- Fri Nov 20 8:21 AM PST 2009 PS3 to go 3D by 2011
Sony has a strategy for getting more profitable, and it involves the PS3 going 3D.
- Tue Nov 10 2:38 PM PST 2009 A child porn-planting virus: Threat or bad defense?
There is some concern that malware can plant illegal child porn on innocent people's computers, but experts say that, while possible, it's not very likely.
- Wed Nov 4 5:27 PM PST 2009 Mac Game: Art project or malware?
Is the Lose/Lose game a legitimate art project, or should it be flagged as malware because it deletes files?
- Mon Nov 2 11:18 AM PST 2009 New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note
Victims of the Ramvicrype Trojan horse must find tools to repair encrypted files.
- Tue Oct 27 10:48 AM PDT 2009 Fake Facebook e-mail contains Trojan
A new e-mail claiming to come from "The Facebook Team" is circulating. According to security firm MX Labs, that e-mail contains a Trojan horse called Bredolab.
- Tue Oct 13 12:55 PM PDT 2009 Adobe fixes 28 holes in Reader and Acrobat
Adobe's second quarterly update for Reader and Acrobat plugs 28 holes, including one that is being exploited in attacks.
- Fri Oct 9 5:24 PM PDT 2009 Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers
New exploit targeting Adobe is Trojan horse hiding JavaScript that drops a backdoor onto the compromised computer, Trend Micro says.
- Thu Oct 8 4:51 PM PDT 2009 Phished or not, leaked passwords show lazy habits
While researchers debate how passwords were stolen, analysis of the exposed passwords reveals some interesting trends.
- Fri Oct 2 7:35 AM PDT 2009 Week in review: Net theft, under your nose
New Trojan steals money from accounts while account holders are logged in. Google resolves misguided e-mail issue. Also: Facebook fakes.
- Thu Oct 1 3:54 PM PDT 2009 Targeted e-mails distribute malware in PayChoice breach
E-mails included names and partial passwords and directed people to a Web site or download software that dumped a Trojan on their computers for stealing data and disabling security software.




