Ignore Sites that nag to Press the Help key, says Microsoft’s Zero-day Bug Advisory If you’re still using Windows XP, Microsoft has a piece of security advice for you: don’t hit F1! Microsoft has told Windows XP users not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet... 

We at TechChunks.com made a sensational revelation back in Nov 2009 when we discovered about AVG Antivirus 9.0 Search Shield Blocking Google Cached Pages as Active Threats and now Kaspersky antivirus seem to be following AVG’s foot-steps! An update to Kaspersky’s popular anti-virus software on Monday falsely identified Google Adsense as a malicious script. As a result of the false alarm,... 

Apple Macintosh computers have long been thought to be unattractive to malware, virus writers and hackers, but the scenario is fast changing, as it appears. At the moment, Mac computers are quickly becoming more and more popular with hackers and other online scam artists, prompting security software vendors to unveil Mac versions of antivirus applications. Taking initiative recently Kaspersky Lab... 

Microsoft Corp issued its biggest software patch on record on Tuesday to fix a range of security issues in its programs, including the yet to be released Windows 7 operating system. In a monthly update sent to users of its software, Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, or patches, to address 34 vulnerabilities it identified across its Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, Office and other products. It...