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Ramnit Botnet Disabled Windows Update on Approx 3 Million PCs

Europol along with Microsoft and other security firms has successfully taken down a malicious program, Ramnit botnet, that disabled Windows update on approximately 3 million computers worldwide within five years of attack. The disabling of Windows update by Ramnit makes infected PCs expose to malware attacks.

According to security firm Symantec, the virus, capable of stealing passwords and confidential data of internet banking, first surfaced in 2010. The virus was designed to infect EXE, DLL and HTML files that are stored on the hard disk or other connected storage devices. Once the virus is active, it alters several security settings of Windows, including the virus-scanner installed by default. The botnet was under stoplight in 2012 for infecting Facebook and other social media sites. 

On the take down of disastrous virus, Europol’s deputy director of operations, Wil van Gemert, quoted as saying, “This successful operation shows the importance of international law enforcement working together with private industry in the fight against the global threat of cybercrime.

”We will continue our efforts in taking down botnets and disrupting the core infrastructures used by criminals to conduct a variety of cybercrimes. Together with the EU Member States and partners around the globe, our aim is to protect people around the world against these criminal activities.

”Microsoft and Symantec have released remedy to clean and restore infected computers’ defense. Microsoft advises users to regularly scan their computer with antivirus scanners and warns to be careful with e-mails and social media messages of unknown users.

”During the past six months, Microsoft detected approximately 500,000 instances of computers infected with Ramnit,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “If you’re using Windows 8 or later versions, Windows Defender comes built-in. If you’re running an older operating system, you can install Microsoft Security Essentials,” it added.

Although, the minds behind the botnet are not able to communicate with the infected computers, but the infected devices still contain the virus and the modified settings are still active. So, it would require the activeness of PC user to take the requisite steps for PC security.

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Leave Customers, Even Banks are Becoming Victims of Internet Hacking

Do you think that only individuals like you are prone to internet hacks and scams? Well, then you are wrong as many banks, promising its customers of safeguarding their deposits, are being scammed by cyber criminals. This horrific truth is revealed recently in a news that reported of more than 100 banks being hacked and cheated with over 650 million pounds of deposits globally only in last two years.

The biggest online bank heist was unraveled by the Russian cyber-security organization, Kaspersky Lab, which was called in to examine after an ATM in Ukraine was found to be throwing away money at random times. After the investigation, it was unveiled that the hackers managed to sneak into the bank’s internal computer systems using malware, which concealed itself in the networks for months, assembled information and provided it to the hackers. The malware was so sophisticated that it allowed the hackers to view video feeds from within purportedly safe offices as they gathered the data they needed to take. Once they were ready to attack, they were able to pose as bank staff online in order to move millions of pounds into dummy accounts. They were even able to instruct cash machines to shell out money at random times of the day without a bank card.

According to Kaspersky Lab, the cyber criminals are targeting banks instead of hacking individual's account. The malware that hackers inject into bank's system starts working independently and is very difficult to identify. The malware injection can be possible through 'Spear Phishing'. In spear phishing, a hacker sends an email which appears to be from a trusted source to the bank employee. Once the email is read, the malware would infect employee's system allowing the hacker to sneak into the bank’s network. The hackers would then gain access to the administrator’s computer providing video surveillance of everything going on in the premises. They also starts monitoring the screens of staffs’s workstation which serviced the cash transfer systems. By watching how they operate, the hackers learns the process needed to transfer money to other accounts and transfer the amount to dummy accounts.

There is another unique method that hackers adopt for stealing money. They use the hacked accounts of the bank employees to transfer money to the legitimate accounts of the customers, instead of dummy accounts. The transferred amount is usually very high ranging around some millions. Then the hackers gain access to customer's account and withdraw the amount they had transferred. The bank's customer never suspect of any infiltration because their original balance remains the same.

Such high-end hack attacks for money stealing has been regular part many Hollywood flicks for many years. Of late, we have seen many sharp but brutal minds have been making them part of the reality. In this era of fake smartphone apps and banking malware, banks and their customers are having tough time. That is why, as an individual customer it is always recommended that you must install a genuine and upgraded antivirus in your devices to keep your money safe.

