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New variant of Pinch Trojan detected with 4000 users already infected

New variant of Pinch Trojan detected with 4000 users already infected

A new variation of the Pinch Trojan has been detected by Prevx.
Dan Raywood Feb 5 2009 11:36AM Security
Windows worm hits 8.9  million PCs in past week

Windows worm hits 8.9 million PCs in past week

Security researchers are reporting that in the past four days a worm has infected 3.5 million Windows computers.
Iain Thomson Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Security
AVG offers infected users free year of service

AVG offers infected users free year of service

AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware.
Emma Hughes Nov 17 2008 7:06AM Security
HP warns of infected hardware

HP warns of infected hardware

HP has issued a security notice after USB keys shipped with some of its ProLiant servers were found to have been infected with viruses..
Iain Thomson Apr 11 2008 7:52AM Security
Seagate warns of infected drives

Seagate warns of infected drives

Seagate is warning users to scan their systems for malware after a password-stealing Trojan was found on some of its hard drives.
Shaun Nichols Nov 15 2007 7:20AM Storage
Thousands infected with video disguised malware

Thousands infected with video disguised malware

A Trojan that disguises its malicious content by playing a humorous animation is spreading across the internet, according to security experts.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 28 2007 10:03AM Security
Number of infected web pages soar

Number of infected web pages soar

More than 9,500 new infected web pages were detected every day last month, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 4 2007 9:52AM Security
TomTom devices infected with virus

TomTom devices infected with virus

A number of recently shipped TomTom satellite navigation devices are infected with malware, the Dutch company said today.
Fiona Raisbeck Jan 30 2007 7:30AM Security
Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs

Gromozon rootkit has infected 250,000 PCs

A leading malware research firm in the UK warned on Friday that the nearly undetectable Gromozon rootkit has infected a quarter of a million computers.
Ericka Chickowski Sep 5 2006 11:16PM Security
Half-million PCs infected by porn worm

Half-million PCs infected by porn worm

More than 500,000 PCs have been infected by the Nyxem worm, which is set to enter its next stage on Feb. 3.
Frank Washkuch Jan 23 2006 9:26PM Security
Mystery download await infected Sober PCs

Mystery download await infected Sober PCs

The Sober worm saga is set to take another fascinating twist on Monday. Every hour compromised computers will start downloading mystery information from websites selected by the author using a complicated algorithm based on time.
David Quainton May 20 2005 4:42PM Security
One-third of PCs infected by spyware

One-third of PCs infected by spyware

One third of PCs could be infected by spyware.
Dan Ilett Jun 17 2004 11:13AM Security

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