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• Botnet Behind H1N1 Malware Campaign Spam campaign relies on fake messages from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that instruct recipients to register for H1N1 vaccinations.
• Black Screen of Death: A Lesson in FUD Prevx claims of black screen of death affecting millions were little more than 'sky is falling' sensationalism. The attention the issue has received, though, muddies the waters for Windows 7.
• Three Tips to Avoid the Windows Black Screen of Death Reports that a Microsoft update is causing millions of Windows PC's to crash with a black screen of death are exaggerated and wrong. Here are three tips to keep your PC from being affected.
• Microsoft: Don't Believe the Black Screen of Death Hype The dramatic-sounding reports over a Windows 7 "black screen of death" are inaccurate, Microsoft says -- and blown way out of proportion.
• New Malware Scam Targets Twilight Fans Security firm warns that a free movie offer supplies instead a contaminated viewer.
• Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games Maker of online gaming protection software reveals why virus attacks on video games is a problem that has increased over 600 percent in the past year.
• Researchers Set Their Sights on iPhones, Mobile Malware Georgia Tech researchers have received a $450,000 NSF grant to boost security of iPhones, BlackBerries, and other smartphones and the wireless networks on which they run.
• Facebook Invasion: Beware of New 'Smart' Worm Hot on the heels of a reported hijacking of hundreds of Facebook groups, a new variation on an old worm is crawling its way into the social network's walls.
• Game or Trojan? You're Not the Judge Lose/Lose's creator clearly states that his game will delete your files, but Symantec still calls it a Trojan.
• Report: Malware Makers Are Organized, Sophisticated Cybercriminals are organized like corporations, and follow regular software release cycles, says principal group program manager for the Microsoft Malware Protection Center.
• Phishers Dangle Some Brand-New Bait Just when you thought it was safe to shop or bank online, criminals have invented new ways to steal your personal information.
• Security Software Protects Mobile and Remote Mac, Windows Users DeepNines Technologies Tuesday is unveiling a desktop security agent that works in tandem with its content-filtering and anti-malware gateway to protect mobile users.
• Hijacked Web Sites Attack Visitors Here's the scenario: Attackers compromise a major brand's Web site. But instead of stealing customer records, the attacker installs malware that infects the computers of thousands of visitors to the site.
• A Rogue Demands A Ransom A rogue antivirus program has added a new and nasty technique: It will keep you from getting to any of your files and programs until you pay up.
• New Ad-Aware Free Protects Against Rootkits, Adds Heuristic Detection Protect yourself against spyware, malware, and rootkits for free with the latest version of the popular Ad-Aware Free program.
• Ad-Aware Plus Adds Features Above The Free Version--But Is It Better? This for-pay version of the popular antispyware program Ad-Aware includes antivirus protection.
• Spyware Sneaks Past Facebook Safeguard Facebook's CAPTCHA bot-catcher proves no match for a spyware attack.
• Omega CE Helps Unearth Stubborn Malware Expert tool Omega CE, currently in free beta, helps experts get rid of stubborn malware infections.
• Microsoft's New Free Antivirus Hits the Streets Wondering whether you should use Microsoft Security Essentials? Here's the under-the-hood info you need.
• Scareware Sellers Poison 'iPhone MMS' Search Results Criminals have poisoned major search engines for terms related to the new MMS capability of Apple's iPhone, and are using the results to steer users to fake Windows security software downloads.
• Hackers Paid to Hijack Macs A network of Russian malware authors and spammers paid hackers 43 cents for every Mac they infected with a bot.
• To Fight Worms, Use Ants A novel new security system attempts to mimic insects in the fight against malware infections.
• Malware Blocking Tests Put Trend Micro on Top A test from NSS Labs measured how well antivirus could block downloadable, socially engineered malware.
• Microsoft's 'Malvertising' Battle: A Tough Fight to Win Microsoft's hoping to find the people who've disguised malware as advertising and hold them accountable. The battle, however, may be a tough one to win.
• Tables Turned on Hacker Site A white-hat hacker broke in and then posted the contact details of members of an underground malware site.