Experts are warning that the popularity of antivirus software could turn the defensive measure into a security risk.
Microsoft on Tuesday detailed a new vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that could enable an attacker to remotely execute malicious code.
Yet again denial-of-service attacks, spam, viruses - driven in part by an apparent war between virus writers - and cybercrime have hit the headlines over the course of the past 12 months.
A German judge on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of one year and nine months to the teenager who admitted he created last year's Sasser computer worm.
The Mozilla Foundation has given US$2,500 to a security researcher for discovering vulnerabilities in its free Web browser.
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