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- 25 Percent of PCs within UK have Malware, Reports PandaLabs
- OpenID being Imitated in New Spam Wave
- ICS-CERT Cautions about Gas Pipeline Companies of USA being Targeted with Spear-Phishing
- Syria Conducting Cyber-espionage on Dissidents’ PCs; F-Secure
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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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Tagged chat bot spam
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. …
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Tagged bots, facebook, internet, phishing. attactk, social media, spam, spambots
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 …
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Tagged anti-spam, antivirus, facebook, how not to get spam, nigerian spam, spam, spam filter, spamfilter
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 …
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Tagged facebook, Foursquare, Google street view, social media, twitter
Happy New Year to all SPAMfighter customers everywhere. We wish you all the best for 2012 and beyond.
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Tagged 2012, Happy New Year
Hello there! We decided to take little trip down memory lane by taking a look at movies with a cyber crime theme. Why? Because here at SPAMfighter, fighting spam, removing malware and dealing with cyber crime is something we do on a daily …
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Tagged cyber crime movie
Most people are familiar with computer hacking, a concept typically paired with a sense of invasion from a distant and unknown source. Social engineering however introduces an element of proximity, or at least direct contact. Instead of spending time trying …
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Tagged baiting, diversion theft, dumpster driving, hack, phising, quid pro quo, social engineering, tips
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Tagged RIP, Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
Great news! We recently crossed a milestone here at SPAMfighter – over 40.000 people like us on our Facebook page. While 40.000 likes is a relatively small number in comparison to our much larger user base, we’re convinced that our …
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Tagged facebook, social media, twitter
Lately, we have witnessed a large outbreak of pirated software spam from a company called “Whirl Wind Software”. In fact, SPAMfighter has stopped approximately four million related spam mails in the past few days. We’re not completely sure why we’re …
Nigerian email scams are amongst the oldest tricks in the book. You have likely received emails from strange characters offering you US $50 million in return for assistance with a bank transfer or helping with safe passage of a dictator’s …
Here at SPAMfighter, we generally try to avoid making assumptions about the characteristics and qualities of our users. However, in order to make our software your best line of defense from spam, viruses and spyware, it’s in our best interest …
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