Browsing "Viruses & Malware"
QR Codes-Business Opportunity or Criminal Abuse?
Tweet Caution has been urged by Security Experts over the increasing use of QR Codes on smartphones, claiming that they [...]
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UPS virus emails with a twist!
Tweet We warned readers a while ago to be aware of emails from UPS/DHL/Parcelforce advising that a parcel could not [...]
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Scam Detectives – Facebook friend to the stars?
Tweet Wow! Hollywood star and Mrs Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie wants to be my friend on Facebook! For those who [...]
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Scareware virus alert
Tweet Windows Security Center Alert The screenshot above is from an email urging us at Scam Detectives HQ to download [...]
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Facebook Porn. It won’t send you blind but could harm your computer
Tweet Internet security specialists Sophos have today urged social networking site Facebook to set up an “early warning system” after [...]
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Scammers get smarter every day – Scam emails get personal
Tweet We were very concerned this morning at Scam Detectives HQ when we received another round of “Facebook Password Confirmation” [...]
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Scam Detectives Live! – Online chat with BT Tradespace & Paypal
Tweet We were pleased to be invited to take part in a live chat by BT Tradespace this lunchtime, along [...]
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Has someone sent you an e-card?
Tweet Sending someone an e-card can be a nice gesture and can be environmentally friendly There are loads of legitimate [...]
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Fake Microsoft Virus Warning – “Conficker Worm”
Tweet This little gem is quite clever. It relies on a few things That you will trust an email from [...]
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Facebook Password Reset Confirmation! Customer Support.
Tweet Yet another attempt to trick you into downloading a virus. The attached zip file doesn’t contain a new Facebook [...]
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