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MySecurer.com 5.2.3
Protect your computer from malicious software.
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Google: 10 percent of sites are dangerous
May 15, 2007
Sophos adds that 70 percent of pages hosting malicious software are found on legitimate sites targeted by hackers.
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Year in review: Botnet gains, Web 2.0 pains
December 31, 2007
As the Storm worm raged, tapping countless PCs for nefarious ends, the rush to online applications left many Web sites vulnerable.
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Two years on, Netsky-P tops virus charts
September 1, 2006
The e-mail worm, ranked as the worst of 2004, retains bragging rights even though fixes have long been available.
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Storm worm variant ignites e-mail virus deluge
April 13, 2007
Malicious software can be contained in e-mails with "love" and "Worm Alert!" subject lines, security company Postini warns.
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Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007
E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus
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Surfing a bigger risk than spam to company networks
September 15, 2006
Businesses are more likely to pick up a virus via employee Web surfing than from e-mail attachments, study says.
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Security pest found on BlackBerry
August 8, 2006
The malicious software could be used to get into company networks, but RIM says it's not a major threat.
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Experts: Zombies ousting viruses
May 25, 2005
Attackers are drafting bot armies of up to 10,000 machines rather than creating global epidemics like Blaster, security experts say.
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Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006
Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.
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BBC stories used as bait for IE exploit
March 31, 2006
Attackers are sending e-mail messages with news stories to trick people into visiting sites that exploit a recent IE flaw.
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Phishers lie in wait for Google searchers
December 2, 2004
Many are setting up legitimate looking e-commerce sites that disguise links to malicious software as pictures of goods on sale, firm says.
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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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Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix
September 26, 2006
Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs.
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Kama Sutra worm set to bite next week
January 27, 2006
Virus is primed to erase important files from infected PCs and may also cause a traffic spike as it propagates itself.
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Microsoft mulls early IE patch release
September 25, 2006
Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
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ISP sends alert to Kama Sutra victims
January 30, 2006
British-based Easynet follows worm trail, notifies people whose systems may be infected with the virus.
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Security firm: Samsung site hosts Trojan
September 8, 2006
Malware that steals access codes sits on Samsung server and is spread by malicious spam and IM, Websense says.
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New Trojans plunder bank accounts
February 17, 2006
Bank-stealing Trojans wait for victims to sign onto their bank's Web site and then steal money.
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Clock's ticking on phone virus outbreak, experts say
June 21, 2005
In a few years, a fast-spreading cell phone virus will become more likely, analysts predict--and some tools will be ineffective against it.
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