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News (13)

• Aussie experts downplay Kazaa worm threat

  Australia has seen some infections of Benjamin, the new Kazaa worm, but security specialists have downplayed the threat.

• Kazaa refuses to share with MyDoom

  The MyDoom virus will not spread through the shared folders of users of the latest Kazaa programs, with Sharman Networks using peer-to-peer technology to protect against the virus.

• New worm crawls around Kazaa

  Users of file-swapping service Kazaa have been warned about a new worm that could put their computers under the remote control of hackers.

• Kazaa makers say Fizzer can be stopped

  The maker of the file-sharing client Kazaa is advising users to protect themselves against the Fizzer virus by turning on the software's built-in anti-virus protection.

• File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse

  A pair of popular file-sharing programs have become privacy time bombs, according to computer experts

Features and Case Studies (3)

• NetSky variant a greater threat than thought

  Security company Symantec raised its severity rating of the latest incarnation of the NetSky worm.

• Fizzer worm spreads across the Internet

  A very clever mass-mailing worm is spreading rapidly across the Internet and has many different components, each timed to trigger different processes.

• Who knows the most about your network?

  Businesses need to remain one step ahead of the hackers and virus writers by ensuring they know more about the holes in their networks than the cyber-criminals, according to one expert.

Reviews (3)

• Webroot Spy Sweeper

  Designed like an antivirus app, Spy Sweeper scans for the latest spyware using a constantly updated signature file. But its sophistication is only skin-deep.

• Peer pressure: 10 P2P utilities tested

  Despite the RIAA's efforts to shut down file-swapping services, these 10 apps carry Napster's torch.

• Pop those pop-ups: Six packages tested

  Fed up with pop-up ads? We review six ad-free browser apps, each with its own method of removing annoying solicitations.

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