Computer Security Watch – Nov 13, 2014

November 13, 2014
Chinese Hackers And USPS Today’s Top Threat Backdoor.Jiripbot The backdoor.Jiripot is your everyday standard low distribution backdoor Trojan which will do its best to steal your information and open your computer up to more and more threats. Today’s Top Stories The Unavoidable Acceleration of Everything. What next for wearables and IoE? “It is […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – Nov 4, 2014

November 4, 2014
The Holidays Are Starting Today’s Top Threat SONAR. KlovBot!gen1 The Sonar.KlovBot!gen1 is combination of a heuristic tool meant to look like an anti-virus and a Trojan horse. Needless to say the combination is quite nasty; it will open your PC to many other viruses, all while pretending to get rid of them. Today’s Top […]
Read MoreComputer 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 22, 2014

September 22, 2014
Faster Is Usually Better Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Gofcbot There is not a lot of information posted about the new Gofcbot, but what we can tell is that it will infect your computer steal information and allow other viruses onto your machine. It seems to be your run of the mill Trojan virus. Today’s Top […]
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 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 1 2014

August 1, 2014
Wifi, Hifi, Hi-C! Today’s Top Threat Downloader.Ponik!gen6 The sixth generation of the ponik family downloader has been making its way through the internet lately. The downloader as its name suggests will download more malware onto your computer and steal your passwords at the same time. Today’s Top Stories The Severe Flaw Found in Certain File […]
Read MoreComputer Security Watch – July 31 2014

July 31, 2014
A Guiding Light Today’s Top Threat Trojan.Scieron!gen2 The second generation of the Scieron family Trojan has been making its way through the internet lately. The premise of this virus is to open a back door on your computer, and then steal information all the while downloading more unwanted files. Today’s Top Stories WWCD?: Clark Griswold’s […]
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