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As another Java flaw is discovered, is it time to disable Java completely?

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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After a massive Java 0-day vulnerability surfaced in August 2012, Oracle released an out-of-cycle update to combat the exploit. However, we advised our readers to simply disable Java on their web browsers to avoid the threat. Java has now become a highly vulnerable program that causes more trouble than it is worth and this is […]

New ransomware spreads through malicious links in Skype IMs

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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A new malicious worm that spreads through Instant Messages (IMs) over Skype has been discovered. This worm manifests itself as yet another variation of ransomware and also unloads itself to generate a click fraud from the users’ machine. The worm is a strain of the Dorkbot virus and it utilizes the notorious Blackhole security exploit […]

Malware attack through Facebook photo tag notification

  • Ranjeet Menon / 13 years
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This is a warning for Facebook users. A fraudulent email is circulating on the Internet claiming to be from Facebook and saying you’ve been tagged in a photo. The email probably looks like this: On a closer look the email is from “notification @faceboook.com” and not from a “Facebook.com” domain. This is a specially crafted email […]