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Just in the past year ...(COVER STORY)(the internet)
Credit-card breach. Heartland Payment Systems, of Princeton, N.J., a credit-card processor that handles more than 4 billion transactions a year, found malicious software in its database that resulted in the theft of consumers' creditcard numbers and expiration dates.
Pop-up imposter. Visitors to legitimate banking sites were ambushed by pop-ups that looked as though they came from the financial institution. Actually, they were planted by hackers to get customers to reveal their passwords.
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Stock scam. Scammers used old news stories on publicly traded companies to influence current stock prices by manipulating search engines so that the stories topped the results of searches on the companies' ticker symbols.
Celebrity come-on. Phishers posted fake profiles of Beyonce and other stars to the social-networking site LinkedIn. When users clicked on the profile, their computer was infected by malicious software.
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- The lazy person's guide to malicious software.
- Magazine article from: CHIPS Long, Dale October 1, 2008 700+ words
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the last installment of...collections of computers corrupted by malicious software, dedicated to serving the whims...to No. 6 a little early.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts...
- Master software updating to protect your PC: running the latest versions of...
- Magazine article from: PC World Vamosi, Robert July 1, 2009 700+ words
...and expect from each vendor. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Update Windows Microsoft issues...System*Automatic Updates. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Microsoft advises you to let Windows...Express and Custom installs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some caveats: If you use Firefox...
- China Lanches Standards for Malicious Software.
- News wire article from: SinoCast China Business Daily News November 27, 2006 700+ words
...softwares that can define the malicious software clearly, after the spontaneously...organized Chinese anti-malicious software alliance by ordinary netizens...advertisements are classified as malicious software. Although the Chinese anti...
- Anti-Malicious Software Coalition Takes Action Again.
- News wire article from: SinoCast China IT Watch September 21, 2006 700+ words
...defendant in a campaign against malicious software in China. A spokesperson of the plaintiff, China Anti-Malicious- software Coalition, said a Chongqing...month in Beijing to fight malicious software like adware and spyware...
- ISC Takes New Actions Against Malicious Software.
- News wire article from: SinoCast China IT Watch November 1, 2006 700+ words
...Society of China has set up an anti-malicious software team to deal with increasing complaints...characteristics and categories of malicious software, and urge enterprises in the sector...cannot be removed. The trial of a malicious software case between Beijing- based Zhongsou...
- Sana Security Announces Primary Response SafeConnect; First Ever Security...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 14, 2005 700+ words
...and removes the most complex and malicious software, which are specifically designed...website or opening an attachment with malicious software embedded in the code. "Mobile and...2 (Active MDT), which detects malicious software based on a combination of characteristics...
- China sets up working group to deal with "malicious" software.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. October 29, 2006 700+ words
...working group to deal with "malicious" software Beijing, Oct 29 (PTI...working group to check "malicious" software following increasing complaints...characteristics and categories of malicious software, and urge enterprises...
- Rising Rolls out Malicious Software Removal Tool.
- News wire article from: SinoCast China Business Daily News November 20, 2006 700+ words
...launch a free professional tool for checking and removing malicious software. The product is able to eliminate current over 400 sorts of malicious software. Crackdown on malicious software has gradually become a major task in the sector since...
- Web users asked to submit malicious software reports to Stop Badware...
- Newspaper article from: Telecomworldwire January 26, 2006 700+ words
...2006-Web users asked to submit malicious software reports to Stop Badware Coalition...established to collect reports of malicious software, is seeking the help of web users...name and shame' those supplying malicious software programs such as spyware. The coalition...
- China sets up anti-malicious software working group.
- Magazine article from: Business Daily Update October 30, 2006 700+ words
...Society of China has set up an anti-malicious software working group to deal with increasing...characteristics and categories of malicious software, and urge enterprises in the sector...cannot be removed. The trial of a malicious software case between Beijing-based Zhongsou...
