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Viruses now penetrating deeper
News update New malware variants have taken researchers by surprise by penetrating deeper into systems to avoid detection, says Kaspersky Lab.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Security, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Rootkit, antivirus, antivirus company, virus
Many still vulnerable to Conficker
News Some 11 percent of users still have not patched security hole that makes PCs vulnerable to Conficker worm, according to blog post from antivirus company Sophos.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Microsoft Corp., Exploit, Payload, Worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Password, antivirus
APAC SMBs to keep spending on IT
News update Symantec survey reveals 84 percent of small and midsize businesses in Asia-Pacific region intend to increase or maintain their level of IT spend.
Tags: PC security, Network security, IT budgeting, SMB, Disaster Recovery, Security, IT Budget, IT-spending, IT Security, Survey
Beware fake Snow Leopard sites
News Security firm Trend Micro warns of Web sites that purport to offer free copies of forthcoming new Mac OS but instead deliver malware.
Tags: Mac OS, Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Antivirus Software, Domain Name, Trend Micro Inc., Phishing Web Site, Apple Macintosh, antivirus company, DNS
Windows 7 means testing times for antivirus firms
News With Microsoft's next desktop operating system on the horizon, security application developers are busy working out areas that need to be addressed to ensure their products will work effectively with the new OS.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Security, Sophos Plc., Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, antivirus, antivirus company, security application
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Tags: Kaspersky Lab, Norton Co., antivirus, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6, antivirus company, performance, virus, Microsoft Windows XP
Major AV engines failing to detect malware
News E-mail viruses see spike over the last two months and antivirus signatures have proven to be ineffective in fight against them, new report warns.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Antivirus software, Malware, Security, e-Mail Message, antivirus, antivirus company, e-mail, security company
Unnecessary distraction from country's e-polls
Blogs If not for the weird story that President Arroyo underwent a breast implant operation in a local hospital, I'm pretty su...
VC's automated Twitter feed spreads malware
News Auto-feed tweet distributed by Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account sends people to a link that installs a Trojan.
Tags: Security, Web 2.0, Twitter, Malware, Sophos Plc., Account, Graham Cluley, Video, antivirus company, co-founder
Scammers customize news to deliver you malware
News Latest Waledac scam fakes bomb news in e-mail recipients' hometown and then links to malicious Web site that looks like a Reuters article.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Malware, Security, Scammer, Sophos Plc., security provider, e-mail security, antivirus company, e-mail, Google Search
New virus infects programs built with Delphi
News Win32.Induc targets systems running Delphi development software and spreads by infecting any program compiled on the machine.
Tags: Data security, Business security, Security Management, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Malware, Sophos Plc., Database, SonicWall, antivirus
Report finds fake antivirus on the rise
News New report from PandaLabs says rogue antivirus software could be infecting as many as 35 million computers a month.
Tags: Antivirus software, PC security, Data security, Network security, Forrester Research Inc., Malware, Antivirus Software, Finjan Software Inc., antivirus, computer
Bots exploiting Microsoft's latest RPC flaw
News Systems not yet patched for a recently announced flaw are vulnerable to a trio of malware that could enlist the compromised computer to attack sites in China.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Criminal, F-Secure Corp., RPC, Bot, Flaw
'Highest' phishing rate to date
News June marked increased malware attacks and record number of phishing attacks on Web, according to Fortinet's online threat report for June.
Tags: Spam and phishing, PC security, Security Management, Phishing, Fortinet Inc., Malware, Singapore, Anti-spam, e-mail, Symantec Corp.
New worm burrows into Outlook
News Antivirus experts are warning about a new worm that spreads with an email message that reads "As per your request!" in the subject line and uses Microsoft Outlook.
