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  • Microsoft's blast from the past

    A year ago, the author of the MSBlast computer worm taunted Microsoft with a message in the fast-spreading program: "billy gates why do you make this possible? Stop making money and fix your software!!"

  • Visiting security expert warns of MP3 danger

    New technology such as MP3s may soon be used as vectors for viruses, a security expert has warned.

  • Virus chaos thwarted by poor social engineering

    The latest variant of the Sober virus was released on Friday and has been spreading over the weekend but antivirus experts say the situation could have been much worse.

  • Virus targets 64-bit Windows

    Virus writers have unleashed the first program that infects 64-bit Windows files, antivirus firm Symantec said Monday.

  • Sober worm now 4 percent of all e-mail

    One in every 22 e-mails circulating the Internet on Wednesday contained the latest version of the Sober worm, according to latest statistics from a UK antivirus company.

  • Hackers hijack Microsoft DRM

    Hackers are using the digital rights management feature in Microsoft's Windows Player to fool people into downloading spyware and viruses, a security company claimed on Wednesday.

  • Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'

    Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played.

  • Windows 2000 users hit by Zotob worm

    Antivirus firms have urged affected users to patch their systems immediately after a new worm was discovered over the weekend that exploits a critical vulnerability in some Windows platforms.

  • Sharpei virus hits C# note

    Virus writers took another shot at Microsoft's .Net vision.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft: Virus target won't be in Vista

    A new scripting tool targeted by a virus writer will not be part of Windows Vista, the next Windows client release, Microsoft announced on Friday.

  • Sasser author gets suspended sentence

    A German judge on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of one year and nine months to the teenager who admitted he created last year's Sasser computer worm.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft Australia tackles "at-risk" clients

    Microsoft Australia's managers have nominated 40 of the company's large clients as being potentially "at risk" of information technology security breaches, the software heavyweight's security team leader revealed today.

  • New virus first to infect Shockwave Flash

    Antivirus companies warned PC users Tuesday that future Shockwave Flash movies could carry malicious viruses and worms.

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