A handful of malware-filled Android apps has, once again, been removed from the Google Play Store, and they were all taking advantage of the latest trend in malware design: masquerading as innocent ...

Cybercriminals use ErrTraffic tool to automate malware distribution through fake browser error messages, with attacks ...

Expert Consumers has recognized Webroot as the leading tool for real-time malware defense in its 2025 malware scanner evaluation. The recognition comes as cybersecurity threats continue to escalate in ...

Malware — and other forms of digital virus — is often an irritation at best, and can be devastating at worst. Whether it's through security exploits, data breaches, or plain old social engineering, ...

Third-party programs are widely used on Windows and other operating systems. But how can you tell if a program is safe to install or not? How can you be so sure that the program file you are going to ...

While Apple's Macs aren't targeted by hackers as often as Windows PCs, they're far from impenetrable. Security researchers at Check Point Research recently pushed out an alert warning 100 million ...

A new Android banking trojan called Sturnus is shaping up to be one of the most capable threats we have seen in a while. It ...

Malicious software is leaping from PCs to phones. Photograph by Robert Cardin. Malicious software is leaping from PCs to cell phones, as malware makers target the platform in hopes of making a quick ...

Newly discovered malware called "the Joker" signs up unsuspecting Android users to subscription services. Credit: MIGUEL SCHINCARIOL / AFP / Getty Images This new Android malware may be the most ...

Android smartphone users are regularly advised to download apps only from official sources such as Google Play to avoid malware, but security researchers have again found malicious apps in the store.

Google researchers spotted malware developers creating malformed code signatures seen as valid in Windows to bypass security software. This tactic is actively used to push OpenSUpdater, a family of ...

Microsoft sparked a curious squabble over malware discovery and infection rates. At the start of the month security firm Check Point reported on a browser hijacker and malware downloader called ...