Qualcomm and Kaspersky agreement security agreement for Android devices
Qualcomm signed a mobile security agreement with Kaspersky Lab this week to install the company's security software on all Android devices powered by Snapdragon processors from Qualcomm . Customers who make Android mobile phones and tablet PCs that use Snapdragon processors will have the chance to pre-load the Kaspersky Internet Security on the devices. Kaspersky already has more than 80 similar agreements with companies around the world, meaning greater global awareness of the need for tablet and mobile Internet protection.
Firefox 21 launched three critical patches
Mozilla Firefox have released 21 in the latest update of the Mozilla browser system, including better social media integration and three critical fixes for security issues considered high risk. Two holes were said to be in the maintenance department Mozilla, although the company said that only one of those left risk browser remote operating. Users are encouraged to update manually as soon as possible, although if automatic updates are enabled, then the browser will automatically update the next time it is opened.
Facebook hit by a new variant of Dorkbot malware
is chat service website was targeted by a new variant of malware Dorkbot in an attempt to steal passwords of Facebook users. Bitdefender researchers warn that US users, India, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, the UK and Romania have all been targeted and have said that although they could not be sure of the full extent of the infection, they counted 9,000 links to malware within 24 hours. Bitdefender informed Facebook as soon as they found the malware and say that the company removed the infection quickly.
The infection was downloaded on victims' computers through a file with a fake JPG extension and, once installed, controlled user Internet activity and harvested passwords he met. The Dorkbot infection is particularly aggressive because it is able to update and block antivirus programs to perform security updates. Variants of this malware have been circulating on the web since 03, and the last has made a significant appearance in 2011.
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