Windows User Reports Malware Often Than Mac User

Windows users are more in touch with malware than Mac users, according to research (pdf) from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International among 12,000 consumers worldwide. 45% of consumers surveyed faced the last year at least once with malware.

Windows users was 83%, while 6% of Mac users reported a malware incident. 13% of Android owners came to own say in the last twelve months in touch with malware. Windows users with malware came in contact 89% said they do not know how the infection occurred, but 81% points to visit a suspect or unreliable website. According to 77% of the computer became infected after visiting a hacked website.

According to 78% of the infection was contracted through an infected USB stick, while just over 70% of the debt puts when opening an email attachment. Reduced performance were the main consequences of an infection. 35% of users said that the system after the infection was slow or not working well. 30% were redirected to websites and ads, and 20% had to do with the installation of unwanted software.

Damage

33% of malware incidents led to charges by victims. This mainly involves repair costs, the purchase of a virus, recover lost data, purchase a cleaning tool, replacement of damaged parts, purchasing an entirely new system and the payment of ransom to restore access to the system or data to get. On average, the loss $ 160.

AV Comparatives Test Lab: Experienced Mac User To A Virus Scanner

Experienced Mac users can watch what they download a virus scanner, according to the Austrian test lab AV-Comparatives . The test lab decided to test ten virus for Mac OS X on the detection of malware. In addition, specimens were taken for both Mac and Windows, because the Mac virus indicate that they can also detect Windows malware.

The reason is that Mac computers can also get in touch with Windows malware, for example in the case of e-mail attachments or USB sticks. What is striking about the test, the amount of malware which has been tested. In the case of Mac malware is about 105 newly discovered specimens, while the most prevalent malware specimens were used for Windows. In other tests of AV-Comparatives for Windows be used thousands of malware examples, but the number for Mac is so low that the counter remains stabbing at 105.

Of the ten scanners able to detect seven parcels 100% of all Mac malware, while a similar number this occurs in the Windows malware. Avast, AVG, ESET, Kaspersky and Sophos are the scanners that detect all malware in both areas. When it comes to Windows malware are the only F-Secure (28%) and Intego (50%) who stabbing drop in the detection of Windows malware.Meanwhile, all the anti-virus companies have their signatures updated to missed malware are detected.

The question remains whether Mac users now need a virus scanner. "Experienced and responsible Mac users to be careful with the programs they install and where they get which can reasonably argue that they do not risk running Mac malware," said AV-Comparatives. The lab says that users who are not experts, children and users with regular software experiment there can take advantage of to use a Mac virus scanner.

Phone scammer: 60% Of People Believe Us

Scammers people through pop-ups let you know that their computer is infected with a virus and they should call a certain telephone number are very successful, claims a Phone Scammer on Reddit , who says he has six months dealing with the phone defrauding people.

When asked how many people have with the scam, the scammer that 40% of people from all kinds of insults, while the remaining 60% actually think they are infected by malware. To solve the problem at least $ 100 was charged, while a virus the same amount had to be paid. Asking prices were, however, depending on the location and the profession that exerted the victim. Something the scammers ask victims.

Initially, the scammer claims that he did not realize that people were ripped off, though he had his suspicions. Eventually, he realized what he was doing and decided to stop. The scammer claims to be an American and says that there are many call centers in the US where the scams are carried out. In his case, which were mainly aimed at Windows users. Called example, a Mac user, then he decided to hang up.

The pop-ups that let users believe they have shown both Windows and Mac users problems, says security firm Blue Coat.Contrary to Blue Coat maintains its Mac users have long targeted by scammers. For example, in 2013 and 2014 all variants of this scam observed that focused on Mac users.

Oracle Removes "Adware" From Java Installation On Mac

Recently there was great controversy when it became known that Oracle is the Ask Toolbar was bundled with the installation of Java for Mac OS X, but now the company seems to have stopped here quietly along. The Ask Toolbar is labeled as "adware" by various parties.

The toolbar uses the Ask search engine, which would be full of bad classified ads. Advertisements that are not of the "organic" results would be distinguished in most cases. In addition to installing the toolbar were Mac users with the Java installation also asked whether they wanted to change their home page in Ask.com. Both options were selected by default.

Oracle Java installer now delivers without Ask Toolbar this is now confirmed by both The Safe Mac as security Intego . The virus of the company blocked the toolbar. Report Although various parties that the Ask Toolbar is no longer installed, Oracle late own site know that the toolbar is also installed on Mac OS X. However, it may be that the website has not yet been adjusted.