New Malicious Program for Mobile Phones
Kaspersky Lab reports a new malicious program for mobile phones that steals money from mobile accounts
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, has detected a new malicious program capable of controlling a user’s mobile phone account.
Last week, Kaspersky Lab experts detected a new malicious program for Symbian that targets customers of an Indonesian mobile phone operator. The Trojan is written in Python, a script language. It sends SMS messages to a short number with instructions to transfer part of the money in the user’s account to another account, which belongs to the cybercriminals.
There are five known variants of Trojan-SMS.Python.Flocker, from .ab to.af. The amounts transferred range from $0.45 to $0.90. Thus, if the cybercriminals behind the Trojan manage to infect a large number of phones, the amount transferred to their mobile phone account as a result could be quite substantial.
“Obviously, the authors of the Trojan want to make money,” said Denis Maslennikov, a senior malware analyst at Kaspersky Lab. “It seems that the focus on financial fraud in the mobile malware industry will only get more pronounced over time. Until recently, many people thought that malicious programs that send SMS messages without the user’s knowledge were a purely Russian phenomenon. Now we can see that the problem no longer affects only Russian users – it’s becoming an international issue.”
Kaspersky Mobile Security users are protected from the new Trojan: the Kaspersky Lab product blocks malicious programs by not allowing them to run. Kaspersky Lab recommends users to exercise caution when using a smartphone to browse the Internet and to keep antivirus databases up-to-date.
Source:
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575728
Three Steps to Heaven by Windows Security
Now there are three stages in the sky. One must hear and see it clearly Just listen and to see that. How virus and hackers attack and destroy viruses and hackers attack and destroy. Your valuable computer connected to the Internet valuable toys your computer connected to the Internet Toys
Follow steps one, two and three here:
The first step – Run windows update automatically each day one step – start windows update automatically every day.
Second step – always your current antivirus program is running and the second step – always your current antivirus program and operating costs.
Third step – installing and configuring a firewall Step Three – Installing and configuring a firewall
Faster virus
Today you will find numerous infected computer and an Internet connection in less than 5 minutes, even when the computer is connected to the Internet via a modem. And as long as the 24 / 7 computer is not the bad guys? And as long as the 24 / 7 online computer is not sick?
While the leaves of a computer without proper protection is not desirable.
What to do?
There are measures that can be done to address the risk of disruption, the attacks of viruses and other on such a low that is also acceptable for a large company.
1. Use Microsoft Windows Update. Use Microsoft Windows Update. With an Internet connection such as DSL or ADSL (continuous), too many windows are automatically updated every day to start. For modems, try as soon as you connect.
2. Keep a good antivirus program installed (there is good communication and the free choice). Also important to the virus definition database data at least a few times per week.
3. Use a firewall. Buy a good hardware firewall. But remember that they are not protected, that the arrival of the threats. For both protection and a firewall. Almost all software firewalls can protect against unwanted incoming and outgoing traffic. But this is the price for a complex configuration.
Can you guarantee a completely computer? Can a computer safe?
No, if you try to normal. Also, the military career has problems with the safety of the maintenance of security intact. There are simply too many variables to consider.
Then keep your important personal data is encrypted on a computer or access to the network (see Paris Hilton in the media. He has his computer stolen with personal information on this).
Companies must also ensure that they deal with the point 1 / 3 above.
Final Notes
There is something, which means the backup! There is something that is a backup! All have the most to know what it is, and few use. All, most people know what is at stake, and few use. I say this only once. I say this only once.
Make regular backups of all important data. Make regular backups of all important data. In this way you can at least restore after reinstalling the computer (if the viruses are a part of it). In this way you can at least after you reinstall your computer (if you have a virus in a single party).
Follow the instructions here and you are at least three steps closer to heaven! Follow the instructions here and at least three steps closer to heaven!
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Besides the affordable price you should consider, make sure also they will provide you with the disaster recovery services. It will be very crucial to help you continue your operations when something bad happened with your primary IT systems.
About PC Media Anti-Virus (PCMAV)
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