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  • Hosting sites help hackers recruit 'zombies'

    Web sites offering free hosting services are increasingly being used by hackers to store and distribute malware, according to Internet security firm Websense.

  • Worm sparks rise in zombie PCs

    Malicious code that exploits a recent Windows hole has led to significant growth in the number of hijacked PCs, according to messaging security company CipherTrust.

  • Embattled Symantec fights enterprise spyware

    Symantec is hoping to fight the growing threat from spyware and adware by improving its corporate antivirus application and updating the software in its security appliances.

  • New 'botworm' exploits Symantec flaw

    A new worm that uses a known security hole in Symantec's corporate antivirus tools to spread has hit the Net, experts warned last Friday.

  • Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch

    Microsoft may rush out a security update for Internet Explorer to fix a flaw that is now being exploited to attack Windows systems, security companies say.

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  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

  • Messagelabs: Clean up Net effluent now

    Messagelabs CTO Mark Sunner claims that ISPs allowing unfiltered traffic to flow to customers is like a water authority pumping out raw sewage. Additional reading: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

  • Watch out: It's virus season again

    Virus writers seem to be trying every trick they can these days to infect our computers, but we can fight back. How? For starters, says Robert, try updating Windows frequently.

  • New weapons in the war against DoS attacks

    Industry watchdog groups are warning that denial of service attacks are becoming more destructive each year. Learn about some new tools you can add to your arsenal of DoS defenses to help safeguard your enterprise.

  • 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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