Here’s how to get rid of the “Superfish” adware that was pre-installed on some Lenovo notebooks.
Tag Archives: Malware
Lenovo “Superfish” controversy – what you need to know
Controversy of the week is “Superfish,” an adware program pre-installed on Lenovo computers that has some worrying security problems. Here’s what you need to know, in plain English…
Firefox to get a “walled garden” for browser extensions, Mozilla to be sole arbiter
Mozilla has announced that its Firefox browser is heading towards signed browser extensions only. Even if you publish your extensions “off market,” you’ll have to get Mozilla to sign them first.
Update Tuesday wrap-up, February 2015 – don’t let JASBUG distract you
Be careful! The JASBUG vulnerability in Windows is grabbing the headlines, but there are other bugs that could hit you harder. Paul Ducklin explains…
It’s Safer Internet Day – and we’d love you to join in!
Today is #SID2015, the 12th Safer Internet Day. We’d love you to join in – here’s why, and how!
“Facebook porn Trojan” – here’s how NOT to get caught
You receive a Facebook posting that offers you something saucy, you click through to the website… …and guess what happens next?
Cat and mouse game is over for Japanese death threat hacker
A Japanese programmer, who taunted police by leaving clues in a memory card that he tucked into the collar of a cat found wandering an island off Tokyo, has been sentenced to 8 years in jail. 
SSCC 184 – What’s the lifespan of a GHOST? [PODCAST]
Our weekly security podcast – the latest news in 15 minutes, entertaining *and* educational. Enjoy!
“Exploit This”: Evaluating the exploit skills of malware groups
SophosLabs researcher Gabor Szappanos compares APT actors and cybercrooks. A comparative review of malware writers! A fascinating study, well worth a read…
News Flash! 3rd time unlucky! New 0-day hits Adobe’s browser plug-in…
Ready to kiss goodbye to Flash in your browser yet? Here’s the 3rd zero-day in Flash since Adobe’s last Patch Tuesday…