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  • June 2008

    • Microsoft Warns Windows Users of Safari Threat

      ComputerWorld  |  Jun 1, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Microsoft Warns Windows Users of Safari Threat

      (Newser) - Windows and Safari mix like virus-vulnerable oil and water, Microsoft warns, and Windows users should stop surfing with Apple’s web browser until the security holes have been patched. The “blended threat” combines a bug in Safari that downloads files to the desktop automatically and a vulnerability in how Windows XP and Windows Vista handle executable files there. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • computer  • computer security  • Microsoft Windows  • web browser  • computer virus  • Safari  • Internet browsers

  • May 2008

    • Yahoo Partners With McAfee to Make Search Safer

      CNET  |  May 6, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Yahoo Partners With McAfee to Make Search Safer

      (Newser) - Yahoo search will now label risky sites, including spyware and virus hosts and spammers, thanks to an exclusive deal with McAfee SiteAdvisor, the companies said today. It also will omit sites entirely that attack visiting computers, reports CNet. Yahoo sees millions of clicks through to some such sites daily, a rep said, and expects the changes to significantly advance security. More »

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      Google  • Yahoo  • Internet security  • computer virus  • malware  • search  • McAfee

  • January 2008

    • Vicious Bugs Lurk in Digital Photo Frames

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 27, 08 12:41 PM CST

      Vicious Bugs Lurk in Digital Photo Frames

      (Newser) - Digital photo frames of the kids on shelves across America are cute and trendy—but they can hide computer heartbreak, warns the San Francisco Chronicle . Destructive bugs can lurk in the software and wipe out entire files as photos are being downloaded. "It was the nastiest virus I've ever encountered," said one man of a Christmas present that attacked his computer. More »

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      hackers  • hacker  • digital downloads  • computer virus  • malware

    • Malware Is Outpacing Anti-Virus Apps

      PC World  |  Jan 1, 08 8:20 PM CST

      Malware Is Outpacing Anti-Virus Apps

      (Newser) - Malware is trumping anti-virus apps these days, and even using them to stay ahead of security teams. A recent test by PC World reported that security suites spotted only one in four infiltrators because "the bad guys have the element of surprise," one McAfee expert said. "Bad guys" also test viruses on freeware sites like VirusTotal.com, which scans iffy files against 30 antivirus apps; if the virus passes, it's sure to confound experts for days. More »

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      Internet security  • computer virus  • malware  • Trojans

  • December 2007

    • PC Virus Using Bhutto Rumors to Spread

      Ars Technica  |  Dec 29, 07 12:22 AM CST

      PC Virus Using Bhutto Rumors to Spread

      (Newser) - Hackers are adapting a recently released Trojan virus to exploit curiosity surrounding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Ars Technica reports. Many sites claiming to contain exclusive information or even video footage of the attack itself are hiding malicious embedded files. Once visited, the files allow for the download of additional malware programs. More »

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      Benazir Bhutto  • computer virus  • malware  • Trojan

    • E-Cards Spread Holiday Cheer, Viruses

      USA Today  |  Dec 24, 07 7:44 PM CST

      E-Cards Spread Holiday Cheer, Viruses

      (Newser) - Online greeting cards are all the rage this holiday season. They're mostly free, and can feature funny, interactive subjects ranging from elf tossing to reindeer arm wrestling. E-cards are also delivered instantly, an advantage for the forgetful around Christmas. But traditional cards are still the preferred way to spread holiday cheer, with 20 paper cards sent out for every e-card, claims the Greeting Card Association. More »

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      Internet  • Christmas  • spam  • holiday  • computer virus  • spyware  • holiday card

  • November 2007

    • Movie Imperils Copycats, Computers

      Reuters  |  Nov 20, 07 2:07 PM CST

      Movie Imperils Copycats, Computers

      (Newser) - Doctors are warning fans of Ang Lee's new film, Lust, Caution, not to try to imitate the sexual positions featured in the movie, Reuters reports. The uncut version's extensive sex scenes moved one Chinese doctor to caution, "Only women with comparatively flexible bodies that have gymnastics or yoga experience are able to perform them." More »

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      movie  • virus  • computer virus  • Ang Lee

    • Malicious Mac "Trojan Horse" App Discovered

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 2, 07 4:23 PM CDT

      Malicious Mac "Trojan Horse" App Discovered

      (Newser) - A rare "Trojan horse" program designed to fleece Mac users has been discovered, the Wall Street Journal reports. Luring users with spam directing to porn sites, the Trojan poses as a missing video codec necessary for the naughty vids. Installation of the "codec" requires an administrator login, which gives the Trojan full access to the machine. More »

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      Apple  • computer virus  • Macintosh  • malware  • Trojans

  • October 2007

    • Insider Trading May Have Net Variant

      Associated Press  |  Oct 24, 07 1:39 PM CDT

      Insider Trading May Have Net Variant

      (Newser) - Someone call Michael Milken: Insider trading trailblazers may have found a new perch online. ICANN is investigating a poaching practice it's calling “front running,” in which buyers with inside information grab desirable domain names before others can register them. Speculation on the shadowy URL snatchers runs to viruses and other software that monitor interest in available domains, the AP reports. More »

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      Internet  • insider trading  • domain names  • computer virus  • ICANN  • Michael Milken

  • September 2007

    • Security Firm: AIM Is Fatally Flawed

      PC World  |  Sep 26, 07 6:10 AM CDT

      Security Firm: AIM Is Fatally Flawed

      (Newser) - Hackers could exploit a glitch in AOL's instant messaging program and take control of users' computers , a security firm reports. Core Security discovered that the way AIM uses HTML code provides a loophole for hijacking PCs, via a web link that implants a self-copying worm. AOL says it has solved the problem; Core claims the solution doesn't go far enough. More »

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      computer  • AOL  • Internet security  • computer virus  • Internet Explorer

    • Prankster's 1st Computer Virus Turns 25

      Associated Press  |  Sep 2, 07 5:56 PM CDT

      Prankster's 1st Computer Virus Turns 25

      (Newser) - A prankster who wrote the first computer virus 25 years ago says only, “It was some dumb little practical joke.” Yet Richard Skrenta’s desire to infiltrate other Apple II’s with a poem (“It will get on all your disks; it will infiltrate your chips”) marked the beginning of a worldwide virus craze that spawned a $38 billion security industry and 150 to 175 new pieces of malware every day. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • software  • Windows  • computer virus  • spyware  • hardware  • virus protection  • Elk Cloner

  • July 2007

    • The Computer Virus Turns 25

      Salon  |  Jul 13, 07 4:52 PM CDT

      The Computer Virus Turns 25

      (Newser) - A long time ago (1982), in a galaxy not so far, far away, Rich Skrenta, then a clever 9th grader, invented what may have been the first computer virus—Elk Cloner. It was, by current standards, a benign virus that Skrenta installed on his school computer, so that every time one of his fellow students copied a floppy disk, some doggerel from Skrenta appeared on their screens. More »

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      hacker  • computer virus  • Elk Cloner

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