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NewsSymantec updates Norton products
September 13, 2006 New 2007 editions of products promise improved protection and better use of computing resources. -
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Hyperlink insecurity
May 31, 2006 Exploit Prevention Labs co-founder Roger Thompson has a message for Web surfers: Be afraid. Be very afraid. - News
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. - News
Russian phone Trojan tries to ring up charges
February 28, 2006 Malicious software can infect any cell phone that can run Java applications, not just more-advanced smart phones. - News
Bluetooth worm targets Mac OS X
February 17, 2006 Pest isn't believed to have attacked users yet, but two examples of malicious software to target Mac OS in two days may signal trend. - News
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. - News
Security from A to Z: Cell phone threats
November 27, 2006 Are mobile viruses a real threat? As cell phone sales grow, the question is more pressing. Part of a series on hot security topics. - News
Microsoft rushes out 'critical' fix
September 26, 2006 Update repairs serious security hole cybercrooks have been using to get malicious software on Windows PCs. - News
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. - Downloads
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool 4.20
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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. - News
TomTom shipped viruses on its navigation devices
January 29, 2007 "Small number" of GO 910 devices included two Windows-based bugs; no reports of problems yet, company says. - News
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. - News
Rootkit numbers rocketing up, McAfee says
April 17, 2006 Security company sees a 700 percent rise in software used to cloak code, whether Trojan horses or commercial programs. - News
Microsoft takes down barrier in Vista firewall
April 27, 2006 Windows update will turn off the firewall's new feature by default--something customers have asked for, Microsoft says. - News
'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online
November 10, 2005 Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers. - News
Antivirus expert: 'Ransomware' on the rise
February 7, 2007 Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage. - News
Year in review: Zero-day mania
December 28, 2006 Cybercrooks found Microsoft's "Patch Tuesdays" too tempting to pass up. Apple, too, had a rough year when it came to security. - News
Europe calls for concerted fight against spam
November 28, 2006 Regulators, ISPs, governments and the police have been called on by the European Commission to boost their antispam efforts.
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