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Google tells ad-blocking utilities on Android: "You're fired!" [POLL]
Today, Google did a Donald Trump, as good as saying to a number of popular ad-blocking programs, "You're fired!"
Paul Ducklin investigates, and asks what this means for security vendors, who also aim to help you block things you don't want...
How a regular IT guy helped catch a botnet cybercriminal
Veteran cybercrime investigator Bob Burls looks back on a case where the diligence of an IT professional helped convict a botmaster who had made tens of thousands of dollars.
Beware the Bad Piggies: Fake games hit 82k Chrome users with adware
Google Chrome users are warned that supposedly “free” versions of the Angry Birds spin-off “Bad Piggies” are fakes that harvest data and install adware.
What is worse on Android? Malware or PUAs?
Although the number of discovered malicious apps for Android is growing at an exponential rate, the actual reports from customer devices show that potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) are also causing problems.
Facebook teaches users how to kill adware
Curious to know who's been checking you out on Facebook? Tempted to see who's visited your timeline? Put that click-happy finger away!
VB 2009 - Is there a lawyer in the lab?
In my continuing series on Virus Bulletin 2009 presentations I want to share with you my impressions of a talk given by Juraj Malcho of Eset entitled "Is there a lawyer in the lab?". Juraj's presentation discussed the spectrum of Read more…
Good riddance - Zango shuts down
Not many people will be shedding a tear this week at the news that notorious adware distributor Zango has shut its doors. According to media reports, Zango (who were previously known as 180Solutions) was unable to remain in business because Read more…
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