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Valentine's Day Scam: Spammers, Scammers Targeting Online Shoppers, E-Cards

In the world we live, there is a necessity for us to show our love and care for our loved ones. Gifts are almost the perfect way to express our love and to make our loved ones feel special. Therefore, we often look for occasions when we can share gifts. As these occasions prove to be high yielding season for online shopping, technical scammers also don't leave any stone unturned for scamming these customers.  

Valentine's Day is celebrated worldwide by the lovebirds and to cherish the event, couples gift each other different stuff to show their love and care towards each other. As online shopping is booming everywhere on the globe, couples too find the internet an better option to shop for their beloved. But Lovebirds, be warned!

To take the advantage of this rising-in-demand online shopping, spammers and scammers are making great efforts. The spam run is so high that the famous tech portal, Trend Micro has revealed around 117 different sender IPs that are running spams related with Valentine’s Day. Most of these spammed emails primarily come from the United States, followed by India, Ukraine, Canada, and the Netherlands. This flock of Valentine’s Day-themed emails can come in different languages, such as: English, German, Chinese, etc. With the emails, spammers gifts their recipients links to amazing, but fake, shopping discounts, dating sites that are actually scams, and spam-vertisements (advertisements seen inside spammed emails).

Valentine’s Day offers spammers and scammers a great opportunity of luring people into shelling out their hard-earned money or giving away their personal information under the deceptive veil of love. That said, as a computer user you do not need to panic with the thoughts of Valentine’s Day security. You just need be little vigilant while buying gifts online or opening an e-card from that special someone.

As the Valentine's Day approaches closer our inbox generally gets flooded with emails about lucrative offers and high-end products on highly discounted prices. By the time you land on a webpage by following the link provided in such mails, your details are shared with the sender. You get scammed.

There are some basic precautions you can take in order to save yourself from cyberattack. While shopping online, you must keep following points in your mind:

Do not follow the links from unreliable and unknown sender.

Do not disclose your personal details on a webpage you don’t know or trust.

Always remember that phishing sites can impersonate authorized websites by copying their login page but scammers can’t copy the URL. So, always keep a check on the URLs to make sure that the website you are visiting is genuine.

Never share your passwords via email. Try to keep separate password for each account.

Install an anti-phishing browser add-on or genuine antivirus software with realtime web protection so that it can warn you when you are on suspected phishing sites.

E-card is also an amazing, easy and friendly way of sending your lovable wishes to dear ones. But if you are receiving an e-card then you must take following steps for protecting yourself from spam.

Always crosscheck the sender’s email address. Avoid unknown luring messages.

Never click on the link you are unsure of the sender or its intent.

Don't click or download anything from an unknown source.

Always be cautious of attachment formats and size.

Use established greeting cards portals and it is recommended that you ignore the ones you have never heard of.

Most of the scammers and spammers are technical masters. They usually rides on the mistakes and carelessness of the users. If you are vigilant and active about your web browsing, chances are very few that someone would be able to cyberattack you. In any case, we always recommend installing genuine antivirus in your PC and regularly update it.

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7 Critical Things to do Immediately With a New PC.

New Personal Computer is special in many ways for every user. There are number purposes that it will assist you with, from your office tasks to entertainment to communication. You interest, job, and schedule will decide what will be the most dedicated purpose you use your new PC for. However, here are 7 critical things to do immediately with a new PC, before getting on with your business.

Here is a quick checklist of 7 critical things to do immediately with a new PC:

Antivirus:

Antivirus software is to keep your PC malware-free. No matters if you buy it from computer seller or online, but make sure that you always install a genuine, reliable and updated antivirus for the best security of your new PC.

Though most of the latest operating system now offer inbuilt antivirus protection, (such as: Windows Defender with Windows 8), they are not as polished and feature-rich as dedicated antivirus products. After the installation of the antivirus software, do not forget to optimize the settings as per your requirement for best PC security.

Web Browser

Now when new PC is secure and safe with antivirus plan, user would love surf freely over the world of the web using a web browser. But different users have different choices on web browsers for their different features. So, the web default browser with the operating system may not be your default choice. There are plenty of them available in the market, like: Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, etc. (also there is a strong fan-following building up for Microsoft’s soon-to-release Spartan browser). Whatever fits your choice, go for it.

