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U.K. hospital to use 'clean' keyboard to help ward off germs
November 2, 2006
New keyboard is equipped with a timer that lets users know when it needs to be cleaned.
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Detection tool lands Symantec a patent
March 2, 2005
Software that combs through files for viruses, worms and spyware brings the security company a U.S. patent.
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Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variants
August 19, 2005
Some versions contained coding errors that sent PCs into a reboot loop, instead of working to spread the infection, experts say.
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Virus report points to profit-hungry hackers
November 4, 2004
Trend Micro report validates concern in security industry that malicious hackers are more interested in money than fame.
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Will IM be the next security culprit?
February 24, 2004
Q1 Labs CTO Sandy Bird cautions that the number of instant messaging attacks is likely to worsen over time.
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Cabir mobile virus found in U.S.
February 18, 2005
Virus appeared in two phones in a Southern California shop window, possibly infected via Bluetooth wireless.
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MyDoom opens door for attack on Microsoft
July 27, 2004
New variant of the worm represents a troubling trend that results in PCs being "owned by the virus writers," one expert says.
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Bulk of year's PC infections pinned to one man
July 28, 2004
Firm says German teen, self-confessed author of Netsky and Sasser viruses, to blame for 70 percent of infections.
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Sophos: Cell phone virus claims are 'bonkers'
September 23, 2005
Trend Micro admits chances of infection are relatively low but says virus could be a forerunner of worse threats to come.
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Sasser keeps squirming into homes, businesses
May 4, 2004
The various Sasser worms continue to wriggle into computers, hitting home users hard while affecting companies to a lesser degree than previous worms, said security experts.
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Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout
January 27, 2004
The virulent program ranks as the Net's fastest spreading virus, but security firms warn that the code left behind on PCs could cause more chaos than the initial infection.
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Is your TV virus-proof?
February 11, 2005
As more cars and home appliances get networked, owners run a greater risk of contracting computer viruses.
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MyDoom's day passes quickly
July 27, 2004
Latest outbreak has already peaked, and initial estimates show worm to be a lightweight compared with original.
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Windows worms knocking out computers
August 16, 2005
Network worms are shutting down computers running Windows 2000, security experts warned.
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