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Sample virus targets Windows and Linux
April 8, 2006
Another example of malicious software that can infect computers running Windows or Linux has been discovered.
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Kaspersky Lab
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malicious software
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Linux
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virus
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antivirus
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found
September 1, 2005
Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region.
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digital music player
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Asia-Pacific
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Creative Technology Ltd.
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digital music
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Creative Zen
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antivirus company
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music player
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F-Secure Corp.
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Sophos Plc.
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antivirus software
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MP3 player
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virus
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MP3
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antivirus
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PC
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hard drive
Gartner: Beware of Mac OS spyware
March 29, 2005
The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware.
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Gartner Inc.
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Computer
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Symantec Corp.
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Apple Mac OS X
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virus
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Say good-bye to Apple security?
May 2, 2006
SecureWave CEO Bob Johnson warns that the Windows-friendly Boot Camp software could bring bugs to Apple products.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Boot Camp
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threat
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security
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Apple Macintosh
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platform
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Microsoft Windows
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spyware
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft criticized for lack of software security
May 6, 2000
Security experts say the "I Love You" worm's spread is a perfect demonstration of the software maker's technologies working exactly as they were designed to operate.
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scripting language
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software company
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programming language
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security
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language
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Microsoft Excel
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virus
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Word
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says
January 19, 2006
Dealing with viruses, spyware, PC theft and other digital crimes adds up to a hefty total for businesses.
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survey
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crime
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organization
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VPN
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firewall
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U.S.
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virus
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security
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spyware
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
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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antivirus software
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Apple video iPod
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Apple Computer
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virus
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McAfee Inc.
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Apple iPod
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antivirus
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
OpenOffice worm Badbunny hops across operating systems
June 11, 2007
Malicious software, spreading through OpenOffice documents, "can infect Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems," Symantec says.
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OpenOffice
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worm
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Symantec Corp.
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malicious software
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virus
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Apple Mac OS
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Linux
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Computer
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
CA antivirus deletes Windows 2003 file
September 5, 2006
Company's eTrust software detects Windows file as a virus and deletes it, causing servers to crash and fail to reboot.
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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Microsoft Windows 2003
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CA eTrust
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antivirus
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virus
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server
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Microsoft Windows
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
Trojan attacks Microsoft's anti-spyware
February 9, 2005
Windows AntiSpyware is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details, a security company warns.
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Sophos Plc.
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anti-spyware
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trojan horse
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online banking
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attack
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Microsoft Corp.
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spyware
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security
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virus
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Microsoft Windows
Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs
September 22, 2005
A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure.
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memory card
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F-Secure Corp.
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smart phone
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mobile phone
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PC
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trojan horse
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cell phone
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security
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
Virus pits itself against music pirates
April 22, 2005
File sharers are the target of a virus that deletes music collections.
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Sophos Plc.
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worm
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virus
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security
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
Virus makes leap from PC to PDA
March 1, 2006
"Crossover" is the first virus found that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC, security researchers say.
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F-Secure Corp.
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Windows PC
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malicious software
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mobile device
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virus
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researcher
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smart phone
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PC
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft probes anti-spyware Trojan
February 10, 2005
Microsoft is offering support to people hit by the Trojan horse that targets its Windows AntiSpyware application.
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trojan horse
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Sophos Plc.
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anti-spyware
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Microsoft Corp.
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virus
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
How to protect your computer from viruses
September 21, 2000
Computer users don't need to feel helpless against the onslaught of viruses such as "NewLove," according to antivirus experts.
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WSH
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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researcher
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attachment
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Trend Micro Inc.
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virus
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antivirus
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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft Windows
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e-mail
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Microsoft Corp.
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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McAfee Inc.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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antivirus software
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antivirus
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Microsoft Windows Live
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researcher
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security
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virus
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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operating system
Security from A to Z: OS X
November 28, 2006
Debate rages over whether the Mac operating system is inherently safer than Windows. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Apple Mac OS X
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malicious software
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Apple Computer
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Apple Macintosh
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security
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virus
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Apple Mac OS
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Unix
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operating system
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft flags Gmail as a virus
November 14, 2006
An error in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security product caused it to flag Google's Gmail service as a virus.
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Gmail
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Microsoft Windows Live
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virus
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Google Inc.
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antivirus
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e-mail
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Microsoft Windows
First potential virus risk for Windows Vista found
August 5, 2005
New command-line shell that may be part of the new Windows OS is already being probed by a virus writer.
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shell
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F-Secure Corp.
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company representative
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representative
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Microsoft Longhorn
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Is Microsoft reacting to Firefox's popularity?
February 15, 2005
Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, the company will ship an update to its Internet Explorer browser separately from the next version of Windows. The move acknowledges that the browser has b...
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Firefox
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Web browser
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Corp.
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spyware
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virus
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security
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