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The scareware scam that pushed rogue antivirus software provides a good example of what to watch out for on the Web.
News site is the latest victim of false pop-up ads promoting security software that is actually malware.
Malware scams that use faux shipping notices are on the rise, according to Webroot.
If you can't — or don't want to — spend the money to renew your security software, there are free alternatives. But there is a minor catch.
Researchers say an IRS e-mail scam is becoming a major problem.
Trojan hijacks your browser, calculates how much money it can steal from your bank account without detection, transfers the money and displays fake balance information to hide its activity. Read this blog post by Elinor Mills on InSecurity Complex.
Security Essentials did a good job at blocking malware in new performance tests from AV-Test.org.