Visit MySpace To Download Spyware
An online banner advertisement that ran on MySpace.com and other sites over the past week used a Windows security flaw to infect more than a million users with spyware when people merely browsed the sites with unpatched versions of Windows, according to data collected by iDefense.
Microsoft released a patch in January to fix this serious security flaw in the way Windows renders WMF (Windows Metafile) images, but online criminal groups have been using the flaw to install adware, keystroke loggers and all manner of invasive software for the past seven months.
Read the article HERE.
Consumers Balk at Updating Malware Protection
While nearly 90 percent of computer users have software on their machines to protect them from malware like viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware, almost two-thirds of those users are reluctant to upgrade the software after it's installed. That was the finding in a survey released Monday.
Read the article HERE.
Microsoft released a patch in January to fix this serious security flaw in the way Windows renders WMF (Windows Metafile) images, but online criminal groups have been using the flaw to install adware, keystroke loggers and all manner of invasive software for the past seven months.
Read the article HERE.
Consumers Balk at Updating Malware Protection
While nearly 90 percent of computer users have software on their machines to protect them from malware like viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware, almost two-thirds of those users are reluctant to upgrade the software after it's installed. That was the finding in a survey released Monday.
Read the article HERE.
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