Tagged: Anti-virus Software
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Cyber-crooks are raking in stg£3m a year from victims of ransomware scams News
08.11.2012 Cyber-criminals are raking in more than stg£3m (€3.76m) a year from victims of ransomware. Ransomware disables a user’s computer until they agree to pay hackers a ransom to free... -
Remember: Internet Doomsday to wreak havoc on PCs on 9 July News
22.06.2012 Internet users face losing their connection with the internet on 9 July due to their computers being infected with the DNSChanger Trojan, Irish security organisation IRISSCERT...Categories: Web 2.0, Software & Web Development, Software, Security, Internet, Consumer Tech, Computers -
AVG apologises for crashing Windows 7 customers News
06.12.2010 Web security company AVG has issued an apology to its customers after its most recent update caused a significant number of Windows 7 crashes. -
Hacker rocks Indonesia with fake tsunami warning News
26.11.2010 The Twitter account of a major adviser to Indonesia’s president has been hacked and a fake warning was posted that a tsunami is heading for Indonesia. -
Conficker responsible for 15pc of Irish malware infections News
08.06.2010 Infections of the Conficker worm reached a historical high in May, accounting for 15pc of all malware infections in Ireland, according to Eset’s latest threat trends report. -
Microsoft to offer updated patches for dozen security flaws News
07.12.2009 Software company Microsoft will be offering updated patches for 12 security flaws - including three deemed as "critical" - in its Patch Tuesday release.Categories: CIO