We are very pleased to announce the birth of our latest version of VIRUSfighter, this one designed to keep your Android device safe and sound.
You’ve probably never given it much thought, but your social media use has the potential to put your home at risk.
Have you tried Pinterest yet? It’s one of the fastest growing social media sites, having reached 10 million users in record time.
Hello there! We decided to take little trip down memory lane by taking a look at movies with a cyber crime theme.
Lately, we have witnessed a large outbreak of pirated software spam from a company called “Whirl Wind Software”..
Having recently launched our debut product FULL-DISKfighter MAC for the Mac App Store we’ve naturally spent a lot of time checking out the the Mac marketplace and Apple products. Sitting in one of those pleasant combined cafe and bookstores a few days ago I had the opportunity to read a bit about Steve Jobs in a book that was lying around.
From time to time, we ask our users about computer security and computer usage issues by having them answering short surveys. Previously, we covered aggression and computers, but this time we have decided to take a look at Android phone security. Why you may ask? There has been a lot of public focus on malware on Android devices and apps holding malware, and we have recently released our VIRUSfighter Android to fight such nasty malware and viruses on the Android platform.
Now that we got your attention, we would like to say a word or two about chat bots. What is a chat bot exactly? It is an advanced piece of software with the ability to converse almost like humans can. “Chat bot” is a nifty and clever abbreviation of “chat roBOT”.
There is something that always puzzles us here at SPAMfighter. For some reason, a large percentage of computer users do not utilize anti-virus or anti-spyware programs – up to 50% of computer users in the U.S. are not protected.
A few words on installing a spam filter for Microsoft Exchange Server. We have heard from some of our potential users and resellers that people are sometimes a bit afraid of installing a third party anti-spam program. Many believe that they’ll have to reboot the Server, and because their e-mails are so critical — they are afraid to mess with their Servers.
Amazon’s recent entry into the tablet space with the Kindle Fire (not counting their e-readers) has been drawing a huge amount of attention from consumers and the media, and rightfully so. Amazon has been able to deliver an Android powered tablet device at a very attractive $199 price point, $300 cheaper than the base model iPad (though it should be noted that the iPad has a larger screen and more storage space), and still cheaper than comparable Android devices such as the B&N Nook and HTC Flyer. While Amazon continues to keep their sales figures a secret, analysts are speculating that as many as 5 to 6 million Kindle Fires were sold last quarter making it by far the best selling Android powered tablet to date.
As many social media platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+, continue to grow, advertising within social networks is expected to reach billions of dollars this year. That is good news for large social media ad networks, newcomers, and, unfortunately, spammers.
Recent shutdowns of major spambots by law enforcement officials have lead to significant decreases in the amount of rogue pharmacy spam mails. The glavtorg.com affiliate network responsible for huge volumes of replica handbags and clothing spam closed its doors this month as well. It’s not surprising that spammers have begun to abuse Facebook and social media ad networks with their relentless postings of spam messages.
Have you tried Pinterest yet? It’s one of the fastest growing social media sites, having reached 10 million users in record time. It’s best described as Twitter, but for pictures. You can “pin” pictures and sites you like to a virtual pinboard, share things you like with others, follow people you like and have others follow you.
With the popularity of Android on the continued rise, the number of malware infected apps have increased as well, and while malevolent software is still mostly infecting traditional computers, mobile device owners now have to accept the fact that it will only get harder to keep their phones and tablet computers free from harm, unless they take precautionary actions. The number of infected apps increases every day, and you can’t determine which ones are safe to use just by looking at the name of the app.
Here are 5 tips that will help you protect your Android device from malware:
Trojans are a very special form of malicious software that are designed to destroy your system files as opposed to Worm attacks which are designed to annoy you with pop ups or file duplication. Trojans tend to take the form of legitimate software packages and it’s typically too late by the time you find out you’ve been affected. Here are 5 reasons to stay clear:
We are very pleased to announce the birth of our latest version of VIRUSfighter, this one designed to keep your Android device safe and sound.
We’ve spent many months crafting an Android solution that’s easy to use, easy on battery life and high on protection.
Key features are: we’ve kept it fast, lightweight and very easy to use and we’re updating signatures up to several times per day, depending on need.
Find out all about the product from the product home page.
Spammers are smart. They are constantly changing up their tactics on how to get your email address and coax you into falling for their latest scam.
Here are 12 things to do so you can enjoy less spam in your inbox.
Windows 7 computers will no longer remain slow if memory is expanded via the disabling of hibernate and the deletion of ‘hiberfil.sys’.
One of the reasons attributed to a slow Windows 7 PC is less amount of memory. And when chain hibernation that’s enabled is followed, with heavy ‘hiberfil.sys’ existing, the computer suffers from less memory.
You’ve probably never given it much thought, but your social media use has the potential to put your home at risk. While “checking in” at a certain location or uploading a picture of your new home stereo to Facebook seems like a harmless and common way to utilize social media, it may also put your home and properties at risk, as burglars have begun using information disclosed online to scope out potential target homes for robbery. However, with a few simple precautions taken you will be well on your way to deterring any attempts at a break-in in your home.
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