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March 6, 2006 Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying." TAGS: antivirus company, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, antivirus, agreement, researcher, ethics, McAfee Inc., code, malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

April 4, 2006 Net criminals are fighting the good guys--and other bad guys--as they pursue more financial gain, Kaspersky Labs says. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, cybercriminal, antivirus company, malicious software, antivirus software, antivirus, denial of service

December 21, 2007 A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, Microsoft Windows Explorer, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

July 9, 2007 Security researcher Jose Nazario says the concept of antivirus as the last line of defense has been thrown out the window. What should replace it? TAGS: antivirus company, gap, signature, network security, antivirus, researcher, malware, variant, threat, security, virus

November 14, 2006 A spoof screensaver of the IT nightmare is now available from Microsoft. Antivirus vendors are not amused. TAGS: blue screen of death, Sysinternals, antivirus company, screensaver, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows

July 24, 2006 Hackers are using increasingly more sophisticated technology to seize companies' data and hold it for ransom. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., encryption, hacker, consultant, information technology, antivirus, trojan horse, security

January 23, 2007 Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, attack, home PC, trojan horse, Sophos Plc., antivirus, adware, e-mail

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, link, e-mail

July 7, 2000 In the latest case of virus writers being a step ahead of the computer industry, a comparatively new type of virus is forcing antivirus software companies to rebuild their products. TAGS: antivirus software company, antivirus company, antivirus software, software company, virus, Symantec Corp., Eudora, antivirus, Computer Associates International Inc., Symantec Norton AntiVirus, e-mail, message, Microsoft Corp.

January 29, 2007 "Small number" of GO 910 devices included two Windows-based bugs; no reports of problems yet, company says. TAGS: TomTom, Graham Cluley, antivirus software, QA, antivirus company, malicious software, virus, antivirus, PC

February 2, 2007 Cybercrooks reprogram Dolphin Stadium Web site to load script that would attempt to exploit two Windows security holes.Images: Stadium site gets sacked TAGS: Dolphin Ltd., Websense Inc., Super Bowl, Web security, antivirus company, security company, attack, patch management, trojan horse, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

May 28, 2002 It's proving to be the No. 1 son of the original Klez virus, leaving its sibling Klez.i in the dust and overtaking SirCam as the most virulent computer virus yet. TAGS: Klez worm, SirCam, Alex Shipp, MessageLabs Ltd., computer virus, antivirus company, worm, copy, virus, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail, antivirus, PC

December 27, 2005 Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle. TAGS: Zotob worm, rootkit, zombie, worm, Cisco Systems Inc., antivirus company, hacker, trick, security, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

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