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• Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware

  Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software.

• Microsoft denies Claria special treatment

  Software giant Microsoft has moved to quash claims it gave preferential treatment to adware maker Claria, amid talks of a merger.

• Inside Vista's Security Center

  The Security Center in the Windows Vista October Community Technical Preview (CTP) is sporting a status bar titled Spyware Protection. Here's a closer look at the Spyware Protection status bar and explore the implications of it presence.

• Is there method in Microsoft's security buys?

  The software giant has been scooping up companies in the security field, but analysts wonder what it all adds up to.

• To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

  Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

• Is MS AntiSpyware worth your time?

  The anti-spyware software recently announced by Microsoft is now mature enough to evaluate but is it a godsend?

• Fight back against spyware

  Spyware is a growing annoyance for users and organisations. With these techniques, you can help get spyware under control.

• Do-gooder Trojan has nasty bite

  Symantec is warning Internet users of a Trojan horse that removes spyware but alters the security settings in computers.

• Battling spyware in court

  In what could prove to be one of the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes centre stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.

• Google: Gunning for desktop space

  In moving beyond Web search to the desktop, the company faces a slew of challenges: controversy over privacy, technical hurdles and the rivalry of Microsoft among them.

• What you can do to get rid of 'spyware'

  Lots of downloadable apps now come with unwanted add-ons: "spyware" programs that observe your online moves, then deliver targeted pop-up ads. I hate this stuff. Here's what I do about it.

• Part II: Most popular security issues

  Critical security questions answered in the second part of this series include holding data to ransom, scaremongering, Internet law, spammers making money, the uber-virus, and spyware at home.

• Windows 7 beta: We like it

  Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days.

• 2007: How was it for security?

  Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

• SMB Series: Secure your perimeter

  This guide is aimed at helping small and medium businesses stay safe.

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