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News (103)

• Trojan horse targets Skype users

  Miscreants have again adapted the Warezov Trojan horse to target Skype users, Websense Security Labs warned last week.

• Flaw found in Kaspersky antivirus

  A 'critical' flaw in Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software could let an attacker commandeer systems that use the products, a security researcher warned on Monday.

• Eighty percent of new malware defeats antivirus

  The most popular antivirus applications on the market are rendered useless by around 80 percent of new malware, according to AusCERT.

• Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

  What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

• Who's afraid of the security nightmare?

  Horror stories, conspiracy theories and the end of the world as we know it. ZDNet talks to Paul Ducklin, head of global support at anti-virus software vendor Sophos about the online and offline threats of viruses.

Blogs (1)

• Have rootkits defeated the security industry?

  Rootkits, which alter the kernel of an operating system and allow malicious code to hide from security software, seem to have stumped the security industry.

Features and Case Studies (44)

• Change of tactics in war on viruses

  Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?

• College plans virus-writing course

  The University of Calgary is offering a class in which students will write and test their own viruses--a move that has touched off a wave of criticism within the antivirus community.

• SP2's new firewall: Not good enough

  Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly

• Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

  What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

• Viruses pack triple threat

  Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

Reviews (25)

• Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

  Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.

• Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2009

  You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.

• AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional Single Edition

  AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional Single Edition is a pretty good, no-frills virus scanner. But you'll need to purchase antispyware software for complete malware protection.

• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6

  Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 is light and fast and consistently wins detection awards against the competition; it's worthy of our Editors' Choice designation.

• Laplink PCDefense

  As a security app, Laplink PCDefense needs a thorough interface overhaul and perhaps a rethink about its purpose before we can recommend it.

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