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    Belgian hacker Gigabyte has developed a worm containing a game that awards points for coconuts thrown at Graham Cluley, the well-known Sophos spokesman.

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    Sophos updated its antivirus engine on Wednesday to plug a security hole that allowed virus writers to manipulate compressed files and avoid detection by the antivirus software's scans.

  • Cyberthreat experts to meet at secretive conference

    Internet security experts are gathering at a secretive conference later this week to strategise in their fight against cybercriminals.

  • Who's afraid of the security nightmare?

    Horror stories, conspiracy theories and the end of the world as we know it. ZDNet talks to Paul Ducklin, head of global support at anti-virus software vendor Sophos about the online and offline threats of viruses.

  • Klez reaches epidemic proportions

    Rampant virus Klez, which has spawned a number of variants, is predicted to cause Australian IT professionals headaches for months to come.

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    Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

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