Google has recently announced the latest addition to the Android Market, though just to clarify — this addition is not an app that you will be downloading and installing. This new addition has arrived with the codename of “Bouncer” and it is aimed towards blocking malware. According to the details coming from a recent Google more »

Lookout Labs is well known for its Android app that effectively identifies and prevents malware and spyware from infecting devices. Today, the company took things a little further by releasing another app  called Mobile Threat Tracker for Android.

Microsoft and Windows Phone evangelist Ben Rudolph have come up with a great way to promote Windows Phone to Android users that have encountered malware on their smartphones. Rudolph is asking Android users to tweet their Android horror stories with the hashtag #droidrage. The best, or worst, stories will get their hands on a free more »

Android smartphones are hot targets for malware. Malware creators can embed their malicious code into seemingly normal applications without the victim knowing. Infected applications can be commonly found in third-party app stores, but some manage to slip into the official Android Market. One of the latest Android malware discoveries was found by CA Technologies. This particular malware has the ability to record entire phone conversations.

Security experts are warning about a sinister new type of malware that attempts to trick people into falling or bogus refund requests. Once the malware infects a PC, it stays dormant until the user logs on to an online banking account. As soon as that’s detected the malware goes to work. First, a fake message more »

Just when you think Google is not going to offer anything to surprise us, they come forward with an announcement like this. According to a recent posting over on the Official Google Blog, they have announced that they are going to begin detecting certain types of malware by looking at the search traffic. According to more »

It’s important to always stay vigilant when it comes to protecting yourself from malware. No matter how protected you are it can sneak up on you. Case in point: Earlier today I was visiting a site I’ve visited many times before. The different this time is that the site had logged me out. That means more »

Japan is now the place to be if you want to have a better chance of avoiding computer viruses. The country has now made it illegal to create, distribute or store viruses. Those who are caught doing so without a good reason will be either sentenced to prison for up to three years, or be fined up to $6,000 or 500,000 yen. If one is caught storing or acquiring viruses, they could go to prison for two years or be fined around $4,000 or 300,000 yen.

Most of us has probably had to deal with a computer virus at some point in time. They are very annoying when they appear and they could prohibit you from performing the most basic functions on you PC. I recently ran across an infection called Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen on a relative’s computer. It was preventing them from using any web browser in addition to creating numerous alerts. If your computer has been infected with this Trojan, we’re going to help you get rid of this infection for good.

The world’s eyes were opened to the very real threat of computer hackers in the past few weeks. Hacking is certainly nothing new, but with the recent intrusion into the PlayStation Network and the possible intrusion into LastPass, customers are even more aware of the possibilities of identity theft. For the most part, cellphone hacks aren’t as prominent. There have been applications offered by third-party Android app stores that are used to steal customer data, but there haven’t been reports of massive breaches yet. AT&T wants to be ready if that ever happens.