Fake anti-virus
Monday review - the hot 15 stories of the week
It's weekly roundup time. Here's all the great stuff we've written in the past seven days.
Android malware in pictures - a blow-by-blow account of mobile scareware
Fake anti-virus is mostly for Windows, with OS X a long way back in second place. But other operating systems aren't exempt from the depredations of cybercriminals.
Paul Ducklin shows you round some recently-discovered Android scareware...
Monday review - the hot 19 stories of the week
It's that time of the week again - here's your roundup of everything we wrote in the last seven days.
An unholy alliance - Fake Anti-Virus, meet Bogus Support Call!
What happens when a scammer decides to marry fake anti-virus and bogus support calls?
Paul Ducklin has a bit of a weekend chuckle at the result...
Bamital botnet dismantled, as Microsoft seizes control of malware servers
Security experts at Microsoft, working with others in the computer security industry, have disrupted a botnet being used by the Bamital malware family.
Here's how you know if *you* need to take any action on your PCs.
A short history of hacking attacks against the media
The revelation of the Chinese hacking campaign against reporters working for the New York Times has raised awareness of targeted malware attacks, but what does the history of cyberattacks against media agencies look like?
Graham Cluley takes a trip down memory lane..
Fake anti-virus attack spread via bogus ADP anti-fraud update emails
If the person who is telling you to install a security update can't be trusted, or isn't who they claim to be, there's a chance you could be heading into even bigger danger.
A chink in Android Armour
SophosLabs process thousands of Android apps daily with many applications approaching the fine line between the completely legitimate and potentially unwanted applications.
Android Armour a premium priced security app was particularly well represented in the incoming stream of samples. Vanja Svajcer investigates why.
How to report a computer crime: Fake anti-virus
If you unwittingly downloaded malware to your computer which masqueraded as anti-virus software would you just clean it up and carry on, or report it to the authorities?
Sophos Security Threat Report 2013 - the safest and riskiest countries revealed
Download the free Sophos Security Threat Report, looking back over 2012 and exploring what security threats and trends we will all be facing tomorrow.
New updated Virus Removal Tool from Sophos now available
Sophos has just released an updated version of its free and very popular Sophos Virus Removal Tool.
Monday review: the hot 21 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's a list of every story we've written in the last week, for your reviewing pleasure.
Warning!!!! Your pop-up ads may be fraudulent!!! FTC wins $163m settlement against scareware firm
A US federal court has imposed a judgment of more than $163 million against a defendant in a case that pitted the US Federal Trade Commission against purveyors of so-called "scareware" programs designed to trick Internet users into believing their computer is infected.
