Computer Security Watch – Oct 13, 2014

October 13, 2014
Viruses Are Like A Potato Chip Today’s Top Threat Android.Gomal The Android.Gomal is a Trojan virus directed at Android phone systems, its primary function is to steal information from the device and send it back to the user. When in doubt it’s a good idea to scan your phone to make sure you do […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Oct 09, 2014

October 9, 2014
The Right Choice Today’s Top Threat Packed.Generic.468 “Packed.Generic.468 is a heuristic detection for files that may have been obfuscated or encrypted in order to conceal them from antivirus software. This heuristic detection is used to detect threats associated with multiple threat families. “ Today’s Top Stories Is iWorm a Wake-Up Call for Mac Security? […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Sept 9, 2014

September 9, 2014
All Roads Lead To Rome Today’s Top Threat Microsoft Lync Server CVE-2014-4070 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability The program Microsoft Lync has a weakness to cross-site scripting that has been exploited recently. Through the weaknesses the attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information from web sessions. As with all Microsoft vulnerabilities, it is best […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Sept 8, 2014

September 8, 2014
What Time Is It!?! Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Finfish!gen3 The backdoor Finfish is a backdoor virus that much like any other Trojan will open up additional doors for other viruses to infect your pc. While the finfish itself may not be much of a threat, the other viruses that will come along with it are. Today’s […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Aug 28 2014

August 28, 2014
Fast Response Time Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Ratenjay!gen3 The Backdoor.Ratenjay is a backdoor virus that design to open the ports and allow traffic to flow through and add more viruses. Today’s Top Stories Social Media Scams Based on Current Events “We are sure you’ve seen them lurking in your news feeds- breaking news reporting a […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Aug 27 2014

August 27, 2014
Its Saves Time! Today’s Top Threat OSX.Freezer The OSX.Freezer was originally detect in 2013, but it appears to be making a comeback. If you do a quick search it will appear as an app for Mac’s that will let your freeze processor intensive programs, but it does so much more to your computer. Today’s […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Aug 26 2014

August 26, 2014
The Best Kept Secrets Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Darkmoon.G The Backdoor.Darkmoon is a Trojan horse that open backdoors on a compromised computer. There is not much known other than the basics of the virus currently. Today’s Top Stories Netis Routers Leave Wide Open Backdoor “Routers manufactured by Netcore, a popular brand for networking equipment in […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Aug 19 2014

August 19, 2014
Call The Cable Guy Today’s Top Threat W32.SAPE.InstallRx.1e The InstallRX, is one of many viruses that masquerades as an anti-virus system, it will “detect” multiple issues with your machine, sometimes even saying your hardware is bad. Today’s Top Stories How to Spot a Fake Android App “Malware on mobile devices is rampant. CNN reports that […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Aug 18 2014

August 18, 2014
Networking In More Than One Way Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Volgmer Currently there is not much known about the Volgmer torjan virus, what we do now is that it has a relatively low infection rate lately, and it will be performing malicious activities on an infected computer. With not much being known, it’s important to keep […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Aug 15 2014

August 15, 2014
Try Before You Buy Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Blueso The Blueso Trojan will actually inject malicious code into existing programs on the infected PC. Which means that it can make almost any program a virus! Today’s Top Stories Mobile Security Advice For The New Term “Technology and education now go together more closely than ever, with […]
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