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06.01.12

OpenShopper Adware Leaves Your System Open for Malware

Ads are part of our everyday landscape; in print, on television, and especially online, advertisements are often the cost of doing business on the Internet. We accept them as necessary, and sometimes even helpful, additions to our browsing experiences. But ads can very easily be used – or misused – by rogue programs. Not all adware programs are malicious, but those that inundate users with irritating and invasive popups and ads, while tracking and logging browsing habits, are annoying and can be dangerous. OpenShopper, one of these adware programs, does more than display ads....

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06.01.12

Gala Search: Beware of this Search “Helper”

There are more than 29 million search queries entered each minute. We depend on Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines for everything from the latest entertainment news to recipes to product information and how-to help articles. An indispensable part of nearly everyone’s Web experience, search engines help tame the incredibly vast amount of information in the cyber-world and make it more accessible. Because they are so necessary, they are also a favorite target for malware developers. Gala Search is known as a search hijacker and it is much better at directing users to rogue websites than to relevant information. A form of adware, Gala Search is more of a hindrance than help....

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06.01.12

Adware or Ad-Supported Software? A New Threat on Facebook

Over 800 million people all over the globe use Facebook; if the social networking site were a country, it would be the third largest in the world. User statistics are impressive, but periphery activity is equally interesting. According to Facebook’s own figures, users install apps more than 20 million times each day; and every month, half a billion people use an app on Facebook. While many of these, like the ubiquitous Farmville, Cityville, Sims Social, and Texas Hold ‘Em, offer harmless fun, others can leave users open to rogue attacks. What do you need to know about apps and adware?

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04.01.12

A Rogue Of Many Disguises

What is the difference between Win 7 Antispyware 2012 and Win 7 Home Security 2012? How about between Vista Security 2012 and Vista Antivirus 2012? Not a thing. Each of these is simply another name for the same rogue antivirus program. While virtually all rogue programs share the same major characteristics, these programs are indistinguishable from each other. They have the same interfaces, the same warnings, and the same popups. They use the same tactics, techniques, and tools to convince users to purchase the ultimately useless software.

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18.11.11

What are Trust Seals?

Next time you visit your bank’s website to complete a transaction or purchase an item online, take a minute to look around the homepage or on any page that asks you to enter sensitive information. You should see a small logo somewhere on the page that indicates that the site has been verified. This is a trust seal, and it is awarded to sites that are able to demonstrate commitment to good security practices and/or the presence of secure methods for transactions. It can also simply tell a consumer whether or not it is a verified business. Third party companies like Verisign award these seals in order to increase online consumers’ confidence in the sites they use. What do consumers need to know about trust seals?

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