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A strain of malware disguised as anti-spyware has become the latest double-agent in multi-step "convergence" crime online.
Belgian hacker Gigabyte has developed a worm containing a game that awards points for coconuts thrown at Graham Cluley, the well-known Sophos spokesman.
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.
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A female Belgian virus writer who has allegedly been waging a public and protracted war against an antivirus expert has been arrested and charged by the authorities.
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