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  • Brad Pitt virus targets Microsoft

    Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears are subjects of a virus scam that is attempting to recruit computers for a denial-of-service attack on Microsoft.

  • Baba worm pretends to clean up PCs

    The latest version of the Baba worm claims to clean porn off PCs, but it's just a 'dirty trick', say antivirus experts.

  • 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.

  • KWBot worm hits Kazaa

    Kazaa users attempting to download the Spiderman movie and other popular files from the Web may end up getting bitten by a new bug.

  • Klez de-throned by MiMail

    The MiMail mass mailing Internet worm has snatched prime position away from Klez by becoming the fastest spreading virus, according to mail filtering company MessageLabs.

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  • For F-Secure, it's all about the safety net

    Kimmo Alkio takes stock of the current state of hackers, attackers, dot-bank domains and mobile phone viruses.

  • Case study: An SME's spam success story

    If you work for a small company with a small IT staff, spam can be a big problem. Find out how one company implemented five layers of mail filtering to reduce spam.

  • Can e-mail survive?

    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

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