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Dangerous Trojan attacks Yahoo Mail and Hotmail
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Dangerous Trojan attacks Yahoo Mail and Hotmail

A new threat is affecting Yahoo Mail and Hotmail, two of the biggest email sites on the Internet. BitDefender Antivirus Labs identified that threat as Trojan Spammer.

December 13, 2018
Intel shocked with profit jump 44%
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Intel shocked with profit jump 44%

The chip giant has said its second-quarter profit has increased by 44% thanks to the strong consumption of microprocessors, despite the fierce competition in the chip ma…

December 13, 2018
IPhone error opened for scam
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IPhone error opened for scam

Defects in iPhone design have made Apple's latest smartphone the prey for online fraud and XSS attacks (cross-site scripting).

December 13, 2018
New deadly phishing bug in IE7
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New deadly phishing bug in IE7

Security researcher Michal Zalewski said he has discovered a relatively new security vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7.

December 13, 2018
Intel tested 45-nm Penryn chip
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Intel tested 45-nm Penryn chip

Intel executives said the company is currently providing a prototype of the Penryn processor chip for servers for computer manufacturers. Products will officially launch…

December 13, 2018
Website GO attracts a quarter of Internet users
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Website GO attracts a quarter of Internet users

The latest study by ComScore shows that the number of visitors to global online game (GO) websites has increased by more than 17% in the past year. Currently this figure…

December 13, 2018
IE, Firefox 'cross-apple' security error
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IE, Firefox 'cross-apple' security error

Security firm Secunia has released a warning message about a new deadly security vulnerability in open source Firefox browser. Initially security expert Thor Larholm sai…

December 13, 2018
Symantec tested 2008 security products
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Symantec tested 2008 security products

Symantec is looking for a team of experts to test two of its latest products: Norton Internet Security 2008 and Norton AntiVirus 2008.

December 13, 2018
People mapping with Google MyMaps
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People mapping with Google MyMaps

Google has just introduced a new feature, allowing you to create your own maps and needs 100%, containing all kinds of information from where to buy gasoline.

December 13, 2018