Kryptowire, a company specializing in mobile security solutions, released a report on Tuesday, November 15 that exposed firmware in a number of Android devices that was collecting personally identifying information (PII) and uploading it to third-party servers without users' knowledge.
Mobile security researchers at Kryptowire recently uncovered spyware preinstalled on hundreds of thousands of Android smartphones by FOTA provider Adups which was gathering personally identifiable information (PII) such as call logs, app usage data, and even the full contents of text messages and sending these to a third-party server—all without the users' knowledge.
As you may have heard, Verizon has jumped on the "giving up users' data to whomever will pay" bandwagon with its new AppFlash spyware app that's all set to be pre-installed on at least one of the Android phones they sell.
If you think you might be a likely target of a black-hat hacker, there's a new iOS security feature that offers extreme protection for your iPhone against spyware, phishing attempts, and other highly sophisticated cyberattacks.
This is a Computers & Programming video tutorial where you will learn how to remove annoying spyware on your PC in Windows XP. Some spyware can be really nasty. This video shows how to remove spyware for free. Go to Download.com, and search for ‘ad aware’, download and install it. This video recommends Ad-Aware. While installing, select safe mode of scanning, otherwise some spyware may not be detected. Then, you need to update the definitions. Keep the definitions updated regularly. After upd...
If a virus infects your computer you want to do everything in your power to avoid having to reformat your system. Instead of running an automated removal program, it is possible to manually remove the malicious software.
See how to protect your home computer from spyware. This home-computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV will teach you what you'll need to know to do just that. For more information, and to get started protecting your Windows PC and your own privacy, watch this helpful video guide.
Spyware are programs that infect your system and / or at the same time collect personal information without your consent.
Is your computer spyware and malware that is slowing it down? There are people out there willing to help you for free, so have no fear. In this video, learn how to remove spyware and malware from your computer completely, leaving no sign it was even there!
Suspect something's amiss with your desktop computer? Has your Microsoft Windows PC felt slow and sluggish as late? Don't take any chances: check your computer for spyware, trojan viruses and other forms of malware. This free video tech tutorial will walk you through the process.
Learn how to use the NETSTAT.EXE function in Windows/DOS to help detect spyware and malware on your computer.
This video helps you to protect your computer against viruses and spyware often contracted when using peer to peer (p2p) networks like limewire, kazaa and emule.
This video tutorial from ballader1 shows how to remove viruses, trojans, adware, spyware from your computer.
In this episode, Brandon Jackson shows how to merge two images with the Photoshop gradient tool to create a banner montage. Doug Grammar joins D.Lee Beard again, this time to explain spyware, adware, and keylogging. They explain what these threats to your privacy & computer speed are as well as how to prevent and get rid of them. Speaking of security, Jason Rybicki shows one way to tell if your privacy is being compromised on a Mac using a free widget.
In this clip, you'll learn how to use the free Spybot Search & Destroy tool to protect against and remove malware on a Microsoft Windows PC. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Spybot on your own Win PC, take a look.
In this tutorial, we learn how to protect a Windows PC from spyware & malicious software with Dave. You can get spyware from downloading random things, so a great way to make sure you don't download these things, is to use Firefox and search your items before you download them. If you do happen to get these, use SpyBot to find and destroy the viruses you have downloaded. It's free to download, you just have to search it on Google, then download and install it. This will help save your compute...
Suspect you might have a trojan virus installed on your computer? Find out! With the NETSTAT and FPORT commands, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over five minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
This video shows how to check your hosts file for spyware. This is a valuable tool, if your computer has spyware it can greatly affect the performance of your computer.
This is a really serious video. This video tell us about how to get rid of virus/spyware. It is based on JNBJABNK's own experience. She describe some step to destroy the virus which affected the computer. First of all make sure to confirm your system have spyware. Then open my computer folder and trace as quick as possible the infected file. Then run a full virus scan on that file. Delete the virus using the spy ware you have in your computer. On completing that you should restart your comput...
Spyware can cause all sorts of problems for your computer. It sneaks its way onto your computer and then does its damage. You can remove spyware from AOL 9 by double clicking AOL spyware protection on your desktop. If you don't have that, you can search for spyware. Once you open the spyware protection, it will allow you to scan for spyware and display it on the screen so you can choose which software you want to block. This video will benefit those viewers who use AOL and would like to learn...
This video tutorials shows you step by step how to get rid of most spyware from your system.
You're sitting in front of your grandmother's Windows XP machine that has the worst infection you've ever seen. Safe mode? No dice. Restore points? They're compromised. Even worse, all of the files are hidden and none of the executables will run! This leaves her computer in a bricked state. Without some serious CPR, it will be lost to you. Sure, you could just reinstall the system, but then you might lose all of that valuable data.
