A Fortinet report on malware activity shows rogue security applications were the top threat last month.
A Trojan that exploits a weakness in Windows Media Player tops Kaspersky's October threat list.
Users must exercise caution when joining these networks, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Sophos SA.
Malware has grown substantially as the stock markets have declined, says Panda Security.
Computer users should install Windows patch MS08-067 to protect against malicious worms, says the company.
The US, Russia and Turkey were the top offenders named in Sophos's third-quarter report.
The number of malware programs directed at the financial industry is growing, according to a Kaspersky report.
The French president reported the theft last month, but no one has been charged, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Sophos SA.
Research shows Barack Obama's name is associated with more unsafe Web sites than his rival candidate, says McAfee.
The rise in the proportion of e-mails containing malicious attachments is a throwback to the old days, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Sophos SA.
Sophos warns against a Trojan horse spam campaign disguised as Microsoft's monthly security bulletin.
Asus confirms some of the Eee Boxes have shipped with Windows-based malware pre-installed, says Brett Myroff, CEO of Sophos SA.
The data breach report found a one-size-fits-all approach to security strategies to be largely ineffective.