Archive for the ‘Google Inc.’ Category

Malware hosted on Google Code project site

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12:42 Comments Off

Malicious hackers are using the Google Code repository to host Trojans horses, backdoors and password stealing keyloggers

This was posted under category: Cyberthreats, Google Inc., Malware, Ryan Naraine, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms

Google tops comparative review of malicious search results

Friday, July 30, 2010 11:35 Comments Off

A two-month study by Barracuda Labs, reviewing more than 25,000 trending topics and 5.5 million search results, names Google as the most popular search engine used by malicious attackers relying…

This was posted under category: Cybercriminal, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Google Inc., Malware, Search, Search Engine, Search Engine Optimization, Search Result, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms

Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:44 Comments Off

A rise in fake antivirus offerings on Web sites around the globe shows that scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering to get malware on computers rather than exploiting holes in…

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Antivirus, Cyberthreats, Elinor Mills CNET News, Google, Google Inc., Malware, Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, threats