Tag: windows security

Skype Worm Continues Unless Paid by Ransom

by Peter | Oct 15, 2012 | Security News, Worms | 0 |

A worm that locks Windows PC users out of their computers unless they pay a $200 ransom is rapidly spreading via Skype. Once it has secreted itself into a machine, the malware tricks further victims into installing it by using...

Windows 7 at its Highest Malware Infection Rate

by Peter | Oct 10, 2012 | Malware, PC Security, Security News | 0 |

Data from Microsoft’s newest twice-yearly security report showed that in the second quarter of 2012, Windows 7 was between 33% and 182% more likely to be infected by malware than in the second quarter of 2011. The...