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News (70)

• Resurgent Storm worm attacks over Web

  The Storm worm which first surfaced in January is on the rise, but this time round the attack is delivered over the Web.

• Microsoft to patch broken OneCare update on 31 Jan

  Microsoft has said it will release a patch at the end of January that should fix all the problems introduced by a recent update to its Windows Live OneCare security software.

• Cisco security partners become competitors

  Cisco's recent acquisition of e-mail security firm IronPort has pushed the networking giant into direct competition with MessageLabs as well as traditional antivirus vendors such as Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro.

• Two years on, Nestsky-P tops virus charts

  Netsky-P led the top 10 chart for malicious software threats in August, retaining its rank despite the availability of fixes for more than two years.

• Gmail gets security upgrade

  Google has launched a security-scanning application for Gmail, its 20-month-old e-mail service.

Features and Case Studies (11)

• Anti-virus firm secures lists after virus leak

  Finland-based F-Secure has added more security to its customer mailing lists, after a moderator accidentally forwarded a virus to users of the company's antivirus software.

• Dangerous trojan in SoBig.F worm?

  The worst part of SoBig.F may not be that it is spreading quickly and bogging down networks. Several antivirus companies have discovered that this worm carries a hidden Trojan.

• Xombe Trojan poses as Microsoft warning

  An e-mail pretending to be a Windows XP security update harbours a malicious Trojan horse that could let hackers build an "army of zombie computers."

• Bin Laden Trojan quickly constrained

  A Trojan-carrying spam e-mail that purports to offer pictures of a captured Osama bin Laden tricks few Internet users.

• Australia alerted to Fretheme worm

  Australian businesses are being warned to install patches and signature files to protect against a worm variant which has surfaced in the US and Europe.

Reviews (10)

• ESET NOD32 3.0 Antivirus System (Windows)

  Eset NOD32 3.0 delivers an easy-to-use version of its award-winning antivirus engine. Although our performance testing was mixed, NOD32 continues to rank among the best-rated antivirus products by independent antivirus testing labs.

• Norton Internet Security 2005

  There's little new in Norton Internet Security for upgraders, and newbies can do much better with ZoneAlarm Security Suite.

• A top-notch virus buster

  For zapping viruses, worms, and other malicious code, you can't go wrong with Norton AntiVirus 2003. But current AntiVirus users need not upgrade.

• Virus vaccination: 4 applications tested

  RMIT IT Test Labs take a look at the top enterprise applications for stopping viruses from ravaging your organisation.

• Kaspersky Internet Security 6

  Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.

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