malware

Malware is a modern term, used as a shortened version of 'malicious software.'

Generally, malware is designed to infiltrate a computer system without the user's knowledge or consent.

Computer professionals use the term malware to describe many forms of harmful software meant to breech the security of a computer in some fashion.

The two main types of malware programs are spyware and adware. It also includes more destructive items, such as keyloggers, Trojan horses, worms, and viruses.

Anti-virus programs are often good protection against malware when kept up to date. Firewall protection may also assist in blocking malware from a computer.

You'll find bloggers talking about malware at sites like The David Kirkpatrick Blog and GeekOSystem.com.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “malware”

• in Cloud Computing
  Will Twitter Better Protect Its Tweets Acquiring Antimalware Company Dasient?
  No More Twitter Spam! Twitter Buys Dasient, Cloud Antivirus Company
  by goldensylph / on Jan 24, 2012
• in Technology
  Mobile Phone Best Practices: Having a VPN
  Although viruses are something to worry about, data security is much more important when it comes to smartphones.
  by allisonmidorireilly / on Jan 7, 2012
• in Android
  Android Market Serves Up Malware
  Android Malware Surges More Than 400 Percent During Last Quarter
  by goldnugget / on Nov 20, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “malware”

 

• Android malware or aggressive advertising?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Mobile security companies offer different perspectives on 13 apps in Android Market that seem to overstep mark Two online security companies are arguing over whether as many as 5m Android handsets are infected with malware produced by a publisher via its official app Market – or just part of an "aggressive" ...
  12 hours ago

• News on Android Apps

  
  Phones Review — Authority: 574
  It appears that the malware threat on the Android platform is becoming more dominate as apparently the word is the biggest ever Android malware campaign might have possible infected a staggering 5 million devices with victims downloading affected apps right from the Android Market. According to an article over on ...
  12 hours ago

• Symantec Identifies Largest Android Malware Outbreak Yet

  
  Dial-a-Phone — Authority: 121
  Malware found inside 13 apps available in the Google Android Market could have infected between 1 million and 5 million devices...
  13 hours ago

• Email Giants Move to Slash Phishing - WSJ.com

  
  Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check — Authority: 125
  Glad to see this Email-service providers Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL Inc. are backing a new effort intended to dramatically reduce "phishing" emails—which attempt to trick recipients into thinking they come from a legitimate source. The companies—along with others such as ...
  13 hours ago

• Installing AV after Combofix scan..

  
  TechSpot OpenBoards — Authority: 143
  Hi there, Broni has been helping me with removal of infection. I was away for a week and so the thread has been closed. In the meantime I have followed last instruction and run Combofix after uninstalling AVG free 2012 using AppRemover. Now that Combofix has run, can I reinstall an AV program? Any particular ...
  14 hours ago

• New Android Market Malware Could Infect 5 Million Users

  
  GottaBeMobile.com — Authority: 437
  Google’s Android Market is now suffering the largest case of malware with Symantec reporting that 17 applications found on the company’s app store to be affected. The anti-virus software-maker recommends that if users find that they had installed any of the 17 affected apps, that they either uninstall the apps or ...
  14 hours ago

• Removal instructions for Antivirus Smart Protection

  
  MSMVPS.COM — Authority: 480
  What is Antivirus Smart Protection? The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Antivirus Smart Protection is a fake anti-malware application. These so-called "rogues" use intentional false positives to convince users that their systems have been compromised. Then they try to sell you their software, ...
  1 day ago

• Symantec tells millions of Android phones infected with malware

  
  GoAndroid — Authority: 435
  Symantec, maker of antivirus software, says in a report 1-5000000 Android phones are infected with malware. These spyware that has been identified as the Android.Counterclank virus. The virus collects data about the user of the phone and sends it to attackers. The malware was found in thirteen apps, of ...
  1 day ago

• Why Are Those Birds So Angry?

