Computer Security Watch – May 16 2014
May 16, 2014
Did You Know That You Can Recycle That Old Computer? Knowledge Is Power! Today’s Top Threat Exp.CVE-2014-1815 Another day and another vulnerability exploited. This one is aimed against Internet Explorer which means that in a few days Microsoft will likely be patching up the issues for Windows Vista users and better pretty quickly. Today’s […]
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May 15, 2014
It’s pretty easy to get lost while using new software or new technology. No matter what, it always helps to be a bit more educated on new software applications that you may be unfamiliar with. In the long run, it’s going to make things run a lot more smoothly and you’ll become much more productive […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 15 2014
May 15, 2014
If A Thing Is Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Well Today’s Top Threat Infostealer.Boyapki The Boyapki is a rather ruthless virus, essentially it starts with redirecting network traffic from specific websites in order to steal your information. Think about it like this, you are shopping at your favorite online store and you are going […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 14 2014
May 14, 2014
A Small Patch Here, Small Patch There, A Huge Update To Windows Today’s Top Threat Trojan.FakeAV!gen123 It is another day and another virus pretending to be an anti-virus system. The real harm with these fake anti-virus viruses is that they actually lower your security settings on the computer, which then makes it easier for […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 13 2014
May 13, 2014
Round ‘Em Up Pardners Today’s Top Threat Microsoft Office Web Apps CVE-2014-1813 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability It looks like there is another round of attacks on Microsoft office with another exploited vulnerability. Microsoft is sure to patch this issue is shortly, but in the meantime it is wise to keep an eye on what […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 12 2014
May 12, 2014
One Ring To Rule Them… Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Cidox!gen4 The fourth generation of the Cidox series of viruses is up to the same tricks as it was before. Once on your computer it will infect the IPL (Initial Program Loader), the IPL is part of the operating system start up process; needless to say […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 9 2014
May 9, 2014
Time Is Of The Essence Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Nancrat The Trojan.Nancrat is pretty standard fare when it comes to Trojan viruses. When the virus is on your PC it will attempt to perform a whole host of malicious activities. With a medium damage level and easy to remove it is always something to keep […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 8 2014
May 8, 2014
I Do Not Like Spam, I Do Not Like Them, Sam-I-Am Today’s Top Threat Bloodhound.PDF.39 The Bloodhound.PDF.39 is a variant of the older Trojan.Pidief. The PDF.39 will exploit some of the vulnerabilities of adobe reader or adobe acrobat. The virus is spread by clicking on a malicious link and being spread by emails, so […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 7 2014
May 7, 2014
Back Back Back It Up Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Grexden The Backdoor.Grexden virus is a pretty straight forward back door Trojan that is going to open your computer up to a whole series of malicious attacks. The slightly nastier part of this virus is that it will actually move some files, so it can be […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – May 6 2014
May 6, 2014
Patience Is A Virtue, Not Having Viruses Is A Blessing Today’s Top Threat Android.Lockdroid.G The Andoird.Lockdroid.G may sound ominous, because it is. The Lockdroid will literally lock down your phone and demand a ransom amount in order to unlock your phone. It will even go as far as adding an icon to your home […]
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