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New Malware Poses As Your Favorite News Sites

2/13/2014

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Over the last few weeks, we've had several customer bring in virus-infected computers, and all were certain that the only place they had gone on the Internet was to their favorite news sites.

Lo and behold, a week or so later and reports are coming out of a new type of malware that seeks to infect machines by posing as news sites, often originating as a fake link or phishing attempt. The worst of this new type of malware is dubbed Careto,
which is able to collect a plethora of sensitive information from an infected system, such as keystrokes, WiFi traffic data, and file operations. It can also capture screenshots and Skype conversations, as well as intercept your email.

And Mac Users, don't let your guard down. Careto has
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Office 2003 End of Life AprilĀ 

2/13/2014

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Along with WIndows XP, Microsoft is ending support for Office 2003 at the beginning of April. While the programs themselves will continue to function, the lack of security updates means that any exploits found in the software will go unpatched and represent an ongoing threat to your network.

Now is a good time to look into upgrading your old versions of Office 2003. The best thing for you to upgrade to will depend on your individual needs and the number of machines you need to upgrade, but there are more options that just Microsoft ones.

If you need help choosing an upgrade path, contact InfinIT Technology Group.

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Windows Malware Seeks To Infect Android Devices

2/4/2014

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While there have been previous instances of Android-based malware designed to infect Windows computers, a new malware named Droidpak seeks to infect android mobile banking apps via a Windows infection. Android users are urged to use caution when assigning permissions to apps and are advised to disable USB debugging on their devices.
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    Bret Funk

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    Microsoft Certified System Engineer

    Microsoft Small Business Specialist

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