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An insidious scam that can result in multiple malware downloads is currently targeting Facebook users, warns Bitdefender. It starts rather predictably, as users inadvertently share links to a supposedly leaked pornograp...

A new variant of the Malware Protection ransomware has been released called Anti-Child Porn Spam Protection. This ransomware pretends to be from a legitimate government organization that states that the infected compute...

Apple on Monday released a critical update to its version of Java for Mac OS X that plugs at least a dozen security holes in the program. More importantly, the patch mends a flaw that attackers have recently pounced on t...

VISA and MasterCard are alerting banks across the country about a recent major breach at a U.S.-based credit card processor. Sources in the financial sector are calling the breach “massive,” and say it may involve more t...

Adobe has issued a security update for its Flash Player software that fixes at least two critical vulnerabilities in the widely-used program. At long last, this latest version also includes an auto-updatin...

More and more, the fragments of your life exist as particles on a disk mounted inside your computer—disks susceptible to temperature changes, power surges, fire, theft, static, and just plain wear and tear. Hard dr...

The weather’s turning warmer in our neck of the woods, which means it’s time to start thinking about spring cleaning. While you’re emptying your closets, decluttering, and getting rid of the bloat in yo...

If your computer is running Java and you have not updated to the latest version, you may be asking for trouble: A powerful exploit that takes advantage of a newly-disclosed security hole in Java has been rolled into auto...

First seen in December 2010, Security Shield has since continued to have strong distribution through 2011 and into 2012. Recently rebranded as Security Shield 2012, the Security Shield computer infection is one of the lo...

Mozilla yesterday reiterated that it’s still working on silent updates for Firefox, and said it should have the Chrome-like service in place by early June. In a sweeping summary of 2011’s accomplishments and ...