As suggested by the latest report of Symantec on “Rogue Security Software” Google enjoys high popularity among hackers who p0is0n links in the search results because of its large market share in the search engine industry. “Google’s breadth and speed of indexing also play a role,” says Symantec. Symantec reported that search engine results p0is0ned with links to fake... 

Computers, like humans, have millions of viruses and bugs — and just like us some don’t have any cures! Isn’t that a cool analogy? And the facts associated with Computer threats, as the following infographics is going to show you, are even cooler! Computer Threats – Interesting Facts - In year 2002, only 20,000 Computer viruses, worms and trojans were found active. Since then,... 

Security Holes Not Required to Attack via PDF files If the sheer amount of exploits in Adobe’s products over the last year haven’t scared you off yet, then maybe a PDF attack (that doesn’t require an exploit or JavaScript to run) will. Here’s a proof of concept video for your viewing pleasure: Jeremy Conway, product manager at NitroSecurity, created this proof of concept for an attack in which... 

Mozilla addressed a critical security vulnerability with a minor Firefox update, bringing the browser to version 3.6.2. The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to “crash a victim’s browser and execute arbitrary code on his/her system.” Note that this vulnerability does not affect products built on earlier versions of the Mozilla browser engine; this means, Firefox 3.5 and earlier... 

As shocking as it might sound, its TRUE! According to a recent shocking revelation by Avast, Malicious JavaScript circulating in ad networks that serve over 50 percent of the Web can open the door to malware, without even clicking on the ad! How scary is that? Internet security software and common sense can steer you away from the some of the Web’s riskiest destinations to avoid malware, but when... 

Here is a great promotion, which will get you FREE 36-months license activation code (serial key) of Norman Virus Control worth $39.95. Norman Virus Control is an advanced security software that provides protection for both known and unknown viruses to prevent the virus from spreading and causing harm to the system. This anti-virus software has workstation and server-specific features. In addition,... 

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...