Malicious ads lead to outdated adware-laden Firefox “update”
A series of Internet campaigns pushing bogus Firefox updates onto unwary users have been spotted by researchers, and among them is one that lures them in through “Green …
Internet Explorer best at malware and privacy protection
Back in May, NSS Labs shared the results of their testing of how successful popular Web browsers are in detecting malware, showing that the latest versions of Internet …
Opera infrastructure compromised, users hit with malicious update
A breach of the Opera Software internal infrastructure has resulted in the theft of an expired Opera code signing certificate and used it to sign a piece of malware, package …
Firefox 22 delivers 14 security updates
Mozilla released Firefox 22, which includes 14 security updates: four are critical, six high, three moderate and one low. Fixed in this version: MFSA 2013-62 Inaccessible …
Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
NSS Labs released the results and analysis from its web browser security comparative evaluating the protection offered by five browsers – Safari 5, Chrome 25/26, …
Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Facebook users – especially those in Brazil – are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft. So far, …
IE8 0-day used in watering hole attacks
Last week a U.S. Department of Labor website was discovered to be redirecting users to sites serving a hard-to-detect variant Poison Ivy backdoor Trojan. Researchers are now …
Firefox enhances private browsing
Mozilla released Firefox 20 that fixes several security and stability issues. Included in the update are eleven critical security updates. Firefox includes a new enhancement …
Ransomware uses browser history to persuade users to pay up
A new ransomware variant dubbed Kovter has been spotted trying out a brand new approach for convincing targeted users of the legitimacy of its claims. According a malware …
Safari now blocks all but latest version of Flash plugin
With all the Flash Player and Java zero-day vulnerabilities lately getting exploited in attacks, browser vendors are trying to come up with solutions to protect their users …
Qualys enhances its free cloud service BrowserCheck Business Edition
Qualys announced at RSA Conference 2013 that Qualys BrowserCheck Business Edition, the company’s free cloud service, now gives organizations end-to-end automation for …
Rogue Chrome extension hijacks Facebook accounts
Chrome users, beware of an extension by the name of “Business Flash Player”. According to Bitdefender senior e-threat analyst Bogdan Botezatu, the link to download …