Office Suite

There is a myth in the market that office suite software are only for presentation-tackling suit-wearers. There is a very rare possibility that you can always get on with a PC without needing any tool from office suite.

Presentations, documentation, spreadsheets, and a lot more things that make up productivity software suite that you might not have to create on your own, but you might need to run some already existing file. For example, there are several software, games, etc. that provide their product keys, manuals, installation read me file, etc. as document files. To run those files, you would need one. So, you better get one for new PC before proceeding with other software.

Cleaner

You may not need it instantly with the new PC. But when your favorite web browser, office suite and many other software come into action, your PC will start getting junks in the storage disk. And then there are endless reasons for a cleaner to be a must-add thing for the new PC. Well reputed cleaner, like EazePro, can keep your PC free from unused files and settings which usually take up loads of drive space and degrade PC's performance and speed with the time. Using them, you can clean up these unnecessary files, which will eventually boost up your PC's speed in just no time. Moreover, a quality cleaner offers you a secure browsing environment, decreases chances of sudden crashes, and just much more.

Media Player

Not just to listen songs or watch movies on your new PC, but there are several other situations when the need for media player is inevitable. The default media player in the Windows has its own advantages, but some special utility of other dedicated media players can never be ignored. Plus, if you want to stream an video online, you might still have to reach out for a media player plugin for web browser.

Windows, Software and Driver Update

With new PC, it is quite obvious for users to think that they are getting everything updated to the latest. Unluckily, that may not be true for all the cases. Also, Microsoft is too quick to release regular and multiple updates to Windows to keep up the security, stability and usability level up to the best. For Windows Update, you can dig into Control Panel to enable the auto-updates or to install the updates manually.

Though, software and driver updates are a little different from Windows Update, the overall aim is more or less the same- to make PC operate better. Most of the software offers intimation on availability of the new version and you can follow some mentioned links to get them. However, subscribing to a legitimate technical support services is one of the most reliable options. Most of the legitimate tech support subscriptions provide a regular and timely update for Windows, drivers, and other software.

Data Backup

We don't know what we've got until we lose it. It goes right with PC data as well. Data backup is a pretty simple and easy thing to do, but most of the users ignore it. However, when a sudden system crash, electricity failure, accidentally file deletion, etc. takes away the precious data, user would get to know that data recovery is not only expensive but also close to impossible in some cases. So, do not wait for the mishap and instead get a data backup software installed or connect with a data backup technical support subscription for your new PC.

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Password Manager, Parental Control Software, Clipboard Tools, etc. might not sound very important for many as for the other. But experts emphasize on their use for being more productive, safe and secure with your new PC.

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Cyber security is One of Six New Industries of the Future

A recent report published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in Britain (IET) has appallingly put Cyber Security on its list of the six 'hottest' and the most swiftly growing industries in the UK. The report dictates that these 'hot' industries will deliver the most-desired breakthrough to the nation's economy in coming years. Along with Cyber Security, IET's Ones to Watch report has also listed space, new power networks, 3D printing, food security, and robotics. UK has already been considered a global pioneer in these potential industries. And with the time the nation gets to affix a more authoritative approach and mighty practices in these domains. Consequently, essentials has lately been applied to the current education system and engineering modules running at various levels in the nation, the report adds. Since, Cyber Security is one of six new industries of the future for sure, it promises to attract a good quantity and quality of investment. Though, cyber security has definitely managed to acquire an enhanced worth in recent past, it is still a minnow in terms of overall industry shares. In view of this, the report has certainly brought a fascinating time for the cyber technology being claimed as a key player in the forthcoming commerce. There is a whole set of reasons to trust this forecasting report by the renowned British think-tank. But the one and most probable is the immense adoption of automated mechanisms that have been motioning as a sharp curve across the globe for a while now. This growing involvement has powered the cyber trade to be seen as a promising and potential-packed key to restore the Britain's economy in nearing time. Cyber Security is touching more and more lives today. It is very much possible that future of cyber security will soon create a huge demand of professionals able to tackle its ever growing needs. Also, to take care of machines leveraging top notch concepts of internet, including the Internet of Things and industrial control, the report further adds. Take a while to share what you have to say on this. But, if you want a computer security expert to consult you straight away, get in touch with Live PC Expert via: Live Chat Email support: [email protected] Toll Free- UK: 800-546-0228, USA: 800-208-0798

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Bit.ly is No More a Suspicious Website on Google's Safe Browsing

Recently, web browsers, Google Chrome and Firefox in particular, showed a warning message stating that the Bitly website contains malware while trying to reach the website. Although, most users were able to reach the website, but Google’s Safe Browsing listed Bit.ly as suspicious website. But the recent check on the service have shown that the site is no more a suspicious website Google’s safe browsing.

