'Zombie' malware attacks can be frightening
To protect your computer against spyware and viruses, we have often recommended the free versions of Avast, AVG and Anti-Malware. They were good when they were good, but times have gotten tougher.
Microsoft antivirus software deletes Chrome browser
Well, it's one way to see off the competition: on Friday, Microsoft's Security Essentials antivirus software flagged Google Chrome as malware and wiped it from the PCs of thousands of people. read more
Researchers customize Android for sophisticated smartphone lockdown
Virginia Tech researchers for the past month and a half have been working to customize Google’s Android software to lock down smartphones so that sensitive data isn’t exposed once a user leaves approved locations. They’re hopeful the technology – part of a project dubbed GhostBox -- will be production-ready by year-end.
Microsoft accidentally flagged Chrome as malware
Earlier today, Microsoft’s Security Essentials mistakenly flagged Google Chrome as malware and began blocking the program. In many instances Chrome was entirely removed from users’ computers. Apparently, Chrome was being incorrectly identified as a member of the Zeus malware family, but Microsoft has since released an update to fix the issue. Complaints started early this [...]
Is that Google Chrome or malware on your PC?
Is Google Chrome suddenly not working for you? If Microsoft Security Essentials is installed on your PC, that's likely explanation. It seems that, well, ah, that the security software is misidentifying the browser as malware. Oh, Microsoft you wish! With Chrome market share going up, surely someone at Microsoft sees the Google browser as an infestation to be purged. But ribbing aside, it's just ...
