Chasing enormous profits, offenders have unleased a flood of rogue antivirus programs that attempt to trick or scare unsuspecting PC users into spending money for an app that does nothing at all. According to the Antiphishing Working Group, the number of fake security programs increased dramatically from average of around 2,500 per month to 9,287 [...]
04.17.09 | Computer News | Computerexpert
Rather than attacking operating systems, cybercrooks are increasingly going after vulnerabilities in Web applications. Gartner Blog Network member, Neil MacDonald said that Microsoft and the other OS vendors are getting better as producing more secure code and they are getting better at patching. But the applications and databases on the Internet, visited by millions who [...]
04.17.09 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Mozilla has announced the first official release of its mobile Firefox web browser, codenamed Fennec. The release includes significant performance improvements that speed up rendering and increase the responsiveness of the user interface. Fennec’s user interface is designed to be finger-friendly and easy to use on touchscreen devices. It’s built with XUL, an XML-based user [...]
04.17.09 | Software Review | Computerexpert
