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  • Windows admin 'feature' poses latest hazard

    An obscure messaging feature in Windows could be the latest source of security problems for Internet users, experts have warned.

  • Happy New Worm

    Anti-virus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.

  • Viruses wiggle into IM chats

    Experts warn a new breed of viruses attacking the increasingly popular instant messaging services may pose a problem for corporate networks.

  • Worm exploits MSN Messenger

    A worm that uses Microsoft's MSN Messenger application to exploit a browser glitch has spread rapidly, despite the existence of a patch covering the security hole, according to experts.

  • Worm poses as pirated 'Grand Theft Auto'

    A worm that targets gamers is making the rounds, tapping into popular titles and peer-to-peer file sharing, a security company has warned.

  • 2001: Year of the "junkyard" virus

    As antivirus companies look back to log the year's busiest viruses, it seems virtuoso worm writing has gone out of style.

  • Crushing the Web's dark forces

    Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.

  • Assessing the threat: Symantec's 2003 security report

    The latest in Symantec's annual threat assessments seems to suggest that we are more vulnerable, but better protected than we have ever been.

  • Can MS signed code control your desktop?

    Depending on Microsoft's approach, code signing could secure not only the desktop, but the software giant's control over it as well.

  • The Year 2000 in review

    The new millennium was the year Microsoft was ordered to bifurcate, dot-coms tanked on Wall Street, WorldCom's Bernie Ebbers saw his merger mania capped and Napster scared the recording industry nearly to death. 2000 was a cascading waterfall of events that ended any doubts about the Net's ability to change the way we think, learn, play and do business.

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