A new mass-mailing computer virus which plays on the public's fear of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has apparently fallen flat.
Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec.
The latest variant of the SDbot worm contain network-sniffing software that enables it to retrieve passwords from other computers connected to the target PC.
It performs roles once undertaken by man, so why can't we offer our PC the same health protection available to us?
Web sites offering free hosting services are increasingly being used by hackers to store and distribute malware, according to Internet security firm Websense.
Software vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.
If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.
It performs roles once undertaken by man, so why can't we offer our PC the same health protection available to us?
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New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.
These worms will crash vulnerable Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines.
More than a week after it first started spreading, the latest variant of the Klez worm continues to infect PC users that haven't taken steps to protect themselves.
It performs roles once undertaken by man, so why can't we offer our PC the same health protection available to us?
Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customers lacking support.
With a firewall and an antispam tool built right in, PC-cillin gives you more for your money than other antivirus apps on the market do.
Norton adds worm protection to Norton AntiVirus 2005, but for the price, the company should have added a full firewall instead.
McAfee Internet Security 6.0 is fine, but Norton Internet Security 2004 is a better deal, thanks to superior spam filtering.
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