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    The latest worm, which is still proliferating, may not go away any time soon unless millions of users can be convinced to update their antivirus software.

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    A new mass-mailer virus designed to seize credit-card information and passwords has surfaced in the United States overnight and poses a threat to computer users in Australia.

  • Viruses: still the bane for business

    Although it's still at the top of the ranks in infection rates, Klez isn't the only worm companies should be worried about.

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  • Viruses: still the bane for business

    Although it's still at the top of the ranks in infection rates, Klez isn't the only worm companies should be worried about.

  • Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

    Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

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