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  • Desktop search tools a virus writers' best friend

    Companies should not deploy a desktop search tool without first considering the security implications because they could end up helping virus writers, say security experts.

  • MSN Messenger spreads worm, not love

    A worm that first disguised itself as an e-mail from computer vendors now attempts to trick MSN Messenger users into executing malicious files.

  • MSN Messenger hit by double-whammy worm

    Trend Micro is warning of a new variant of the Bropia worm that uses MSN Messenger to spread. The worm is packaged with a second more damaging worm that tries to exploit poorly patched computers.

  • MSN blogs 'launch' spam, virus attacks

    Spammers have started using Microsoft's MSN blogging service to host malicious content used during spam and virus onslaughts, Internet security firm SurfControl said.

  • MSN Messenger targeted by two more worms

    Just weeks after Microsoft forced millions of MSN Messenger users to update their client software in order to stop the spread of a worm, the popular instant messenger service is once more being exploited by virus writers.

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  • Microsoft's bounty hunter

    Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."

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