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”

 

• 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 | ...
  5 hours 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 ...
  1 day ago

• Malware Protection Center Removal Guide

  
  Spyware Techie — Authority: 397
  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 ...
  3 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 ...
  3 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 ...
  3 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 . ...
  3 days ago

• Antivirus Smart Protection

  
  Dedicated 2-viruses — Authority: 102
  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 ...
  4 days ago

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

  
  Spyware removers — Authority: 106
  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 ...
  4 days ago

• Twitter buys anti-malware firm Dasient

  
  TG Daily - All News — Authority: 636
  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
  5 days ago

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

  
  Spyware removers — Authority: 106
  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 ...
  5 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 ...
  5 days ago

• Malware Protection Center

  
  411 on Spyware — Authority: 110
  Take note of Malware Protection Center that is spreading via the Internet as of late. It is a new rogue antispyware application, a clone of Internet Security Guard , Home Security Solutions, and it can destroy your computer if you don’t take this infection seriously. Rogues like Malware Protection Center are ...
  5 days ago

• Twitter buys URL-checking anti-malware firm Dasient

  
  SlashGear — Authority: 794
  Twitter has acquired web security firm Dasient , a real-time link checking system that scans URLs for malware and other online threats, in a move that will likely make clicking a link on the terse social network safer in future. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dasient’s technology scans both web addresses ...
  5 days ago

• Remove Worm.Win32.VBNA (Worm.Win32.VBNA.b) and do not forget of its partners

  
  Spyware removers — Authority: 106
  Worm.Win32.VBNA (Worm.Win32.VBNA.b) targets Windows platform computers only. It is a highly specialized set of scripts designed to exploit dynamic library (dll) vulnerabilities. Once the trojan is dropped onto computer system, a single digit executable is created immediately in the system drive, which contains system ...
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• Twitter acquires Dasient, a Malware Protection Company

  
  Tricks n reviews — Authority: 102
  Gearing up for Twitter’s self-serve advertising launch — currently in beta stage with only a small selection of advertisers — the company announced its acquisition of spam and malware protection service Dasient on Monday.  Dasient will be integrated into Twitter’s “revenue engineering team because they ...
  5 days ago

• Fake Camera+ app hits the iPhone App Store

  
  Naked Security - Sophos — Authority: 647
  Be careful what applications you install on your computing devices - even if they come from Apples iPhone/iPad App Store.
  5 days ago

• Insider vs. Outsider Threats

  
  Class in Session: IT Security — Authority: 92
  One of the debates that often comes up is who is the bigger threat to IT security:, insiders or outsiders. While both can cause real damage to a company’s assets, insiders have a key advantage. Here is one way to consider that advantage. To launch an attack what’s need is means, motive, and opportunity. While ...
  5 days ago

• How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft on Your Smartphone

  
  On the GoWARE | Mobile App Development And Training — Authority: 100
  We are constantly on the move, spending more time on the go than we do in the comfort of our own homes.  This means less time at our desk tops and more reliance on mobile devices.  With our phones used to pay bills, view bank statements, and hold otherwise private information they have become a prime target for ...
  6 days ago

• "System Check" Virus/Malware

  
  TechSpot OpenBoards — Authority: 143
  Hi Everyone, Ive started up my computer and have discovered I have the System Check virus which actually was a relief as I genuinely thought my drives were actually corrupted. Im not a complete computer retard but partially, I have recently restored my laptop completely to get rid of possible viruses because it was ...
  1 week ago

• What is a Rogueware and how to remove it?

  
  Tech Salsa — Authority: 110
  You must have heard of many computer infections like malware, adware etc but ever heard what’s a Rogueware is? Yes, computer world have got this new type of malicious infection lately. What is a Rogueware? Rogueware, also known as Rogue security software is a new type of internet fraud that fools the users to ...
  1 week ago

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