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The type of operating system running on the computer, including type (e.g., Windows), version (e.g., Windows 7), and architecture (e.g., x 86); Information about whether the NIT has already been delivered to the "activating" computer; The "activating" computer's Host Name.
Anti-phishing software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify phishing content contained in websites, e-mail, or other forms used to accessing data (usually from the internet) [1] and block the content, usually with a warning to the user (and often an option to view the content regardless).
Petya is a family of encrypting malware that was first discovered in 2016. [2] The malware targets Microsoft Windows–based systems, infecting the master boot record to execute a payload that encrypts a hard drive's file system table and prevents Windows from booting.
When creating a drive-by download, an attacker must first create their malicious content to perform the attack. With the rise in exploit packs that contain the vulnerabilities needed to carry out unauthorized drive-by download attacks, the skill level needed to perform this attack has been reduced.
A 66-year-old paedophile who sexually abused two girls more than 30 years ago has been jailed for 22 years. Kevin Calderbank carried out the sexual assaults in Peterborough between 1985 and 1989.
A woman in Maryland is under arrest after she allegedly called 911 and led police to the body of her mother. Emergency services in Gaithersburg, Md., received a call from Tiffany Zhang on Monday ...
Training wheels of justice! A quick-thinking Colorado cop commandeered a child’s bike to chase down and nab a fleeing suspected felon, footage of the hot pursuit shows.
Zeus is very difficult to detect even with up-to-date antivirus and other security software as it hides itself using stealth techniques. [5] It is considered that this is the primary reason why the Zeus malware has become the largest botnet on the Internet: Damballa estimated that the malware infected 3.6 million PCs in the U.S. in 2009. [6]