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Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec.
United Kingdom-based anti-virus company Sophos has elevated chief operating officer Steve Munford to the post of chief executive officer, effective immediately, the company said.
Microsoft's plans to launch an antivirus application will improve overall Internet security, a leading competitor conceded.
Sophos' anti-virus chief, Jan Hruska, says the race to perfect "on-access" virus scanning technology for desktop versions of Linux and FreeBSD has the company's Unix security developers "tearing their hair out".
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