140-character posts are controlling a majority of internet using population as Twitter is an effective marketing option, great place to share interesting posts with friends, informative posts with colleagues, etc. All these asks for URL shortening service, a market where Bitly enjoys a niche. The service, however, got an unpleasant experience recently when Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox offered prickles on paths leading to it. The well known browsers displayed a waring that the site is expected to contain malware and listed as suspicious. Bit.ly blamed Google’s Safe Browsing service that detects the malware and phishing attacks for the URLs.

To verify these reports, we also tested the URL “bit.ly” on VirusTotal, an online services that shows the scan report of the URLs for malware and virus from different URL scanners. Among 61 different URL scanners, only 1 displayed the detection of malware on the site, which is not a very concerning report. However, the user’s voting on site had a very threatening 52:14 ratio for malware and safe rating of Bit.ly.

So, which numbers would you trust? The answer is tricky as user’s voting on the site does not provide any guarantee. Any visitor can click on the icon to vote it as “Malicious” or “Harmless”. But the URL scanners listed on the site are comparatively more reliable and trustworthy. So, trusting the website does makes a sense better here.

Sources: GoogleSafeBrowsing and VirusTotal

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"Top Antivirus for Android Smartphone"

‘Which is the top antivirus for Android smartphone’ is a common question by the users of the most used mobile operating system. Android is the most used operating system for the portable devices, though Apple’s iOS offers a strong challenge in count of number of users. However, the same is not true when it comes to the security levels of the operating systems. Androids lags miles behind on security grounds among the two.

Open source operating system, Android has regularly been targeted by the cyber criminals and a survey even states that almost 99 percent of mobile malware target Android, agreeing that malware (or virus) does not generate itself in Android. But there is no denying to the fact even common uses of Android phone, such as: browsing internet, installing some apps (even from trustable store), and transferring data from other devices, etc. can invite countless number of virus threats. Do you still question if Android smart phone really needs antivirus protection? Well! Yes. And therefore, we list you the top antivirus for antivirus smartphone.

1. 360 Security

360 Security is one of the most used antivirus for Android devices and among the best protection providers as well. Its performance on AV-Test (antivirus test) is very impressive and some additional powerful features makes it more in-demand.

Call and SMS blocker, phone cleaner, App management, etc. are some of the most important features that bring 360 Security into the list of top antivirus for Android smartphones.

2. CM Security

CM Security is also one of the top rated antivirus on AV-Test, which ensures its ability to protect against malware to a good extend. As an Android user, you can enjoy many functions of CM Security, more than just antivirus protection. It offers an App lock feature that protects the access to specific apps with password. To make it even better, ‘Intruder Selfie’ feature will grab a photo if someone enter a wrong password. The captured selfie will appear when the you open the app with correct password. The catch is ‘you gotta have front camera on the smartphone’.

3. Avira Antivirus Security

Avira is counted among the trusted and reliable antivirus even before the inception of Android. It has always earned the name of being a ‘light on storage’ antivirus software and for Android, it has been able to maintain its legacy.

The antivirus security of this app is one of the best, but the biggest USP for it lies in it’s anti-theft features. In case of phone loss, location tracking, wiping, special message display on screen, emitting sound, etc. can help you get your device back or at least keep the data away from the thief’s reach.

4. Avast Free Mobile Security

Avast is a well-known and reputed name in PC and mobile securities. Along with secure protection against virus, specific app lock and call & SMS blocking are tools that can come in handy very often. To add more on protection scale, you can lock and wipe the lost Android Smartphone remotely.

