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Kaspersky Online Virus Scanner
Scan your computer for any virus without uninstalling and installing antivirus software.
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Linkscanner Pro
Reviewed on February 16, 2007
Linkscanner Pro does a superb job of ferreting out sites defaced with dangerous hacker code, but for complete antiphishing protection, you'll still need a second program, such as the free Netcraft toolbar.
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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toolbar
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Firefox 2.0
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malicious code
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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tab
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Firefox
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McAfee Inc.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Web browser
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Wikipedia used to spread malicious code
November 6, 2006
Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor.
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malicious code
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Sophos Plc.
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antivirus company
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entry
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link
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Homeland Security taps anti-snooping tool
May 25, 2005
The Department of Homeland Security has signed a deal with Websense to protect its systems from spyware and other malicious code.
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Websense Inc.
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homeland security
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malicious code
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spyware
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USB--short for 'ultimate security breakdown'?
September 28, 2004
SecureWave exec Dennis Szerszen warns that the convenient port is also a vulnerability that could cost your company dearly.
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USB
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PDA
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digital camera
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mouse
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photograph
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camera
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operating system
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PC
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PC hardware can pose rootkit threat
February 28, 2007
Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.
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rootkit
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PCI
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security
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video card
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PC
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Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2007
Reviewed on March 1, 2007
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2007 is a modest product, with its weak antivirus protection balanced by its superior antispyware protection, but it offers nowhere near the overall protection and value of other antivirus products we've seen.
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Trend Micro Inc.
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anti-spyware
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus
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antivirus
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McAfee VirusScan
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McAfee Inc.
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malicious code
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IM
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virus
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firewall
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Microsoft Outlook
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uninstall
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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e-mail
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Microsoft Windows
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Study: Consumers take cyberattacks lightly
September 30, 2004
More than a third of those surveyed said they had a greater chance of being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code.
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cybersecurity
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cyberattack
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PC
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Google puts up 'Beware of malware' signs
August 4, 2006
Search giant teams with university-backed Stop Badware to caution about sites possibly distributing such malicious code.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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search engine
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Google Inc.
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malware
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Attackers lurk on photo sites, firm warns
July 25, 2005
Photo album and blog sites are among the free services increasingly being used to spread spyware and other pests, Websense says.
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photo album
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photograph
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PC
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Haute Secure 2.0
Reviewed on March 10, 2008
Haute Secure 2.0 blocks malicious content on the Web and is a worthy alternative to Linkscanner and Finjan SecureBrowsing.
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support
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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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Microsoft Windows
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Symantec buys antiphishing firm WholeSecurity
September 22, 2005
Acquisition brings Symantec new technology to fight online scams and detect malicious code attacks.
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Symantec Corp.
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phishing
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behavior
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malicious code
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acquisition
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eBay Inc.
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security
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This week in Apple
February 24, 2006
A flaw in Mac OS X could be a conduit for attackers to install malicious code on computers running the OS X software. Also: Apple confirms that it plans to introduce some fun new products.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS X
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Apple Mac OS
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Web browser
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Fixes coming for Windows flaws
December 8, 2005
Microsoft plans to release two security alerts with patches for an unspecified number of flaws in the operating system.
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flaw
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patch management
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fix
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researcher
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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A worm by any other name
November 8, 2005
SecureWave's Dennis Szerszen says a new plan for dealing with security attacks wrongly looks backward to fight tomorrow's threats.
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Malicious code could trick ZoneAlarm firewall
September 30, 2005
Software masquerading as trusted app could dupe free and earlier versions of the firewall into letting it connect to the Net.
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Zone Labs Inc.
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Checkpoint Systems Inc.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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malicious program
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ZoneAlarm
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Blue Coat to cleanse encrypted traffic
November 9, 2005
New SSL decrypting feature would prevent viruses, spyware and other pests from stealthily entering a network.
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Blue Coat Systems Inc.
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SSL
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network security
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traffic
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malicious code
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security
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virus
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Web browser
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Web attackers get better at hiding
April 18, 2007
In cat-and-mouse game with security pros, cybercrooks are hiding malicious code in Flash animations and encoding it, expert says.
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Jose Nazario
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Flash animation
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JavaScript
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malicious code
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attack
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signature
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security
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Web browser
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trojan horse
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PC
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AIM worm plays nasty new trick
October 28, 2005
Pest spreading via America Online's network delivers a cocktail of spyware, security company warns.
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FaceTime Communications
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worm
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rootkit
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AOL Instant Messenger
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security company
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IM
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America Online Inc.
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security
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spyware
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link
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PC
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Cracking open the cybercrime economy
December 14, 2007
Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software.
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McAfee Inc.
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malware
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