| Avira warns of Windows vulnerability
21 July 2010 – Cyber criminals abuse an open security vulnerability in all Windows versions to inject malware into PCs
Spam mails lure with domain password reset warning
1 July 2010 – A wave of spam mails lures recipients with fake warning of domain password reset; links lead to a fake Canadian Online Pharmacy
Botnet Toolkit for Twitter
20 May 2010 – The IT security experts at Avira have analyzed a toolkit for a Twitter-based botnet and ensure protection against it
Ransomware threatens with official complaint of piracy
14 April 2010 – Currently active blackmail Trojans are using a new scam, as the IT security specialist Avira informs. In order to avoid a complaint because of downloading illegal copies of copyrighted files, the victims of the ransomware should pay about 400 USD to an alleged copyright organization.
Avira protects from PDF Exploit
9 March 2010 - Malicious PDF files abuse a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat which was recently fixed by Adobe
Fake anti-virus solutions imitate Avira
12 February 2010 – Cybercriminals are imitating the look of Avira products to help them spread their fraudulent and useless pseudo security solutions
Infected Firefox Add-on: Avira protects
09 February 2010 – On the servers of the Mozilla Foundation an infected Firefox Add-on was available for download which Avira antimalware solutions already detected
Cybercriminals phishing for Skype logins
02 February 2010 – Avira is issuing a warning against phishing mails that are being used by criminals in an attempt to access Skype logins
Avira protects from Zimuse worm
26 January 2010 – The worm Zimuse is overwriting the master boot record from the hard disk so that the system won’t start anymore
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