5. Kaspersky Internet Security for Android

If you can ignore the pricing part of Kaspersky Internet Security for Android, rest is almost perfect for security and protection for your smartphone. It can protect against malware attacks and provide real-time protection for web usage. Anti-theft and privacy protection features are very strong and trusted part of this evergreen Antivirus manufacturer.

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This list of antivirus mentioned in this blog does not aim to rank them, as we understand that the utility and protection of these antivirus applications may vary according to the user and type of attack. Important thing as a user is to keep your antivirus updated and keep an active eye on the permissions that you allow to any installed app. Any mistaken permission to a fake app can disable the authority of antivirus of it and hence puts your smartphone on threat.

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Students can use Free and Unlimited Storage Space on Google Drive

There is an old saying- “Best things in life are free” and the internet world is definitely following it. Going by this Google, often referred as soul of internet in this generation, has extended the list of its free features. On ‘Google Apps for Education’, students can use free and unlimited storage space on Google Drive. This magnifies the cloud-utility of Google for students.

‘Google Apps for Education’ is complete kit of Google Apps, such as: Gmail, Google Calender, Google Drive, Google Vault, etc., which can be availed by the schools as a platform for creating, storing, and sharing education related content among the students. According to Google, more than 30million students and teachers are using this service. Until now, maximum space of Google Drive that could be used for storage by a student was 30 GB, which many would consider as good enough storage space. But expecting that this tool could be used for many years by a student and has the potential of storing almost all types of files, like: notes, documents, spreadsheets, images, presentations, videos, etc., and that too for different subjects, 30GB space would appear to be very small. The free unlimited storage feature on the Google Drive is equally beneficial for teacher (or educator) same rights are also available with them as well.

There are many online services that are taking encouraging steps to develop education over internet. Google’s announcement that students can use free and unlimited storage space on Google Drive seems to be a similar step in the journey. Google made this announcement in a blog published on 30 September on its Blogger page. In this blog, Google has also mentioned that it has increased the allowance on maximum file size of an individual file. Now, one can upload a file in Google Drive of up to 5TB.

The same blog also mentions some promises for the future. Google Vault will be freely available by the end of 2014. The California-based internet giant is also working to improve reporting and auditing features. With so much on offer, it appears as if Google wants to become the only place for storing and sharing digital study content. And there is nothing wrong being so, if the cloud service remains secure, convenient, and free.

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Wikileaks Released FinFisher Spyware Used by Different Governments

Over the years, Wikileaks has been regularly trying to expose the cyber surveillance means adopted by governments of different countries that put an individual’s privacy at risk. It has successfully come up with many documents, and other relevant data relating to the surveillance industry many times. In the same series now, Wikileaks released FinFisher spyware used by different governments for surveillance over journalists and political rebels.

In a poston its official website, Wikileaks, has released spyware suite manufactured by Germany based, FinFisher. The spyware release is supported with many documents and videos to elaborate on its threats and strengths. While mentioning the amazing strengths of spyware, the website has blamed the German government for guarding FinFisher, the giant manufacturer of computer intrusive software, on delivering the immensely powerful software suite to some of the ‘abusive regimes’.

The spyware suite is well capable of taking down most of the commonly used operating systems for both mobile and desktop devices, such as: Windows, iOS, Android, Symbian, Linux, etc. More than its compatibility with different operating systems, what’s more threatening is its capability on particular device. Important and private information, such as: key strokes, video recording from webcam, voice recording on microphone, etc., can easily be monitored by the operator without giving any hint to the victim.

The toolkit exposed in the post is a smartly designed collection where different tools that execute different actions. Like, FinFisher Relay and FinSpy Proxy are responsible for breaching the device security and gathering the required information from it, while FinSpy Master ensures that the location of attacker (or operator) remains unidentified.

The post also mentions the list of governments and different security agencies, who have been customer for FinFisher’s PC security exploit tool. It includes some big names, such as: Australia NSW Police, Pakistan, Italy, South Africa, Qatar State Security, etc. who together makes sum of around €98,362,554 for the spyware manufacturing company.

Wikileaks released FinFisher spyware with an aim that experts in technical field will be able to find the protection against such attacks on one’s privacy. The post also mentions that experts might now even be able to track down the exact locations of those who have been operating with these spyware for so long.

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