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    Click on an eBay auction listing, and you could get an unwanted result: a fake eBay login page, created by scammers looking to pilfer your username and password.

  • Phishers use Yahoo Photos site as bait

    Antivirus firm Trend Micro is warning of an almost exact replica of the Yahoo Photos Web site that has been designed to steal identities and could infect a user's PCs with malware.

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    While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

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