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  • Virus hoax on the rampage

    Hysteria, social engineering and false authority syndrome persuade gullible computer users to do the job of a virus.

  • Aussies react to virus hoax

    Australians have been tricked by a hoax email virus into deleting a harmless computer file that has hit the University of NSW and a number of other local institutions.

  • Victims seek file fix for virus hoax

    A hoax email warning people that their PCs might contain a virus tricked an untold number of people into deleting a beneficial Windows application--and now they're scrambling to get it back.

  • Mobile phone virus hoax: It's back!

    An email disguising itself as a virus alert is doing the rounds again, warning mobile phone users of a nasty virus that will erase all information on their SIM card.

  • Virus trickster sends hoax warning

    A virus warning alerting computer users not to open emails with the subject “New Pictures of Family” is a hoax written by time wasters, according to anti-virus vendor Symantec.

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  • New MSBlast variant plugs hole

    A variant of MSBlast spread on Monday, but the new worm has an odd twist: It applies a patch for the vulnerability that it and other MSBlast worms use to infect Windows systems.

  • Fooled again: Virus hoaxes persist

    Computer users continue to be duped by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless--but sometimes vital--files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends.

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • E-mail best practices to share with your users

    E-mail is practically universal, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to use it correctly. These usage guidelines, which encompass things like virus, spam, and phishing protection, rules of etiquette, and attachment handling, will help safeguard your organisation and teach your users how to handle their e-mail responsibly.

  • Favouritism in IT departments?

    Do tech professionals treat all clients and users equally, or do they favour individuals and departments that they prefer dealing with?

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