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McAfee update exterminates Excel
March 11, 2006
Company fixes mistake which, for a brief period, caused its antivirus tools to remove or quarantine Microsoft's Excel, and applications.
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McAfee plans daily virus updates
February 14, 2005
The security specialist will also launch a customizable Web site that offers incident and threat information.
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Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
February 6, 2007
Test of 15 antivirus packages shows failures in four. Microsoft pledges improvements; McAfee says its updates weren't included.
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Happy birthday, Brain.A
January 19, 2006
Twenty years ago this month the first PC virus was discovered. It's extinct now, but its kin continues to pester computer users.
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McAfee sends 'Falcon' after Symantec, Microsoft
May 30, 2006
Consumer security software due out this summer is pitted against Microsoft's OneCare and Symantec's upcoming 'Genesis.'
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Another antivirus software flaw detected
March 17, 2005
This time: McAfee. But the flaw does not affect current subscribers to the company's update service.
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2006: Year of the mobile malware
December 20, 2005
Mobile security threats are expected to rise threefold in 2006 as mobile devices become more prevalent, according to McAfee Avert Labs.
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Worm ID scheme gets under way
October 5, 2005
Common Malware Enumeration scheme aims to clear up confusion by giving each worm, virus or other pest its own unique identifier.
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Windows virus worms onto some Apple iPods
October 17, 2006
A small number of the video media players have been shipped with the RavMonE virus, the company warns.
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Is your cell phone due for an antivirus shot?
February 24, 2006
Security software industry focuses on mobile phones but runs into resistance from service providers.
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Microsoft nabs another McAfee virus expert
September 19, 2006
Jimmy Kuo, a former McAfee fellow, will join the security industry newcomer as senior security researcher.
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Virus writers use open-source methods
July 17, 2006
Antivirus vendor McAfee cites potential for harm if power, efficiency of open source is misused.
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Finding holes in software's armor
April 25, 2005
roundup Unprotected PCs continue to be a weak spot in defenses against viruses and other threats. Also: Trend Micro's SP2 slip-up.
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McAfee: Vulnerabilities still worst threat
April 25, 2005
Unpatched PCs represent biggest security problem, keeping threats that target software vulnerabilities at top of McAfee's list.
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Virus writers take advantage of war
March 20, 2003
A new e-mail worm is tricking people into opening dangerous attachments by promising military satellite images of Iraq.
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Latest Sober threatens e-mail gateways
November 23, 2005
Worm is generating a flood of e-mail traffic, which could hit corporate systems like a mini denial-of-service attack.
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Evasion bug bites virus shields
November 1, 2005
Security researcher says an issue in several antivirus products could let malicious files pass undetected, but some in the industry say it's not a flaw.
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China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says
April 21, 2006
Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research.
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Kama Sutra worm threat shrivels
February 3, 2006
Virtually no damage caused yet; likely won't become a disaster, tech security specialists say.
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Why Microsoft is wrong on Vista security
October 9, 2006
McAfee Chief Scientist George Heron says a technological dispute could usher in a new age of insecurity.
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