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Attack Windows Vista in just two steps
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Attack Windows Vista in just two steps

An American researcher has explained how to install malicious code on Microsoft's new operating system even if the user account is under the control of the UAC (User Acc…

December 13, 2018
The worm attacks OpenOffice with images of 'black'.
Computer science

The worm attacks OpenOffice with images of 'black'.

Users of the open-source OpenOffice office suite are advised not to open files sent from unknown sources if they do not want to become a victim of a newly emerging compu…

December 13, 2018
Open source - 10 things Microsoft loves and hates
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Open source - 10 things Microsoft loves and hates

Over the years, Microsoft has had harsh criticism (even action) for the open source community in general and for Linux in particular. Recently, it was reported that the…

December 13, 2018
Top 10 most dangerous malicious codes in April
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Top 10 most dangerous malicious codes in April

Sophos has announced the list of the most dangerous and distributed malicious codes in April. Last month saw a number of new names appear and dominate the rankings.

December 13, 2018
Hackers spread malicious code to attack Winamp
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Hackers spread malicious code to attack Winamp

The popularly used multimedia application Winamp is now becoming a target for hackers. Malware attacks a deadly security hole in this application that has been hacked by…

December 13, 2018
Appeared to attack Photoshop
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Appeared to attack Photoshop

Security firm Secunia warned the code to exploit an extremely dangerous security bug in the latest version of Adobe Photoshop that has been released to the Internet. If…

December 13, 2018
Google provides open source MySQL
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Google provides open source MySQL

The well-known open source database software company MySQL AB and Google are close to fulfilling an agreement that can combine powerful functions created by this huge se…

December 13, 2018
Malware will adapt to Vista very quickly
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Malware will adapt to Vista very quickly

Although previous Microsoft executives praised Vista's level of security, one of Microsoft's top security experts bluntly declared Vista's security will not hinder the s…

December 13, 2018