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Security researcher slams human malware 'infection'
New research where a scientist claimed to be infected with a computer virus has been described as "nonsense".
Hackers target Facebook with virus
The latest attack is "Koobface", which downloads onto PCs and collects credit card numbers.
Virus shuts down systems at three London hospitals
Engineers still in the process of fixing virus affected computer systems which have forced activities to be scaled back.
Week in review: Lenovo trumps Dell; drone attack; security hacks abound
It's been cock-ups a plenty this week, on the part of both companies and customers, but Lenovo has plenty to be happy about. Or does it?
Stuxnet hits Iran nuclear plant
A project manager at Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant admits Stuxnet has been found on staff computers at the site.
Need to Know: The ‘Clampi’ online banking Trojan
Clampi isn’t new, and it is only one of a number of serious threats to UK online banking users. We look at the facts in this cheat sheet.
Gene-engineered viruses build eco battery
A virus has been developed by US scientists and turn it into an eco-friendly battery.
Week in review: Virus hits Iran nuclear power plant, Ballmer bonus woes
The past week was filled with intrigue, action and big money as a virus hits an Iranian nuclear power planet, the British police crack down on the...
Symantec releases security public betas for Vista
Public betas of Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus for Windows Vista unveiled for consumer testing
Week in Review: Kaspersky hit by hackers, UK hit by spending cuts
This week, security company Kaspersky gets hit by an anti-virus scam and George Osborne unleashes the spending cuts on the nation.
Don't click on Harry Potter spoiler links, urge experts
Links to websites claiming to reveal the ending of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows could end in a virus outbreak, warn experts.
Microsoft's Security Essentials available to download
The software giant has unveiled free security software, dubbed Security Essentials, that Microsoft hopes will spread anti-virus adoption among the...
Virus danger from wireless hotspots could leave laptop users open to charges
Public laptop users could end up breaching the Computer Misuse Act if their laptops are used to spread viruses via a wireless botnet
20 billion spam emails hit UK inboxes daily
Latest spam and virus end-of-year trends and prediction report has found 2007 spam levels have increased 100 per cent on last year's volumes and...
Oxford Brookes claims it’s clean from Conficker
The Conficker virus is still causing problems, but it looks like Oxford Brookes has recovered reasonably quickly.
Secure connections could allow viruses to proliferate
New report finds that viruses can pass through secure connections undetected by anti-virus products.
AVG buys Sana to avoid cloud-based security
The free anti-virus vendor has rejected the cloud route in favour of new behaviour-based security technology.
Facebook users easily fooled by thieving frog
Experiment conducted by anti-virus firm Sophos finds that Facebook fans are easily beguiled by pictures of cute frogs and give up personal...
Does Sony software install a rootkit?
Anti-virus company finds Sony software that hides files away from operating system and could lead to hackers planting malware that's invisible to...
Adult websites less of a malware threat than 'normal' sites
Data gleaned from a security firm's anti-virus software reveals that adult websites make up just one per cent of all infected pages online.
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