Posts under Security category

Kaspersky to develop a secure operating system

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | October 16, 2012

Kaspersky, the name that works secretly behind the scenes to help you defend your PC and your children against malware and internet infections has now been busy developing its own secured operating system to be used in industrial information systems. […]

Google acquires VirusTotal

By AnandKhanse@TWC | September 8, 2012

While there are several free online malware scanners available, the most popular among them have been Jotti and VirusTotal. There is now news that Google has acquired VirusTotal. While announcing its acquisition by Google, on its blog, the VirusTotal Team […]

Apple quietly changes OS X security message on its website

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | June 26, 2012

In wake of the recent Flashback botnet which plagued more than 600,000 computers running on Apple’s Mac OS X and the security ‘brouhaha’ that ensued later on, Apple has removed a statement on its website that earlier said that Mac […]

Mac users panic! New Flashback.S trojan installs without a password!

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | May 1, 2012

The Apple woes never seem to end as for now. After the various malware attacks, including the recent potent FlashBack attack, we thought maybe the attackers might just want to let it go, having taught Apple an important lesson in […]

Apple is 10 years behind Microsoft : Kaspersky

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | April 26, 2012

If you think that your Mac computer comes with the most advanced security options and prevention strategies, then probably you are living in an unreal world. The Apple product isn’t safe anymore, as underlined in our previous posts. And according to […]

Sophos compares an infected Mac to a person who has Chlamydia

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | April 25, 2012

After the recent spate of malware attacks on Mac computers, it is pretty clear Mac computers aren’t exactly immune as was being believed by Mac users. One Mac in every five is infected with some kind of malware, reveals a new […]

Apple catches the rot; Flashback Trojan infects 600,000 Mac systems

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | April 9, 2012

If you think that your Mac laptop/desktop is safe, think again! The (misplaced) confidence of Mac users, about the security of its operating system may backfire, as happened again, recently in the case of the  BackDoor.Flashback.39, also known simply as Flashback […]

Chromium Security Rewards Program ups the ante; to offer $1 million to Chrome hackers

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | February 28, 2012

Google launched Chromium Security Rewards program some two years ago. The program was a huge hit since it issued over $300,000 of rewards across hundreds of qualifying bugs. Main objective of the company was to eliminate bugs and other defects […]

BitDefender’s free Online Malware Scanner QuickScan is much faster now

By AnandKhanse@TWC | February 17, 2012

Bitdefender has released a faster, smoother version of its free online malware scanner, that allows computer users to scan their computers for malware, in less than a minute. QuickScan has been accessed by 2.9 million users in 2011 and turned […]

Suit filed against Symantec, claiming it sells Scareware

By AnandKhanse@TWC | January 11, 2012

If you recollect, we had first broken the story, some time back, on how about how Norton PC Checkup Tool threw up exaggerated and even false findings about the health of your PC, and then tried to sell you some […]

Apple shoots the messenger for discovering security loophole in iOS

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | November 10, 2011

BAM!! Apple is behaving in a strange way. Yes it is. Those who have heard the Charles Miller side of story would definitely agree. Charles Miller who? Okay lets revisit what has had happened. Charles Miller, a computer security researcher with […]

Online Safety and Privacy Tips from Google Good To Know website

By AnandKhanse@TWC | November 10, 2011

Google recently launched a new website simply called Good To Know, to inform users about Online safety and privacy, and about how to manage online data. Google Good To Know website There are so many fascinating things to do and […]

Cricketing superstar Sachin Tendulkar to endorse Kaspersky products

By AnandKhanse@TWC | September 27, 2011

Kaspersky Labs today announced at a Channel Partners Meet in Mumbai, that the have appointed star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador for its Kaspersky brand of security software. Starting this October, Tendulkar will represent the Kaspersky brand in […]

Linux Foundation websites hacked

By AnandKhanse@TWC | September 12, 2011

The LinuxFoundation.org, Linux.com and Kernel.org websites have been taken offline. The reason? They appear to have been hacked! While how this has exactly happened has not been explained, it does appear that kernel.org was compromised which gave the hackers root […]

Mac OS X more vulnerable than Windows 7 !

