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    Another variant of the Sober virus, which spreads hate messages in German and English, appeared over the weekend. Security firms are warning that they have received hundreds of thousands of e-mails generated by Sober.Q in its first 24 hours.

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    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

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    Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

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    A year on, and the company's US$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?

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