MacOS is generally perceived to be more effective at keeping malware out compared to PCs and other operating systems. However, that's not the reality; MacOS is just as vulnerable to malware threats as ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP A man uses a laptop at a coffee shop in downtown Hanoi. - AFP In 2022, there were over 1.3 billion malware programmes in existence and 10 ...

A new virus can, for the first time, infect image files, according to antivirus software company McAfee Security, a division of Network Associates Inc. This means that the virus could be spread ...

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Discord is introducing changes to its file hosting to enhance security and restrict the misuse of its platform. This move is intended to curb the use of Discord's content delivery network (CDN) for ...

Attackers are hiding interesting malware in a boring place, hoping victims won’t bother to look. Where’s the last place you’d expect to find malware? In an email from your mother? Embedded in software ...

Researchers from Mimecast have recently observed a campaign where threat actors are using a somewhat rarely seen but easy method to distribute malware using Microsoft Excel's standard file encryption ...

A threat actor focusing on Android systems has expanded their malware-as-a-service (MaaS) business with file-encrypting capabilities for ransomware operations. Named Lucy Gang by researchers, the ...

In another example of how risky it can be to download apps from unauthorized sources, a new study has revealed that thousands of Android app files are laden with malware capable of escaping detection ...

A new virus can, for the first time, infect image files, according to antivirus software company McAfee.com Corp., a division of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Network Associates Inc. That means the virus ...