Category Archives: Security Threats

How To Remove Mac Defender Virus

On my last post I mentioned a virus that is attacking Mac users: the Mac Defender Malware. Although the Mac virus is still considered as a low risk threat, Mac users are still advised to take the necessary precaution in … Continue reading

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Mac Defender Malware-Virus

In a news report from WIRED.com, a rise of Apple users are reporting that their computers are infected by mac defender malware. Mac Defender malware is actually a trojan horse disguising itself as a rogue antispyware software. It maliciously displays … Continue reading

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Elf_Tsunami.R Malware Attacks Linux/Unix Routers

According to a blog post by TrendLabs, a malware disguises as Linux/Unix like software for routers but it is actually an IRC backdoor. Initial reports says that the malware is performing brute force attacks on router’s user name-password pairs. Once … Continue reading

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How To Remove Adware.Softomate

Is your computer running slow or are you continually seeing pop-up advertisement while you are surfing the Internet? Read the article, your computer might be infected by Adware.Softomate. Continue reading

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Attack On The Net From Iranian Cyber Army

A group of hacktivists, which call themselves the “Iranian Cyber Army”, defaced several popular websites around the globe, including Twitter and the Chinese search engine Baidu. The defacement pages included messages in English against the US embargo on Iran, as well as a message in Persian that stated “This is a warning”. Continue reading

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