Category: Fake anti-virus • Graham Cluley

FTC accuses payments firm of knowingly assisting tech support scammers

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April 20, 2023

FTC accuses payments firm of knowingly assisting tech support scammers

Prison for man who assisted scareware scheme that targeted newspaper website

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September 13, 2018

Prison for man who assisted scareware scheme that targeted newspaper website

Norton Antivirus tech support scam lands Symantec reseller in hot water

January 25, 2016

Norton Antivirus tech support scam lands Symantec reseller in hot water

Is your computer plagued by ad injectors? Google shares staggering adware infection stats

April 2, 2015

Is your computer plagued by ad injectors? Google shares staggering adware infection stats

Bogus anti-virus apps in the official Windows Phone and Android app stores

May 15, 2014

Bogus anti-virus apps in the official Windows Phone and Android app stores

Bogus Android anti-virus app dupes thousands, including Google itself, and makes it to #1 in the charts

April 8, 2014

Bogus Android anti-virus app dupes thousands, including Google itself, and makes it to #1 in the charts

Seen the Tapsnake virus warning on your Android? Here’s what you need to know

December 21, 2013

Seen the Tapsnake virus warning on your Android? Here’s what you need to know

Brightest Flashlight Free – the Android app that secretly sent user location to advertisers

December 6, 2013

Brightest Flashlight Free – the Android app that secretly sent user location to advertisers

Virus Bulletin – aside from the talks there was plenty of free beer and table football

October 7, 2013

Virus Bulletin – aside from the talks there was plenty of free beer and table football

Are apps in the Android and Apple markets really secure?

October 7, 2013

Are apps in the Android and Apple markets really secure?

Virus Bulletin – the world’s leading anti-virus experts meet next week

September 26, 2013

Virus Bulletin – the world’s leading anti-virus experts meet next week

Angry Birds write their own anti-virus. Call it BitDefender. Sell it in Windows Store. But beware…

July 10, 2013

Angry Birds write their own anti-virus. Call it BitDefender. Sell it in Windows Store. But beware…