Network World

MARCH 22, 2017

The chances of you encountering malware on your Android phone is incredibly small, according to Google. percent of Android devices had installed a " potentially harmful application ," such as spyware, a Trojan, or other malicious software. Thanks to better app review systems, the company is detecting and cracking down on more malware.

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Network World

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Since October, millions of internet users have been exposed to malicious code served from the pixels in tainted banner ads meant to install Trojans and spyware, according to security firm ESET. It’s been preying on Internet Explorer users by scanning for vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash and then exploiting them.

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Network World

MAY 19, 2017

The internet can be a scary place. Phishing emails from supposed family members, spyware piggybacking on legitimate apps, well-known sites hijacked with malicious code -- digital safety clearly needs new rules to meet today's evolving threatscape. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Malware is intended to be quiet and hidden as it enters environments and is executed. Most Active Malware Today.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Scammers and malware authors know a good opportunity when they see one, especially if it's a vulnerability in a popular web service. In an ideal world, it brings quality articles to your fingertips based on previously specified criteria of what's relevant to you. Any area of the Google ecosystem fits the mold of such a juicy target.

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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

You might be using an app to read this very article. These companies have a great deal of control over what we can do on our phones, the items we buy online and how they get to our homes, our personal data, the internet ecosystem, even our online identities. But a lot of people want that to change.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The US government sued Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer browser with Windows out of fears that doing so would permanently entrench its monopoly in personal computers. When I wrote about it here last year , it was in the context of a new European internet emerging alongside the American and Sino-Russian authoritarian ones.

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