By SyedAsrarullah@TWCN | August 9, 2011

Consider this situation; I wait at the airport lounge for my flight and the person sitting beside me opens up a Mac with Apple Mac OS X with while I binge upon my Acer 5742Z with Windows 7. What would […]

Microsoft Malware Protection Center expands to Munich

By AnandKhanse@TWC | July 26, 2011

Microsoft Malware Protection Center is opening a new research and response lab in Munich, Germany, its 5th one now! The new lab coming up at Munich complements the existing European antimalware lab in Dublin, Ireland, and will allow Microsoft to […]

Malware MacDefender evolves into MacGuard; makes Apples prevention plan ineffective

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 26, 2011

Just when a Mac user thought it was safe to go out again, comes more bad news! MacDefender has evolved into a more dangerous variant called MacGuard – all within a day of Apple announcing its prevention plan.

Apple promises Malware Removal Tool – Mac users continue to bury their head in the sands

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 25, 2011

An increase in market share, sure comes at a price in this segment! And that is exactly what Mac users are finding out…at a price! Apple has long claimed that a Mac was secure, whereas this statement was far from […]

Scareware comes to Mac OS X!

By AnandKhanse@TWC | May 3, 2011

Windows users may be used to reading about scareware, but it now appears that scareware has made its way to the Apple Mac computer. A fake antivirus program calling itself the MACDefender is attacking Apple Mac computers.

Free Sophos anti-virus for Apple Mac released

By AnandKhanse@TWC | November 3, 2010

Its great news for Mac users! Sophos has just released a Free anti-virus for Mac. As malware attacks on Apple computers grow, they’re now an increasingly-enticing and easy target for hackers.

Twitter.com under attack!

By AnandKhanse@TWC | September 21, 2010

The Twitter website is being widely exploited by users who have stumbled across a flaw which allows messages to pop-up and third-party websites to open in your browser just by moving your mouse over a link. UPDATE: The flaw has […]

Intel Purchases Software Security Giant McAfee

By LeeWhittington@TWCN | August 19, 2010

In a press release this morning Intel has announced they will be purchasing the popular security software company McAfee for $7.68 Billion ($48.00 per common share). According to Intel, the purchase will help combine security and hardware to help better protect […]

Expert: Apple is 10 years behind Microsoft in handling vulnerabilities and security issues

By AnandKhanse@TWC | August 9, 2010

Attacks on Mac OS X will increase, as the threat landscape will shift away from Windows and focus on platforms that have a smaller market share, believes one of the top security experts from AVAST Software, Ondrej Vlcek CTO AVAST […]

Google serves twice the amount of malware as Bing, Twitter and Yahoo!

By AnandKhanse@TWC | July 29, 2010

Barracuda Labs has released its 2010 Midyear Security Report after conducting a study across Bing, Google, Twitter and Yahoo.

Shh! Don’t tell folks we have to protect against malware on Mac OS X!

By AnandKhanse@TWC | June 18, 2010

Apple’s 10.6.4 operating system upgrade earlier this week silently updated the anti-virus protection built into Mac OS X to protect against a backdoor Trojan horse that can allow hackers to gain remote control over iMac or MacBook.

Australia To Investigate Google For Privacy Violations

By AnandKhanse@TWC | June 6, 2010

Australia announced a police investigation Sunday into whether Google illegally collected private information from wireless networks, becoming at least the second country to probe the Internet giant’s “Street View” mapping service.

Mac spyware infiltrates Softpedia, MacUpdate and VersionTracker

By AnandKhanse@TWC | June 2, 2010

Intego, a leading security software provider for Mac, has discovered a spyware application that is installed by a number of freely distributed Mac applications and screen savers found on a variety of websites.

Google to phase out Windows on security concerns

By AnandKhanse@TWC | June 1, 2010

Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system because of security concerns, according to several Google employees.

Iranian Cyber Army Hacks Baidu !

By AnandKhanse@TWC | January 18, 2010

The most popular Web search engine in China, Baidu.com, was attacked by a group of hacktivists identifying themselves as the Iranian Cyber Army. The hackers hijacked the domain’s DNS records and pointed it to a server under their control.