  
  RESCUECOM Computer Support Blog — Authority: 120
  Over the last few years, millions of Angry Birds have attempted to rescue their stolen eggs from the evil green pigs. They fling themselves repeatedly at the pigs’ enclosures, attempting to knock them over and kill the pigs inside. Each time they succeed in killing all of the pigs they are one stage closer to [...]
  1 day ago

• Virus and Malware Removal- Unable to open .in website

  
  TechSpot OpenBoards — Authority: 143
  Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.60.0.1800 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: v2012.01.28.05 Windows 7 x86 NTFS Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385 Admin :: ADMIN-PC [administrator] 1/29/2012 1:06:02 AM mbam-log-2012-01-29 (01-06-02).txt Scan type: Quick scan Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | ...
  1 day ago

• Malewarebytes unable to cure "TROJAN.AGENT" Process svchost.exe

  
  TechSpot OpenBoards — Authority: 143
  So i pretty much got infected with male-ware. The problem is that for some reason i am not able to remove it properly. I noticed Skyrim was lagging. I checked my processes and of course, there is a process "svchost.exe" eating up 400k. I ran Malewarebytes. it found it, but during the process of removing and ...
  2 days ago

• Malware Protection Center Removal Guide

  
  Spyware Techie — Authority: 396
  Do you know what Malware Protection Center is? Malware Protection Center is a rogue antivirus application which serves the purpose to scare you with fake warning message and, finally, take your money. The fake software generated from the same family as Internet Security Guard or Home Security Solutions, all of which ...
  4 days ago

• Intego: 2011 offered bumper crop of Mac malware – Macworld

  
  Apple Secrets — Authority: 140
  Intego: 2011 offered bumper crop of Mac malware Macworld by Joel Mathis, Macworld.com One of Apples chief advantages in the personal computing market has been that its Mac computers have been relatively impervious to viruses and malware , at least when compared to Windows-based PCs. 2011 eventful year ...
  4 days ago

• AVG: QR CODE-BASED MALWARE ATTACKS TO RISE IN 2012

  
  DAILY NEWS - GNEWSTODAY.INFO — Authority: 435
  A new inform from AVG suggests you should consider twice prior to regulating your handset to indicate different Quick Response (QR) codes. The Global Community Powered Threat Report for a fourth entertain of 2011 found an enlarge in mobile-related malware, with around a million antagonistic events during a finish of ...
  4 days ago

• Got a Nasty Virus? Sweep That Crap On Boot Up!

  
  Bauer-Power- Information is Power! — Authority: 103
  I am a huge fan of Microsoft’s latest antivirus programs. I have used many antivirus programs over the years, Norton, McAfee, Symantec, AVG, Sophos, TrendMicro, etc. I have had the best results from Microsoft Security Essentials , and it’s corporate counterpart Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection . ...
  4 days ago

• Antivirus Smart Protection

  
  Dedicated 2-viruses — Authority: 101
  Antivirus Smart Protection is a rogue anti-spyware which together with Malware Protection Center from Virus Doctor family. Though it looks trustworthy and legitimate, in reality it has nothing to do with a real situation on your computer because it designed to report only invented parasites. Additionally, you should ...
  5 days ago

• Removal of Kiwee toolbar as another adware installed through hard-to-note checkbox

  
  Spyware removers — Authority: 107
  Kiwee toolbar extends browsers without user’s actually understanding they are about to install any add-on. This is done in a legitimate way though, which is why many security vendors dare not blacklisting the above facility. That is, a user typically provides his or her consent as the browser bar is added to ...
  5 days ago

• Twitter buys anti-malware firm Dasient

  
  TG Daily - All News — Authority: 637
  Twitter has acquired web security firm Dasient, in a move which could make clicking on URLs in the social network a little safer. read more
  6 days ago

• Removal of “Malware Protection Center” and elimination of actual security and privacy threats

  
  Spyware removers — Authority: 107
  Malware Protection Center is a visual double for fake antispyware released just a week before its own introduction into malware distribution network. That is, a regular user of computer system, if presented with the two programs simultaneously, would report no differences save the product name – the preceding ...
  6 days ago

• Malware Protection Center

  
  Anti Spyware 101 — Authority: 95
  Malware Protection Center is a malicious computer application that comes to your system with intention to rob you off. It is a rogue antispyware program and is a clone of an older program Internet Security Guard , and that means that Malware Protection Center has skills good enough to make use of many users around ...
  6 days ago

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