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    After poking around the Windows Vista networking stack, Symantec researchers have tried out privilege-escalation attacks on an early version of the Windows XP successor.

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    An insidious piece of software classified by most security vendors as a trojan has been updated to include not just the tapping of voice calls and SMS, but also the bugging of a mobile user's e-mail and tracking of a user's location.

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    By next year, Internet users can expect more cyberattacks to originate from the Web than via e-mail, security firm Trend Micro predicts.

  • Symantec picks away at Vista's core

    In a third and final report on Windows Vista, Symantec examined the security of the operating system core and found some vulnerabilities.

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    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • Windows Media Player flaw could expose sensitive files

    A major flaw in Windows Media Player 9 could allow an attacker to view and modify media files. This could potentially compromise confidential information for companies that distribute internal announcements via video.

  • Symantec sees Achilles' heel in Vista

    Some of Microsoft's efforts to make Windows Vista its most stable and secure operating system ever could cause instability and new security flaws, according to a Symantec report.

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    Have we been lulled into a false sense of security by some anti-virus firms?

  • Symantec coughs up latest virus remedy

    The software maker takes the wraps off its upcoming Norton Antivirus 2004, pitching the updated security software as an antidote to complex viruses such as the MSBlast worm.

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