Antivirus firm McAfee has overhauled its quality control and software testing procedures to avoid repeating a mistake last month that caused a signature update to flag Microsoft Excel as a virus.
Computer security firm Symantec this week claimed 300 changes in the new versions of Norton Internet Security and Antivirus would address past performance problems.
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Antivirus firm F-Secure has developed a graphical tool for analysing the behaviour of malicious code.
Gamblers playing in online casinos are being warned that they may increasingly be targeted by malware.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
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SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.
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