Anti-virus company Symantec warned about finding a new wave of programs for extortion, blackmail people and trying to extort money from them. According to Symantec, the program blackmailer require a user to transfer money, otherwise threatened by removing all data from your computer. In Symantec says the threat of the program are in fact fictitious […]
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Symantec warned of new Extortion Trojan
Posted: December 27, 2012 in IT Security News, Security NoticesTags: Anti-virus company, Extortion Trojan, malicious programs, Symantec, Trojan.Ransomlock.G
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Symantec released the first antivirus to work with VMware vShield security
Posted: December 4, 2012 in Antivirus and Security Software, IT Security NewsTags: Symantec, Symantec Endpoint Protection, VMware vShield security
Symantec has released a new version of its enterprise antivirus Endpoint Protection 12.1.2, designed to work with virtualized environments VMware, as well as with Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Product release with support for vShield, used to protect virtual machines running hypervisors VMware, was a necessary step after the company released […]
Symantec Control Compliance Suite 11 – unified control of all IT-enterprise risks
Posted: November 19, 2012 in Antivirus and Security SoftwareTags: CCS packag, Control Compliance Suite, IT-infrastructure, Risk Manager module, Symantec, Symantec CCS, Symantec products
Symantec has released a new version of its solution class GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) under the name Symantec CCS (Control Compliance Suite) 11. The objective of this solution is the implementation of today’s complex requirements for manageability, risk and compliance. This modular system allows you to solve a number of problems, which have previously […]
Symantec Announces New Norton products for the operating system Windows 8
Posted: October 29, 2012 in IT Security NewsTags: Applications Norton Studio, Norton 360, Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, Norton Satellite
Symantec has announced a new version of Norton 360, Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, passed certification for compatibility with the new operating system Windows 8. Norton AntiVirus application provides basic protection against viruses and malware. Users who have the need for better tools, look at the package Norton 360 and Norton Internet Security, which […]
Antiviruses blocks only part of the actual threats
Posted: October 26, 2012 in TestingTags: ESET Smart Security, Kaspersky Internet Security, Norton Internet Security, NSS Labs, popular antivirus software, Titanium Maximum Security
Respected research firm NSS Labs conducted a study on the effectiveness of the most popular antivirus software. As it turned out, of the 13 tested solutions only two products were able to block more than 80% of the known exploits. This is rather alarming result as antivirus vendors usually promise complete protection from known threats. […]
Symantec Corporation – world leader in Internet secure technology
Posted: October 14, 2012 in IT CompaniesTags: software security solutions, Symantec
American company Symantec Corporation, the world leader in Internet secure technology, was established in 1982 and has offices in 40 countries. The company offers a wide range of hardware and software security solutions for a system of private users and small and large businesses. Software Symantec Corporation is actively used in more than 180 countries […]
RAT malware is attacking Android
Posted: July 19, 2013 in IT Security NewsTags: Android, Android malware, Androrat, RAT malware, Remote Access Tools
Market of RAT (Remote Access Tools) programs and a longstanding demand of the hackers who organize both individual and corporate attack. These solutions were at one time used to attack the non-governmental organizations, political parties, or simply to capture data from a Web camera. However, until now smartphone users were out of sight of the […]
New Trojan uses Google Docs as a proxy server
Posted: November 19, 2012 in IT Security News, Security NoticesTags: Backdoor.Makadocs, DOC files, Google Docs, HTTPS-protected, proxy server
Antivirus company Symantec has detected a new malicious software using Google Docs, which has become part of Google Drive, as an intermediary for communication with the attack. This approach allows to hide malicious traffic. New malicious code is included in the family Backdoor.Makadocs and uses the Google Docs Viewer to act as a proxy server […]
Cyber Security 2015: Hacking Team hacked (Related Articles of the Week)
Posted: July 8, 2015 in IT Security NewsTags: Cyber Security 2015, hacking, Hacking Team, zero-day vulnerabilities
Hacking of a spy cyber security firm “The Hacking Team”: Most Interesting articles Here we provide 10 the most interesting and informative articles related to major hacking of a spy cyber security firm “The Hacking Team”. The Italian company, Hacking Team is among a handful of companies that offer surveillance tools to law enforcement around […]
The new Android-malware for blocking mobile devices
Posted: June 24, 2013 in IT Security NewsTags: Android malware, Fakedefender, program blackmailer
Antivirus companies warned of a new program, the blackmailer, presenting itself as a legitimate Android-app for removing malicious software. As reported in the anti-virus company Symantec, the new code infects users’ mobile devices and impersonating antivirus. However, unlike in the present anti-virus, this development is contrary introducing malicious code on users’ devices. In Symantec say […]
