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  • Microsoft blames users for malware on Vista PCs

    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.

  • Signature-based antivirus is dead: Get over it

    A hacking competition will attempt to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead but security vendors say, apart from signatures, antivirus is alive and well.

  • 'Dangerous' Flash exploit can infect by stealth

    A Flash flaw discovered this month could change the face of Web security by allowing criminals to infect users of any browser or operating system with malware without making their browser or application crash.

  • Russia steals malware gold from China

    Russia has passed China to become the largest generator of spyware and other malicious code, according to a report.

  • Pillow talking bots latest Russian malware threat

    Those entering online dating forums risk having more than their hearts stolen, especially if they're chatting to a malicious Russian bot.

  • Game Monsters attack Westpac customers

    US-based gaming Web site, The Game Monsters, has been implicated in the latest of round of phishing scams targeting Westpac customers, according to security experts.

  • Is Apple Mac's popularity creating insecurity?

    Macs are still less likely than PCs to be exploited by malware, but Apple's rising popularity and Wednesday's discovery of a Mac-targeted Trojan could spell the beginning of the end for the Mac security haven.

  • Trojan spells new era for Apple Mac security

    A new piece of malware, specifically designed to exploit Apple's OS X, has been found by Mac security software firm Intego, but Symantec says the firm is prone to "hype".

  • Border patrol for Internet Explorer

    A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

  • Gates woos developers for wireless

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday unveiled plans to help developers more easily create applications for mobile devices that use its operating system software.

  • Apple pitches Mac OS X to Linux fans

    This year Apple attended Linux Expo for the first time to explain why Linux fans should take a look at its operating system.

  • BEA's Chuang: The next household name?

    Application-server software may not be sexy, but under CEO Alfred Chuang, BEA Systems has elbowed aside rivals to become the market's leader.

  • PC speed freaks

    A growing number of PC users are pushing the speed barriers. Known as "overclockers", they will endure anything, from nullified warranties to physical harm, in order to get their PCs running at superior speeds. Are they taking it just a little too far?

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