If you're concerned that your computer has been infected by spyware and other malicious programs, watch this informational video and find out how to clean and restore your computer back to a normal bill of health. This informative tutorial shows various methods that can be used to disinfect your computer and rid it of those nasty viruses once and for all!
If nothing else has worked to clean malware, spyware or viruses from your hard drive, this tutorial shows you how to remove the hard drive from either your laptop or desk top and use an external hard drive enclosure to fix your computer. You will also need a virus-free PC.
Replay AV is the newest software to come out for downloading steaming audio from the web. Replay AV allows you to download audio from different sources all over the web. You can even record radio broadcasts and set your account to record the station. This video will show you how to add a radio station to Replay AV.
Astrum Antivirus Pro is a rogue anti-spyware application and a clone of VirusTrigger and Antivirus Trigger. Astrum Antivirus Pro is often downloaded and installed by a Trojan or through browser security holes. Astrum Antivirus Pro may generate large numbers of popup adverts. Astrum Antivirus Pro will also display notifications of imaginary security risks in its attempts to get the user to purchase the full version. Astrum Antivirus Pro may run a fake system scanner and then display fake syste...
Don't pay for virus protection. You can get basic non-intrusive virus protection from Avira. Check out this quick video tip from Tinkernut to see how and where to get the Avira free anti-virus software program for free!
This past weekend, one of the most notorious hacker organizations in the world, Hacking Team, was hacked by some unknown organization. The Hacking Team is an Italian company that sells it software and services to companies and governments (yes, my rookie hackers, there are legitimate companies who sell their services to governments—Vupen, being one of the most famous and lucrative).
This video shows you how to easily remove the Security Tool virus. The first thing you have to do is restart you computer. Once restarted, immediately hold down CTRL+ALT+DEL. In the Task Manager you should see: Security Tool. Quickly end it now. The virus is temporarily disabled. Now go to: Download and install Spyware Doctor. Scan your computer and click Fix All. It will ask you for an account...
Smartphones are almost always connected to the internet, so it stands to reason that they can be hacked remotely. Or perhaps a jealous boyfriend or girlfriend got hold of your device physically, in which case they could've potentially installed a keystroke logger, a virus, or any other type of tracking app to spy on you.
This video shows you how to use Window Defender on your computer. Go to the start button on the screen and click it. Next, select the control panel. At this point you can type in the word ‘Defender’ or find the icon in the control panel. Once the Windows Defender page comes up you should be able to see whether or not the program is active. If it isn’t active then simply activate it. This program should be run because it helps protect you against spyware and other unwanted activity on your com...
Want to know how to make HijackThis, the popular malware scanning program, display only malicious registry entries? Learn how to use the Ignore List to acheive just that with this free home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV, which offers complete instructions on how to tweak HijackThis to make removing viruses and spyware a breeze. For more information, and to get started protecting your own Windows PC from malicious software, watch this handy how-to.
At least with a stomach virus you may drop a few pounds; a virtual virus just screws up your computer. Take these precautions to avoid problems. You will need anti-virus software, spyware, a firewall, and a healthy dose of skepticism. You can find free safety software on the internet.
Don't just click X when closing pop-ups! You might be installing malware. This internet tutorial video will show you how to close pop-ups safely without installing spyware, malware, or viruses on your computer.
DNS spoofing - how to use the hosts file in Windows XP to block unwanted spyware/popups/etc, block programs from reporting to a site, filter/block/redirect websites, and locally create forward lookups (IP to name resolution in network)
You love your PC, and heck, it probably loves you too. But sometimes, your drive can become infested with virus', spyware, adware, and all sorts of other nasty stuff. When an anti-virus program just is not enough, it's time to reformat. In this great, two-part video, you will learn how to reformat your computer with a fresh install of Windows XP.
This video talks about protected mode for internet explorer 7 and Windows Vista. The person tells you that protected mode helps protect your computer from types of spyware. It is not the best solution and they tell you one should not rely on this alone. By default protected mode is on. You want to make sure it hasn't accidentally been disabled. To check your settings, double click on the area on the bottom of the screen that says protected mode. The security tab will pop open. Look to see if ...
Steve Lee Ignacio explains the procedure to be followed to build a Bart PE Professional Rescue CD. He says that the basic requirements for completing this process is a Windows XP Pro or Home CD, a Bart PE builder, a Windows Computer, a program to burn .ISO files and a CD burner. He then explains the various steps involved in building the Bart PE CD, the first of which is to download latest version of Bart PE Builder using a search engine like Google. Then he explains the second step which is ...
Having problems with your anti-virus software on Windows? Learn how to remove the fake virus protector Personal Antivirus! Personal Anti-Virus is NOT a legitimate anit-virus software and will use spyware to steal info from your computer. Personal Anti-Virus is hard to get rid of and is totally annoying. To get rid of it, you don't have to download anything.
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