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Number of infected computers spikes in Korea
Hong Kong-based security firm Network Box reported that Korea was the country of origin for 31.1 percent of the malware on the Internet in March. In February the country only pumped out 8.9 percent, leading researchers to theorize that there has been a huge increase in infected machines there pushing out phishing spam. Network Box…
Guard Pro
Guard Pro is a rogue antispyware software, or a phony. Guard Pro uses fake system scans and warnings to frighten people into buying the software. Guard Pro will show system scan results that report numerous infections, which are all fake, and will not remove the supposed infections until the user buys the product. Do not…
RealPlayer Security Updates Published
RealNetworks, Inc. have published product upgrades addressing vulnerabilities in RealPlayer SP 1.1.4 and earlier. The vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Windows users of RealPlayer SP 1.1.4 and earlier are advised to upgrade to the latest version here For more information, visit RealNetworks’ security advisory here
An Android Keyboard that Uses Google Scribe
Google Scribe may not seem very useful, but it’s one of the features that could significantly improve virtual keyboards from mobile phones. Instead of showing suggestions from a dictionary, Google Scribe can provide contextually-relevant suggestions. Scrybe is a free Android keyboard that uses Google Scribe to generate suggestions. It’s not developed by Google and it…
New privacy guidelines for mobile app developers
SophosLabs: This week has seen the annual Mobile World Congress event. For 2012, the giants of the mobile tech world are back in Barcelona to captivate the imagination of the tech press with their latest smartphone and tablet offerings. The mobile industry trade show has certainly not disappointed. Announcements of smartphones with new quad core…
Targeted Attack using “Operation Aurora” as the lure
Now here’s an interesting turn of events. In the middle of all the attention to the “Operation Aurora” attacks, we’re now seeing new targeted attacks that are using this very event as the lure to get the targets to open a malicious attachment! Here’s the email we saw: The attachment Chinese cyberattack.pdf (md5: 238ecf8c0aee8bfd216cf3cad5d82448) is…
