You may have heard about so called ransom ware before. This is a type of malware that tries to extort money from computer users by making the system or data inaccessible until the money has been paid. This can be a serious issue, especially if you need access to the data immediately. Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker is [...]

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Most password managers today offer more than just a secure storage space for passwords. Most come with options to generate secure passwords, automatically fill out sign in forms on the Internet, or to record notes and other related information. The core purpose of a password manager however is the secure storage of passwords. With password [...]

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Kaspersky has been in the Internet security business for a very long time. A veteran company that usually scores very well in comparative tests. Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 fills the space between Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012, a security application concentrating solely on virus and malware protection, and Kaspersky Pure, Kaspersky’s flagship product that adds security related [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

About two weeks ago word got out that the Chaos Computer Club got their hands on what they identified as a German state-sponsored trojan. The initial analysis assumed that the trojan would only run on 32-bit Windows systems. We reviewed a software that would detect the trojan on the system. Two weeks later things have [...]

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One of the most notorious rootkit families on today’s Internet is the TDSS Rootkit family which is known as Rootkit.Win32.TDSS, Tidserv, TDSServ or Alureon. The rootkit began to spread in 2008 and is one of the causes for unauthorized Google Redirects that users experience when the rootkit is active on their PC system. One of [...]

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We start the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway with Kaspersky Pure, Kaspersky’s top of the line product that combines all features of Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Antivirus and then some. Security companies in recent years have improved their applications in many regards, and one of the more recent trends is the addition of modules that have ties [...]

Categories: ghacks, Spyware, Windows

Most security software companies, like Kaspersky, Symantec or Bitdefender, release new products ever year. The updated programs often come with additional security modules, better detection, engines, resource usage and other features that make them more powerful than last year’s version. If you are running last year’s version, say Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, you are bound [...]

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Many antivirus companies are offering free rescue disks to provide their customers with an option to disinfect a system from the “outside”. That’s especially helpful in scenarios where a virus has damaged the operating system critically, so that it won’t boot anymore on its own. Most antivirus rescue disks are supplied in the disk ISO [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

With the number of smartphones on the market on an ever-increasing rise Google’s Android operating system is the first to be hit by a major virus.  The malware can steal cash from unsuspecting users by sending premium-rate text messages from their handset.

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