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Hackers start exploiting new Excel errors
On the Security Response Center page, Microsoft warns hackers can distribute an malicious Excel document via e-mail or any file sending service to exploit errors in popu…
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PayPal fixes a serious security error
Online payment service provider PayPal said it has overcome a serious security vulnerability that arises on its websites to prevent phishing attacks.
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Appear on the internet fraud
Security company Sophos has issued a warning about a new scam on the Internet impersonating a Coca Cola beverage advertising campaign. The purpose of this scam is to col…
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Google has become a tool to spread viruses
A security firm has just warned of a new computer worm capable of stealing online bank account information that is spreading strongly through Google's social networking…
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Google Pages stores ... trojans
A trojan has been discovered on the web hosting service provider of the world famous Internet search provider - Google. Google Pages is a new service from Google that al…
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The numbers startle about destructive software
One finding that startled people was that after 311 system scans, the company's security tool - the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (WMSRT), found a computer sti…
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Mozilla also gave up Windows 98, Me
Mozilla will also discontinue support for older versions of Windows 9 and Windows Millennium operating systems when Firefox 3.0 is officially launched next year.
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Appeared source code to attack Microsoft products
Most of the patches that Microsoft has issued are widely known vulnerabilities. However, there are at least two new vulnerabilities published for the first time on June…
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Driver security error is not serious
Security errors in device driver software can be a potential danger. But Intel's security experts disagree with this view.
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Damage caused by computer crime plummeted
The annual serious results of the Computer Security Research Institute and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation show that this year has been the fourth consecutive yea…
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Sophos: 'Email is becoming more secure?'
Statistics from security firm Sophos show that in every 91 e-mails sent, only one contains viruses or other types of malware, while last year's rate was
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Don't be too excited about Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta
Security experts have just suggested that web surfers should not be too eager to use Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta because this new browser is not very salty with today's p…
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Be careful with information about the World Cup online
The frenetic football atmosphere in the next four weeks is in danger of seriously reducing employee performance, in part due to the
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Hackers massively exploit Windows security flaws
Experts from Exploit Prevention Labs, a security firm, warn that they have detected some malicious code targeting exploiting security flaws that arise in MDAC (Microsoft…
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Sophos warns of a risk in environments other than Windows
Britain's leading security firm has warned against the possibility of systems not running Microsoft's computer operating system. More than 100 dangerous viruses