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Mac trojan now equipped with OS X anti-virus nuking ability

Mac trojan now equipped with OS X anti-virus nuking ability

While Mac users like to brag on and on about how they don't get viruses and other types of malware on their shiny objects of perfection recent events are proving otherwise, and to the degree that Apple ... continue
New Android trojan gets fancy and actually records your phone calls

New Android trojan gets fancy and actually records your phone calls

Anyone who didn't see this coming needs to get a reality check but it seems that the folks at the CA Security Advisor blog have gotten their hands on a really nasty Android trojan. While there have already ... continue
Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf

Hey Gruber, You Might Want to Reconsider Crying Wolf

The other day John Gruber of Daring Fireball fame and unofficial spokesman for Apple wrote a post full of quotes from other dated posts where the writers were brazen enough to suggest that Mac's long safe harbor ... continue
Comcast going proactive against PC infections

Comcast going proactive against PC infections

In a move that maybe should have been done years ago Comcast is testing out a new automated service in Denver called Comcast Constant Guard. The idea being that as the IPS they will ... continue
Malware served up based on operating system

Malware served up based on operating system

While the stick yer head segment of Mac users will almost certainly find some reason to spout their typical rhetoric about Mac’s being impervious to viruses, trojans and other such evil goodies that isn’t ... continue
Microsoft readies free anti-virus software – Let the jokes commence in 1..2…3….

Microsoft readies free anti-virus software – Let the jokes commence in 1..2…3….

Microsoft recently shut down their previous attempt at providing a security software application, OneCare, due to a big *YAWN* in the marketplace. That experience though hasn’t deterred then from trying once more but this ... continue
Apple and its security issues it doesn’t like to acknowledge

Apple and its security issues it doesn’t like to acknowledge

Now I have to be careful here on how I phrase this post because we sure wouldn’t want to see a Twitter-Friendfeed real-time angry fanboy rise from the dust and inundate us with all ... continue
BBC shows what happens when you buy a botnet

BBC shows what happens when you buy a botnet

As a way to show its viewer how easily their computers could be a part of a botnet the BBC technology show Click went out and purchased what they called a low value botnet from one ... continue