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Articles on Virus, Security

How Microsoft Security Essentials will change the security landscape

Blogs Microsoft recently announced its new no-cost, anti-malware service that will help protect consumers against viruses, spyware and other malicious software. It's called Microsoft Security Essentials. This will be available for Windows ... Read story »

Conficker virus--April Fool's joke or for real?

Blogs Security experts have been warning users that by April 1, 2009, the Conficker virus will wreck havoc to millions of PCs worldwide. The virus is said to be capable of stealing ... Read story »

Apple appropriates attention for antivirus applications

Blogs The poorly written article (shame on you, BBC!) looked little more than fluff but a quick Google showed that the author wasn't quite off his rocker: Apple's support page (which, as ... Read story »

Obama-related malware out in the wild

Blogs I really have to give it to the cybercriminals. Imagine hours after the announcement that Barack Obama had won the US Presidential election, malware containing the name of Obama is delivered to users ... Read story »

The smartphone buzz in '09? It's not a product

Features The smartphone industry is approaching a security crossroad and fast: Whether to open up and by how much. Read story »

Rid your computer of the Conficker virus

Features Your computer's been infected with the Conficker virus, fortunately, it's a frustrating but not insurmountable problem. Read story »
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System Mechanic 9 keeps Windows 7 spick and span

Crave "Good" is always what you want to see when it comes to the state of your system, isn't it? You get a new computer and it runs great. However, after ... Read story »

Ads--the new malware delivery format

Crave On his blog Input & Output, Seven Scale CEO Troy Davis offers an analysis of the scareware ad that appeared on NYTimes.com. Instead of hacking into major online sites to ... Read story »

Top Web threats in the history of the Internet

Blogs This week is the 40th anniversary of the Internet. To mark this important milestone, this geek found it really interesting that Symantec took a look back at some of the most ... Read story »

Microsoft's free security software to be released soon

Crave Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus software soon, according to a note sent to testers late Sunday. "The final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be ... Read story »

Windows 7 default user account control worries experts

Crave Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the User Account Control ... Read story »

SMS vulnerabilities for iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile found

Blogs Security experts at the Black Hat conference revealed that phones running Android and Windows Mobile can be compromised by sending SMS messages. This vulnerability also extends to the Apple iPhone. Charlie ... Read story »

Windows 7 security in pictures

Features See what security features are new and improved in Windows 7 in this slideshow, emphasizing what you can do from the Action Center's security tools.  Read story »

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