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Drive-by Trojan Download: CNET Embraces the Dark Side

Published on December 13, 2011 By Daniel Ihonvbere

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 [...]

“Windows license locked”: Ransomware Targets Windows

Published on April 12, 2011 By Daniel Ihonvbere

“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 [...]