthly Threat Report: June 2012
We have been tracking the Carberp cybercrime group’s activity for three years now. Tracking started in 2009 with the first samples of the Carberp malcious software seen in the wild. By the beginning of 2010 the second wave of Carberp activity had forced out other banking malware families (Win32/Spy.Shiz, Win32/Hodprot) in Russia. We summarized the … More All Carberp botnet organizers arrested
Following the flurry of press coverage surrounding the proposed next generation of driverless cars, privacy groups are asking questions about what will happen to the data the cars (necessarily) collect, which – in the wrong hands – might prove tempting for abuse. Other car manufacturers plan on rolling out real-time data streams of information about … More How much will your driverless car know about you (and who will it tell)?
Just as I was putting the finishing touches on a blog post about the need to keep your data and devices safe on summer travels, I got an email from Apple letting me know that now was a great time to buy a Mac for college. I don’t plan to go back to college at … More Back to school scams? They may be just around the corner
