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Google Research Finds Nuisance Software Deluge
Users are being targeted by more than 60 million download attempts per week
Fake Minecraft Scam Apps Downloaded Up To 2.8m Times
Researchers find more than 30 'Minecraft cheat' apps that attempt to trick users into subscribing to premium rate SMS services
Android Faces New Ransomware Scam, Symantec Warns
Android devices are increasingly being frozen until their owners pay a ransom, Symantec has warned
FTC Sets $163 Million Fine For “Scareware” Business
Selling solutions to non-existing security problems is not OK
Fake AntiVirus Mimics Real AV Products: Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab says it is increasingly difficult to tell fake antivirus products from real antivirus software
BitTorrent Downloaders Given A Malware Scare
BitTorrent's µTorrent downloaders got fake antivirus scareware, not the client they wanted
Apple Delivers MacDefender Removal Tool
Apple has released a security upgrade for Mac OS X that includes a malware removal tool
Google Removes 26 Infected Apps From Android Market
Google has removed 26 Apps said to be infected with a stripped down version of DriodDream
Sophos Urges Vigilance Over Fake Firefox AV Warnings
Firefox users beware, as Sophos has discovered advanced scareware that utilises fake Firefox virus warnings
Mac’s Immunity To Malware Exposed As Fallacy
The days of Mac OS X being seemingly immune from viruses and other malware are gone forever
Researcher Finds Russian Link To MacDefender Scam
A security expert claims to have found a Russian link to some of the recent Mac scareware software
Apple Finally Admits MacDefender Malware Threat
After days of silence, Apple has posted instructions on how to remove the MacDefender fake antivirus scareware
Microsoft Warns Of Phishing Rise On Social Networks
Phishing and malware is becoming more and more common on social networking websites, warns Microsoft
Fake Antivirus Scanner Found On Mobile Handsets
Fake antivirus scanners are now migrating across to mobile handsets warn security researchers
Web-Users Fall For Fake AV
Organised gangs are tricking security-conscious Internet users with fake anti-virus