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  • OpenOffice worm hits Mac, Linux and Windows

    Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec.

  • OpenOffice macro worm exposes bad bunny

    update: Sophos has warned users of the multi-platform OpenOffice productivity tool not to open any files named "badbunny.odg" -- which releases a worm exposing users to an image of a man in a bunny suit and a scantily clad woman performing a sexual act in woodland.

  • Happy New Worm

    Anti-virus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.

  • Hacking suspect takes the stand

    Appearing before the court for the first time, a teenager accused of launching an Internet attack argued he had been framed.

  • New virus tackles Yaha

    Tech security companies are warning of a new virus designed to attack a version of the already-existing Yaha virus. Trouble is, the new virus may also crash your computer

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  • A little Wine with your Linux?

    Why this program's ability to run Windows apps on Linux may not necessarily satisfy.

  • Swen prevention and cure

    Yet another Internet virus pretending to be a patch from Microsoft is spreading quickly on the Internet. Here are steps to eliminate the Swen (w32.swen@mm, also known as Gibe) virus.

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  • Happy New Worm

    Anti-virus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.

  • Tech Guide: Software on the cheap

    Fed up with paying through the nose for programs? Need to repopulate a system with applications following a disaster? You need our guide to free and low-cost software.

  • Anthrax worm is flawed

    This kit-generated worm fails to spread despite recent anthrax scares.The Anthrax email worm suffers from a delivery flaw and is not expected to infect many computer users.

  • MP3 File Finder

    Interested in sharing audio files? Here is an overview of free downloads that could get you connected to a variety of on-line file-sharing communities. Easy-to-use, the following Napster-type clients also offer chat programs that work to bring members closer together.

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