The New Frontier Of Malware: Android
Posted by Kirsten Dunlaevy kdunlaevy@gmail.com
Just last week we were talking about some worrying
facts concerning mobile malware. As Juniper Research data showed, malware targeting mobile devices nearly tripled, from 14,000 to 40,000
instances, in less than a year.
This week, experts from the mobile security industry have been expressing their concerns about what can only be described as a pandemic of Android malware, with high risk or potentially dangerous apps reaching 175k in Q3 up from 30k at the end of Q2. And with only 20% of Android users protecting their devices, the majority is at serious risk.
Alert! Citadel Trojan Partners With Reveton Ransomware
Posted by Emma Ban emma.ban@bullguard.com
A few months back we were warning web users about the rise of a new type of internet threat: Open-source malware – the Citadel Case. We explained how the Citadel Trojan can rapidly be customized and how this new development in the malware-producing industry can affect you. Now, we’re back with further, even worse, news on the matter: powerful Citadel-based attacks have been ravaging US users’ computers… and their pockets.
WARNING: Your Internet connection may drop on 8th March
Posted by Alin Vlad noreply+95580463253329675@saymedia.com
Did you know that that your Internet connection can be dropped on 8th March? The cause: a new type of malware (DNSChanger) that modifies your internet connection settings and changes your DNS Servers. Don’t worry, you can easily prevent and fix that.
Be afraid – or use BullGuard!
Posted by Katrine Palsby katrine@bullguard.com
BullGuard, Kaspersky Lab, F-Secure, Trusteer and Zemana are the only security products that PASSED BBC’s test and blocked a banking virus.
Cybercrooks Going Green in 2012?
Posted by Emma Ban emma.ban@bullguard.com
Not all green, but still… Recycling malware and finding new spreading channels for it are the two major trends hackers and malware writers will follow this year.
Smartphone usage is rapidly becoming mainstream. We see people in metro and bus stations with their eyes stuck to those little screens.
