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Top Ransomware Attacks of 2017

2017 seems to be the year of the ransomware- the very sophisticated malware which encrypts all files and data on your computer and then demands a ransom in return for decrypting them. Well, ransomware attacks have been showing an increasing…

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Beware Of BadRabbit Ransomware

Just when we thought 2017 has seen its share of ransomware attacks, yet another surfaced recently. Named BadRabbit, researchers have found out that it’s a rehash of NotPetya’s code. But thankfully has not been as effective as WannaCry or NotPetya.…

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Malware Exploiting Toast Overlay Attack Discovered

Earlier this year, mobile security experts from Palo Alto Networks, found that Android devices could be subjected to ‘Android Toast Overlay Attack’, which is a vulnerability affecting the Toast feature on Android devices. The Android Toast feature allows display of…

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Myths Debunked about Antivirus Software

Antivirus software is interpreted to be a prerequisite to using a computer and be connected to the online world. Well, most of us would not even think to have a system without antivirus, because we think that viruses are going…

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Do Mac System needs Antivirus Software

It’s just a misconception that only Windows OS requires antivirus protection. The last 10-years we have seen what happened to those who have been taking the digital security lightly. All these years the target was Windows OS and may feel…

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Google Play Protect Fails Android Antivirus Tests

Android’s new built-in antivirus program, Google Play Protect, just had its first big test — and it has failed miserably. An independent German lab AV-Test conducted a test on Android antivirus and found that the Google’s own in-house antivirus could…