Malicious software plays on legal fears
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An e-mail claiming to bear bad tidings from the Better Business Bureau is infecting the computers of unwary business owners with a keylogging program that steals data and uploads it to a computer in Malaysia.
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Blog: The most serious vulnerabilities allow attackers to run code on compromised machines.
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Science & environment: Creators of malware are no longer script kiddies after kudos - they're criminals after your cash. Wendy M Grossman asks if protection can keep pace with them.
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As pests, adware, and other malicious applications infiltrate corporate computers with greater frequency, some vendors, including McAfee and Computer Associates, are bundling anti-spyware into security management suites, giving IT more tools to control the hazard.
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As infected images plant back doors on PCs, experts see possibility of virus too.
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An overnight update to CA's eTrust Antivirus signatures caused some mayhem for users when the software flagged a security-related process in Windows as malicious.
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Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC.
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The first images crafted to contain a malicious program that can take control of a PC have been found on the net. Security experts have been expecting such images to turn up after Microsoft revealed a weakness
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Security researcher issues a warning that a rogue software application targeting the Mac has surfaced.
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A company which makes software that infiltrates users&#39; computers and demands $30 to be removed has been targeted by US authorities.
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Worried about catching viruses, spyware, or other malicious software while surfing the Web?
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Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs.
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An attack combining malicious codes on Web sites and end-user laziness could compromise millions of routers still configured with their out-of-the-box defaults.
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Hackers are finding financial rewards in their actions, and criminals are increasing their dependence on IT. The combination, and the increased technical sophistication of the bad guys, worries a top federal prosecutor.
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InfoWorld - Hackers are trying to play on business&#39; fear of legal action from customers to trick them into downloading a harmful program distributed through e-mail.
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Sophisticated computer worm is setting up a botnet that may be hard to beat.
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User-generated Web content is becoming a target for hackers and cross-site scripting attacks on Web sites can lead to malware taking over the browsers of machines that use the sites.