Voice changer or voice charger?

This week, the AVG Mobilation™ research team found a new instance of malware named ‘Voice Changer’ in the Android market. Fortunately, after our Security research team reported this to Google. They suspended the app for violating the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement.   The developer’s page in the Android market looks like the following:   The [...]

Threat from 16bit executable

Malware writers have got a new way to keep their babies safe. Recently we found a malware in 16bit NE file format and it runs smoothly in modern 32/64bit OS without detection even by the HIPS.   Detections As far as we know, the sample has been in public view for 4 days(since 2012.1.16). But [...]

AVG Web threat weekly update – Week 2

1. Is FakeAV Dead? No sooner did the world’s Internet users get the message five or so years ago that they should be running an anti-virus product on their PCs than the dark side jumped in to sell fake products that look and act like real security products. For the past five or so years, [...]

Softek announces distribution partnership with McAfee, as anti-virus vendor confirms new CTO

Value-added distributor Softek has announced a partnership with McAfee to supply the vendor’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) product range.

Softek announces distribution partnership with McAfee, as anti-virus vendor confirms new CTO

Value-added distributor Softek has announced a partnership with McAfee to supply the vendor’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) product range.

GFI Software updates VIPRE

GFI Software has announced the launch of version five of its VIPRE anti-virus business edition to enhance usability and improve installation time.

GFI Software updates VIPRE

GFI Software has announced the launch of version five of its VIPRE anti-virus business edition to enhance usability and improve installation time.

Rogue anti-virus less common, but new variants still coming says #kasperskylab

The scourge of rogue anti-virus (AV) software considerably has eased since June, according to Kaspersky Lab.

Rogue anti-virus less common, but new variants still coming says #kasperskylab

The scourge of rogue anti-virus (AV) software considerably has eased since June, according to Kaspersky Lab.

Duqu highlights AV industry’s shortcomings

As security researchers continue their analysis of Duqu, experts say the Stuxnet-like malware was likely used in targeted attacks for several months before being discovered by anti-virus (AV) companies, highlighting the shortcomings of an industry that many say is failing to keep up with sophisticated threats.