JAKARTA, SENIN – Apa pun yang populer, biasanya juga mengundang orang yang berniat tak baik. Ini juga terjadi di Android Market. Belakangan, aplikasi-aplikasi ponsel yang berlandaskan sistem operasi Android kian naik daun. Kabarnya, lebih dari 6 miliar aplikasi Android sudah diunduh sampai hari ini. Nah, menurut laporan Symantec volume 16…
New Mac Malware Fools Customers, But Threat Still Relatively Small
The 11-inch MacBook Air costs $1,000. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com A new piece of malware has caused an uptick in Apple customers reporting infected machines, renewing a timeless debate on the state of Macintosh security versus Windows. The trojan horse is called Mac Defender. It’s a web pop-up containing a spoof…
Apple Promises Software Update to Kill ‘MacDefender’ Malware
Apple’s MacBook Air ships with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com Apple has published instructions on removing a piece of malicious software that targeted Mac customers. The company claims that an upcoming Mac software update will remove the malware from infected systems. In a bulletin published Tuesday evening,…
Trusteer Discovers 2nd Malware Variant To Go Financial And Unveils Cybercrime Prevention Platform
BOSTON, Sep. 7, 2011 -Trusteer, the leading provider of cybercrime prevention solutions, today announced new versions of the four products which make up its Cybercrime Prevention Architecture. The new capabilities remove malicious exploits in web page content, fingerprint fraudster machines attempting to access protected web applications, protect iOS and Android…
Scrub Your PC Clean: Remove Malware in Four Easy Steps [How To]
Malware sucks. In the best-case scenario, it craps up your system with unwanted files and occasionally makes itself known in the form of a persistent pop-up window or annoying browser-based toolbar. In the worst-case scenario, malware completely takes over your desktop or laptop and ruins your life. Your system slows…
Gadget Lab Podcast: PlayStation Phone, Android Hacks, Mac Malware
In this week’s Gadget Lab podcast, the crew talks shop about the new PlayStation phone, a popular Android mod, a lame patent troll exploiting app programmers and the state of Macintosh viruses. Mike Isaac kicks off the show with his take on Sony-Ericsson’s Xperia Play, an Android phone with a…
If you use it, mobile malware will come
IT people who try to secure mobile devices in a big company face three big conceptual problems. First, many, if not most, of the smartphones and tablets are from Apple. Both veteran and rookie users tend to believe Apple devices aren’t vulnerable to malware and hacks, so users don’t need…
McAfee: Android malware soars while iPhone untouched
McAfee says that the Android OS is having some issues with malware lately — according to a new study from the anti-malware company, Android malware has grown by 76% over the past few months, sending the number of troublesome scripts out there to over 40. Some of the malware appears…
Free Security Tool Detects Banking Malware
A Finnish penetration testing company has released a free tool it says can detect all variants of five major families of malicious software that steal online banking credentials. The tool, called Debank, was built by Finnish penetration testing company Fitsec, which has used the tool to scan its customers’ machines,…
Bitcoin virtual money malware spreading via Twitter
Now, even virtual currency is no longer safe from malware. A computer security firm warned malicious links are now spreading over micro-blogging site Twitter, leading to malware that can mine for Bitcoins, a virtual currency used in peer-to-peer sharing. In a blog post, Trend Micro said the spammed malicious shortened…