Around 70 percent of Windows Vista on home systems are infected with malware, according to PC Tools, which claims the figure is so high because UAC is very annoying and users are disabling the security feature.
Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft's operating system, was quarantined last week after being falsely identified as malicious code by an antivirus company.
Virus writers have crafted another example of malicious software that can infect computers running Windows or Linux.
Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code responsible for the Windows Meta File attacks last December for US$4,000, according to security company Kaspersky Lab.
Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware.
A combination of social engineering and failure to update anti-virus software contributed to the recent outbreak of the latest mass mailing worm, Fizzer, according to one expert
Fizzer may have fizzled but frustration still prevails. Is it time to ditch Microsoft's e-mail clients?
In part two of 'Securing Microsoft', we learn how the company slowly became more intimate with the security community. Microsoft's slow shift to focus more on security came to a head with Vista, with more money spent in securing Vista than anybody has ever been invested into securing any piece of software before.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
Zotob.E, Tpbot-A, Rbot.CBQ and IRCbot.worm: all names given to a single worm that wreaked havoc in Windows 2000 systems last month. Among the plethora of identifiers, perhaps the most useful -- CME-540 -- didn't make an impact.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 is light and fast and consistently wins detection awards against the competition; it's worthy of our Editors' Choice designation.
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.
Eset NOD32 3.0 delivers an easy-to-use version of its award-winning antivirus engine. Although our performance testing was mixed, NOD32 continues to rank among the best-rated antivirus products by independent antivirus testing labs.
ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.
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