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News (50)

• Samsung Web site hosts password stealing trojan

  update: Samsung's US Web site is hosting a Trojan horse that logs keystrokes, disables antivirus applications and steals online banking access codes, according to Internet security firm Websense.

• Trojan swaps porn sites for Koran text

  A new Trojan horse is serving as a moral guard of sorts, displaying text from the Koran if users visit what could be a pornographic Web site, Sophos warned on Monday.

• Google, Sun, others band to fight spyware, adware

  New coalition to name companies that sneak ads and spying programs onto computers of unsuspecting Web surfers.

• Aussie ISPs divided over disconnecting infected users

  Australian Internet Service Providers are split over the decision to disconnect virus-spreading users that have taken insufficient precautions against malicious attacks.

• Criminals send malware levels soaring

  Security firm Sophos has seen a dramatic rise in the number of viruses, worms and Trojan horses this year as more organised criminals turn to cybercrime.

Features and Case Studies (16)

• Norton AntiVirus 2006

  Norton AntiVirus 2006 improves its detection and removal of spyware and adware but lags behind the more proactive McAfee VirusScan 2006.

• Google, Sun, others band to fight spyware, adware

  New coalition to name companies that sneak ads and spying programs onto computers of unsuspecting Web surfers.

• Anti-virus hardware: 3 appliances tested

  If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

• Lessons to be learnt from Sasser

  We had the tools to stop the worm dead in its tracks, but it still exacted a high toll in lost productivity, and in the case of the sailors at sea around the coast of England, created a real risk to life.

• Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

  Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

Reviews (14)

• Norton AntiVirus 2006

  Norton AntiVirus 2006 improves its detection and removal of spyware and adware but lags behind the more proactive McAfee VirusScan 2006.

• Virus vaccination: 4 applications tested

  RMIT IT Test Labs take a look at the top enterprise applications for stopping viruses from ravaging your organisation.

• The only fitting punishment for virus writers? Death!

  "Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks"--Text of e-mail message that accompanies files spreading the W32.Sircam.worm@mm virus.

• It's a hoax!

  "Fake" viruses can be just as much trouble as the real thing.

• Antivirus hardware: 3 appliances tested

  If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

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