Flashback Malware Robs Google of Ad Revenue; Webroot SecureAnywhere Wins Prestigious Edison Award; Review: Pwn Plug; Pinterest Plagued by More Scams, Fake Android Apps; And more

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Security Watch May 2, 2012   View Online | Manage Subscription | Follow Us TOP STORIES Flashback Malware Robs Google of $10,000/Day in Ad Revenue Symantec reported that in addition to the much-reported spyware component, Flashback also installs an ad-clicking component that works in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari browsers." Share This: Webroot SecureAnywhere Wins Prestigious Edison Award The Edison Awards have honored "the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services" for 25 years, and this year Webroot's SecureAnywhere service took home a bronze medal. Share This: Review: Pwn Plug Our Editors' Choice for network security testing tools, Pwn Plug, masquerades as a tiny harmless white box, but it's loaded with a slew of penetration testing and network security tools. Share This: Pinterest Plagued by More Scams, Fake Android Apps Pinterest fans are being spammed with survey scams and tricked into downloading fake Android apps. Share This: How to Buy Security Software Security software is a must for any Internet-connected computer, be it PC or Mac. Some will choose the simplicity of an all-in-one suite, others may prefer gathering best-of-breed products for each area of protection. We'll help you decide. Share This: New Multi-Layer Malware Attack Uses Same Exploit as Flashback Sophos has discovered a new threat attacking both Mac and Windows computers through the same Java vulnerability Flashback used. Share This: Google Drive's Terms of Use: Lazy People Should Worry Here's what Google's Terms of Use really means to your data privacy. Share This: Questions, comments, tips about potential viruses, worms, vulnerabilities? Send them here: pcmsecur...@ziffdavis.com FEATURED OFFERS LATEST TOP-RATED PRODUCTS Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Photo Editing | Clear Stick Atlas | Cellular Modems | Dish Network Hopper | Digital Video Recorders | GoldKey Lite Token with Built-In Flash | Encryption | HP Folio 13-1020us | Ultrabooks | HTC One S (T-Mobile) | Cell Phones | Intel Core i7-3770K | Chipsets & Processors | eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to PCMag.com's Security Watch with the email address nanda...@gmail.com. Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter. To subscribe to other e-mail newsletters from Ziff Davis, change your delivery format from HTML to text, or change your email address, click here. Copyright ©2012 Ziff Davis, Inc.  All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016