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Microsoft's antivirus fails another test
Microsoft's Live OneCare security suite has been rated bottom of the league in the latest industry antivirus tests. Read more »
Vendors question open source AntiVirus results
Since publishing the results of the AntiVirus fight club, organisers from Untangle have been met with a storm of queries, criticisms and complaints about their methodology and the accuracy of the reports. Read more »
Signature-based antivirus is dead: Get over it
A hacking competition will attempt to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead but security vendors say, apart from signatures, antivirus is alive and well. Read more »
Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
Microsoft's own antivirus software, Live OneCare, is unable to fully protect Vista users against viruses, and one of security firm McAfee's antivirus software packages also fails to protect users, according to independent research released Friday. Read more »
Microsoft: Defence in depth is not enough
Defence in depth is simply not enough to create a secure computing environment, according to Microsoft's vice president of its Trustworthy Computing group, Scott Charney. Read more »
Microsoft's antivirus deletes users' e-mails
Microsoft has admitted that its Live OneCare security suite has been accidentally deleting some users' Outlook and Outlook Express e-mails. Read more »
Microsoft: OneCare should not have been rolled out
Microsoft has said that its Live OneCare security suite has "a problem" with the underlying antivirus code, and admitted that security is just "a little part of Microsoft". Read more »
Gmail gets security upgrade
Google has launched a security-scanning application for Gmail, its 20-month-old e-mail service. Read more »
Worm ready to wriggle into smart phones
Antivirus companies on Monday in the US raced to decipher the workings of the first worm to target smart phones, while saying that the current incarnation of the program poses little threat. Read more »
Gates: Microsoft to offer anti-spyware
Microsoft plans to offer its own anti-spyware software, Chairman Bill Gates said Friday. Read more »
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Windows XP SP2 -- test your applications
Learn about the plethora of security enhancements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications. Read more »
Gosling looks down Sun's open road
James Gosling discusses Sun's decision to release Java under the General Public License, whether open source is more secure than proprietary software, how IT departments can cut development costs, and why Microsoft still owns the desktop. Read more »
Developing Applications for Intel-based Macs
A new processor architecture has massively boosted Mac power and capabilities, but what does it mean for developers? Stephen Withers investigates how to port your Mac apps. Read more »
Jim Allchin on Microsoft's Vista
Windows chief Jim Allchin talks about the challenges ahead and how the new OS might help conserve electricty. Read more »
Five reasons for slow PCs
When you've checked for common problems and the PC is still slow, where do you look next? The problem could lie in one of these five less commonly checked areas. Read more »
Open, closed source security about equal?
Proprietary programs should mathematically be as secure as those developed under the open-source model, a Cambridge University researcher argued in a paper presented in Toulouse, France. Read more »
Keeping the door open...and shut
A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like? Read more »
Microsoft: .Net starting to take hold
The company announces new software tools it hopes developers will use to build Web services. "We bet the company on .Net, but we can't do it alone," an executive says. Read more »
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Free AntiVirus beats all comers in AntiVirus fight club
-- A rare AntiVirus accuracy competition was conducted at Linuxworld this week, and the results should come as a blow to the paid antivirus industry. Read more »
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