Not a week passes without seeing in the press that some Twitter account have been hacked (as in used without authorization). Twitter tried to create more awareness about creating secure passwords and educating the users to not fall for the classical social engineering techniques. But, with over 200 million users, it is close to impossible […]
We wrote before about the smart methods of fooling users to do things (execute files) which they would not normally do. Two weeks ago we’ve seen a mass mailing in the German language containing malicious payload pretending to be invoices from Apple and Plus.de. Cybercriminals are sending again personalized emails in the German language pretending […]
Following the certification of Avira Free Antivirus and Avira Premium Security, we are happy to announce you that the Avira Server Security obtained the certification for Windows Server 2012. You can download and test the product from here. Sorin Mustaca Product Manager via Avira – TechBlog http://techblog.avira.com/2013/05/16/avira-server-security-is-windows-server-2012-certified/en/
We have received from our partners in the AV industry reports about malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles. According to Microsoft, this threat was first discovered in Brazil but because of the social engineering techniques it uses, it spread fast in other countries and languages as well. All Avira products detect it as TR/Febipos.B.2. […]
We wrote about the ransomware trojan (aka BKA Trojan) and its new methods of blackmailing people to pay: claim in the name of an official institution that the user did something illegal, like storing children pornography pictures on his computer. The new variant of the BKA trojan attempts to blackmail the owners of infected computers with four […]
You’ve heard in the press that many celebrities and companies got their social media accounts hacked. Twitter even issued an official warning to all press agencies to protect their accounts better. Here are useful tips how to easily protect your account: 1. Protect your social media account with a strong password. Here are some […]
As previously announced, we continue to improve the compatibility with Windows 8 of our products. After the Free Antivirus certification, we are happy to inform you that Avira Antivirus Premium is the next Avira product which is Windows 8 certified. The certification of the other products will follow in the next weeks. But don’t worry, all other products […]
After the #OpIsrael against Israel cyberspace, anonymous hackers called themselves “N4m3le55 Cr3w” announced that they have scheduled another cyber attack on USA based websites and servers on 07/05/2013. In the above mentioned text it is also explain what the reason for the attack is: “war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan“. Also noteworthy is that the activists also explain which means […]
You probably don’t live on this planet if you haven’t seen at least the trailers from these two movies. And, from curiosity, there is only one step to social engineering for the masses. Iron Man 3 and Star Trek – Into Darkness are the titles that make the news these days. It didn’t […]
The German users should be aware of a massive spam campaign with emails pretending to come from Apple and Plus.de (discounter) containing a invoice of a good they bought from their shop. The so called invoice is in a ZIP archive containing a … SCR file. SCR is the classical extension for screen saver programs […]
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