Six Ways to Not Get Phished; Clean Up After Cracked.com Attack, Malware Loves Company; The Latest Mobile Threats; And More

Security Watch November 20, 2013   View Online | Manage Subscription | Follow Us TOP STORIES How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Emails and Links We talk about phishing a lot on SecurityWatch. While we regularly warn readers to not fall for phishing scams, it got us thinking: how many people know how to recognize a phishing scam? Share This: Cracked.com Had Malware; Clean Up Your Computer Now! If you've visited popular humor website Cracked.com over the last few days, it's possible you may have been hit by a drive-by-download attack, according to researchers at Barracuda Labs. Scan your computer right away! Share This: Malware Loves Company: How Malware Evolution Triggered a Change in Our Testing For the malware-infested virtual machines that I use in testing antivirus products, it's déjá vu every time I start a new test. I roll back the virtual machine to the exact same starting point for every test, then install (or try to install) the antivirus and challenge it to clean up. But sometimes something more happens; sometimes the malware invites friends over to play. Share This: How To Protect Yourself From Social Engineering Social engineering is what powers phishing emails, and malicious websites that are dressed up to look like safe, popular websites. During a discussion with Chris Hadnagy, Chief Human Hacker at Social-Engineer Inc., I asked him how to spot these scams. His advice echoes what we've often told readers: always be suspicious. Share This: Ten-Thousand CryptoLocked-Out Just when you thought all your troubles were gone, CryptoLocker snuck back into the scene. Some of you may recall this malware menace from last month that was used in a ransomware campaign. In a blog post, security company Bitdefender revealed that CryptoLocker claimed over 10,000 victims in one week. Share This: F-Secure Offers Lifetime Security There's a trend among security companies to offer super-wide protection that covers all of your devices. A subscription to McAfee LiveSafe, for example, lets you install protection on every Mac, PC, and mobile device in your household and monitor them all from a single location. Today, F-Secure announced an offer that's expansive in a different direction. Share This: Mobile Threat Monday: An Android Banking Trojan Blast From The Past A clearer picture of the industrial nature of Android malware has emerged, where winning strategies and code are re-used in totally new ways. This week's Mobile Threat Monday looks at newly detected Trojan which appears to have older roots on a totally different platform Share This: Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? Send them here: pcmsecuritywatch@ziffdavis.com Featured Research Expense Management Top 6 Considerations for Online Expense Management On-Demand CRM SMB On-Demand CRM Comparison Guide CRM Through the Ages CRM Through the Ages: An Infographic FEATURED OFFERS AWARD-WINNING TECH now on sale! CyberLink PowerDirector 12  |  Video Editing MSRP: $99.99 |  $89.99 SOS Online Backup - $9.99/mo  |  Online Backup MSRP: $9.99 |  $9.99 Roku 2  |  Media Hubs MSRP: $79.99 |  $79.99 + Free Shipping  Parrot AR.Drone 2.0  |  Toys MSRP: $299.99 |  $299.99 + Free Shipping  Google Nexus 7 (2013)  |  Tablets MSRP: $269.99 |  $229.99 + Free Shipping  eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to PCMag.com's Security Watch with the email address pctipworld@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here. Copyright ©2013 Ziff Davis, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016