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Google is currently testing a new security feature in Chrome Canary for Android that can scan APK downloads for potential malware, as reported by MSPowerUser. This comes after recent updates to the Play Store that reduced warnings for downloading APK files.The feature is currently hidden behind a flag in Chrome …

Dozens of malware-infested apps have turned the Google Play store into a minefield, according to security experts. With more than 5.5 million downloads total, the apps—which appear at first glance to be perfectly mundane bits of software—have allowed threat actors to access Android users’ banking credentials and other sensitive data.Researchers …

    (Credit: Getty Images)Researchers from security firm Kaspersky are used to coming across advanced and devious malware, but rarely have they seen anything like MosaicRegressor. According to the company’s latest blog post, this is just the second known UEFI-based malware. Because it operates on the low-level boot manager that …

Managing enterprise deployments isn’t like handling consumer hardware. Large companies tend to have much longer deployment life cycles, they don’t like to take chances with mission-critical infrastructure, and they demand high reliability and short service times. One thing consumers and enterprise customers do have in common, however, is that shipping them …

The stronger OS X (now macOS) security model and lower market share used to mean it was of no interest to malware creators. It’s still not exactly a major target, but running a Mac without antivirus protection is getting increasingly risky. Case in point: A new piece of malware has …

Update: An earlier version of this story reported that Capossela was interviewed by Softpedia. While Softpedia was reported elsewhere as originating the story, the actual interview was done by Windows Weekly. ExtremeTech regrets the error. From mid-2015 to 2016, Microsoft ran two simultaneous experiments. First, it made Windows 10 free …

Barnes Noble was pretty thoroughly trounced by Amazon when it came to e-readers and tablets, but now the bookseller is trying to come back with a new $50 Android tablet that competes with the Kindle Fire. It’s a nice tablet by all accounts, but there’s one apparent issue that may …

We’ve all come a long way, the good people and the black hats and the tech we all depend on. It used to be rainbow tables and dial-up, and most people weren’t online at all. Now your stuff connects to the Internet and phones home — often whether or not …

Avalanche a malware network used for phishing attacks has been shut down but international law enforcement agencies working together. The network has been in operation for the last seven years and it comprised of more than 800,000 domains and 50 servers around the world were shut down. “November 30 began …

One of the common problems the less computer-savvy face are inevitable malware infections. A number of companies like Best Buy, Office Depot, and OfficeMax all offer computer services that will scan and remove malware from an infected system, but often only at a steep price. Separate investigations into Office Depot …