Category: Antivirus & Malware
A virus is a piece of code which is capable of copying itself in order to do damage to your computer, including corrupting your system or destroying data. Malware, on the other hand, is an umbrella term that stands for a variety of malicious software, including Trojans, spyware, worms, adware, ransomware and yes, viruses.
How to Protect Your Computer From Malware
This article is very good for you if you know how to use it. “In a world where there are threats that go undetected and where, when you get a malware infection, it takes you months or even years to realize that you’ve been attacked, you should really be concerned about when you can expect…
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QR Codes Are a Scam
A few months back I wrote about the fact that QR Codes are a scam (yes, a scam). They seem to be everywhere, and I figured it was worth a good mention to get the attention of those who have been fooled. This article is a follow up on the article by David A. Lee…
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Covid-19 Virus in Japan – New Government Data Will Help Reduce Virus Risk
Japan warns ‘large-scale infection risk’ after record spike. Virus ‘likely to be one of world’s worst,’ study says. New government research found most infections linked to Games, but virus could be far more dangerous than anyone realized. Japan says new government data will help reduce virus risk. Japanese officials have been sounding the alarm about…
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Android Security Patches – What Happened to the Samsung Galaxy S III?
31, 2014, Google’s Android mobile platform began rolling out Android 2. 2 (Lollipop) for some of its most popular OEMs — namely, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sony, HTC, and BlackBerry — who were using older versions of Android at the time. On the same day, however, Android’s developer build (A-D) also landed for those very same…
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The Daily Death Toll From the Novel Coronavirus Hits 441
The death toll from the novel coronavirus, which originated in the Wuhan, China coronavirus outbreak, reached 441 on Monday, and new infections topped 14,000 across Japan on Sunday. The total number of deaths from COVID-19 rose to 733 on Monday, surpassing the past daily record of 722. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus…
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Social Media Quiz in the UK
Today in the UK, as a rule, the news in the mainstream media is about what is happening in the UK. The UK, and more particularly the Conservative party, remain very unpopular with the general public, as it is very apparent that the Conservatives in power and the party generally have little interest in the…
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Kapoor, Deputy Administrator, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, State of California, presents data from the State of California, published on 14 March 2020, at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians. This is his fourth presentation at the national conference. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says coronavirus cases…
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Why Anti-Virus Scans Are Better Than Anti-Virus Scans
This article was originally published in the Symantec Enterprise Security Intelligence blog titled “Virus & Malware vs. Anti-Virus” on Jul. The growing use and popularity of anti-virus scans has spawned a myriad of arguments on the topic, as well as a lot of debate. One common refrain is that scanners are better than antiviruses, resulting…
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New Evasion Attack Using a New Variant of a Trojan – Card Stealer
The following is a new evasion attack using a new variant of a Trojan which is called Card Stealer. This is a threat to organizations that store sensitive card accounts online. The new variant makes use of known and unknown information passed between two devices during a session to steal the cards from the storage…
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IMF Cuts Japan’s Growth Forecast to 2.8% in 2021
IMF cuts Japan’s growth forecast to 2. 8% in 2021 as pandemic weighs | Antivirus & Malware. | Reuters Article Date: February 13, 2020 | Authors: Michael I. Summary: Japan’s economy has been shrinking by more than one percent per year for the past 10 years. That’s the message from the latest forecast revisions for…
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