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Drive-by Trojan Download: CNET Embraces the Dark Side

December 13, 2011 No Comments

It appears that the draw of the almighty dollar has pulled CNET to the dark side. CNET is a popular technology news site with a download portal called Download.com where many users go to download software that are free, shareware and open source. The site built a reputation a while back as a dependable location [...]

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"Windows license locked": Ransomware Targets Windows

April 12, 2011 No Comments

“Windows license locked!” “This copy of Windows is locked. You may be a victim of fraud or there may be an internal system error” – malware message Mikko Hyppönen of F-Secure has warned of a new variant of what he calls “Ransomware” or ransom trojans. These are attacks by malware that takes a computer hostage [...]

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