The malware knowledge repository gets smarter at an increasing rate the more systems are involved.
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To date, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have been pretty safe from malware.
They prevent malware from getting into a network, and they prevent sensitive data from getting out.
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The trouble was that its landscape was wide open to threats from viruses, malware and hackers.
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But one strain of mobile malware threatens a far greater social embarrassment: remotely-detonated digital flatulence.
Every day, Facebook says it blocks 200 million malicious actions, such as messages linking to malware.
The malware targeted Android owners in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries in eastern Europe.
In a blogpost, Lookout said that a wide variety of apps were harbouring the BadNews malware.
My first inkling that something was changing was the job postings for malware researchers at banks.
It extracts actionable intelligence from malware and informs the other components of Custom Defense.
In addition to dissecting malware these new teams are engaged in security intelligence gathering.
Both of those collections of malware altered pre-existing apps to hide their criminal functions.
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Last week, a malware-loaded version of Angry Birds Space for Android made an appearance.
Once the malware infects the computer it generates a covert channel back to the cybercriminal.
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Rootkits and memory resident malware avoid leaving footprints in the file system to evade detection.
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Since this was probably done for debugging purposes, the malware may be an early prototype.
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Now one researcher hopes to show the malware that plagues PCs in all its evil elegance.
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We are working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware.
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The former option makes you vulnerable to hard drive failures, malware, and user error.
Unfortunately, such popularity (amongst other factors) makes Android a lucrative target for malware authors.
It was always just a matter of time until malware writers started targeting Macs.
And also a tremendous number of offers of free or for-pay malware detection and removal tools.
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The report documented hacking incidents dating back to 2011, including malware embedded in emails.
The cybercriminals behind Nitol managed this feat by infiltrating insecure supply chains to install the malware.
Lookout Mobile Security reported a 250% jump in smartphone malware from January to June 2011.
Juniper Networks says Android malware traffic rose by 400% between June 2010 and January 2011.
Or you could send phishing emails to hijack accounts, install malware, whatever you want to do.
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As the social malware picked up steam, the captcha crackers were wildly busy earning their points.
Also, to detect malware, the best practice is to employ deep packet inspection (DPI).
Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) have evolved into the first line of defense against computer malware.
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