Android-rooting Gooligan malware infects 1 million devices At an estimated rate of 13,000 smartphones a day. A new strain of Android malware is infecting an estimated 13,000 devices per day. The Gooligan malware roots Android devices before stealing email addresses and authentication tokens stored on them. The tokens create a means for hackers to access […]
Viruses and other nasties
Gooligan Malware Infects 1 Million Android Devices
More phishing emails
Really? Perhaps I should click on the link and collect my “winings” from “Microsoft Corporations”! Seriously, please don’t get sucked in by these phishing scams. Never, ever click on a link in an unsolicited email asking for personal or financial details or allow someone on an unsolicited call, take control of your computer, no matter […]
The importance of regular backups
Unfortunately this happened to one of my clients last week. With no virus protection in place and no backups, pictures and other important documents were lost with no chance of recovery. It is very important in this digital age to protect your data as there are many people out there who will seek to cause […]
Facebook users fooled by copyright hoax
All you Facebook users have probably seen this posted by friends on your wall by now. It’s just a hoax, so please ignore.
Look what landed in my inbox today
This is the text from an email I received (twice) this morning. It included a link to a form on a website which I won’t reproduce here. If you see any email with a link that asks you to enter personal or financial information, no matter who it says it’s from, it is a […]
