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AOL offers free antivirus software
August 7, 2006
Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software.
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AOL security product ready for testing
July 17, 2006
AOL Total Care marks one of company's first steps into the security space, outside of its subscriber tools.
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AOL to enter security arena
June 7, 2006
Company is creating security bundle called Total Care that it plans to sell to the general public, CNET News.com has learned.
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AOL launches corporate IM service
July 19, 2006
AIM Pro, to be released Wednesday, features security and online meeting functions aimed at corporate users.
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This week in Microsoft security
July 22, 2005
Flaws in Remote Desktop Protocol and IE took center stage, while an IM worm targeted MSN Messenger, along with AOL's service.
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Where the Net's wild things are
June 16, 2005
Are your systems vulnerable? Ask a few hackers--that's what Microsoft did. Also: Trojans on the march, and worms a-wriggling.
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This week in security
June 17, 2005
Browser-based attacks are on the rise, a trade group says. Also: Zombie attacks are more likely to come from AOL users.
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Netscape sends out another patch
June 17, 2005
Second update in a month for Netscape 8 fixes a bug that broke the rendering of certain files in Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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Spying worm spreads via MSN Messenger, AIM
July 21, 2005
Attacks tailored to IM services contain links that could infect a PC with a Trojan horse or dangerous worm.
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This week in security
October 7, 2005
Number of threats detected for IM and peer-to-peer networks rises 3,295 percent in one year.
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Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!
April 11, 2008
The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers)
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This week in security
August 12, 2005
Microsoft and AOL announce plans for money they've culled from spammers, even as phishers came up with a new e-mail-based scam.
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AOL tools up IM for business
September 15, 2006
AOL and WebEx team up to release an instant-messaging service for business users who need tighter security.
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Study: Instant-messaging attacks rose in 2005
January 10, 2006
Exploits can 'jump' IM networks using services like Trillian, survey report authors say.
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Experts: Microsoft-Yahoo alliance is food for IM worms
October 12, 2005
Connecting Microsoft and Yahoo's IM services creates an environment where a worm could spread farther than ever before, experts say.
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HP to ship Netscape browser on new PCs
October 3, 2005
HP and Compaq consumer PCs and notebooks in the U.S. and Canada will come with the browser starting next year.
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Microsoft enlists security partner in IE update
July 29, 2005
New version of Internet Explorer, released for testing this week, taps WholeSecurity for antiphishing feature.
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Year in review: Browser wars, part 2
January 1, 2005
Left for dead on browser battlefield, Firefox lived to fight Microsoft, while AOL prepped two new browsers.
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MessageLabs to buy OmniPod for IM security
November 2, 2005
Acquisition of hosted secure IM provider is MessageLabs' ticket into the instant messaging security fray.
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Netscape update takes aim at phishing
May 19, 2005
Version 8 of the Web browser promises to warn surfers when they visit fraud sites that aim to nab their personal details. Images: Netscape aims to 'sizzle' with security
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