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update: Samsung's US Web site is hosting a Trojan horse that logs keystrokes, disables antivirus applications and steals online banking access codes, according to Internet security firm Websense.
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
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.
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In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
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