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Twitter targeted by malware attacks

Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware. Read more »

Researcher to expose Intel security flaws

An independent security researcher has flagged plans to reveal a proof of concept security exploit that could work remotely against any machine using Intel processors, including those used in Apple's famously secure Macs. Read more »

Microsoft: Vista UAC designed to 'annoy users'

A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure. Read more »

Microsoft brushes off SP1's apps-breaking tendency

Microsoft's chief operating officer has dismissed concerns that an update to its Windows Vista operating system is incompatible with a number of applications. Read more »

OS X Leopard gets 'secure' Parallels Desktop

Parallels has begun testing its virtualisation software for Apple's latest operating system, Leopard. Read more »

Free virus with Seagate hard drives

Some Seagate hard drives have reached users already infected with a virus. Read more »

Ransom-based malware attacks specific companies

Various security companies are today reporting targeted attacks made on Fortune 1000 companies over the weekend. What's notable is that documents within each of the affected companies were stolen, encrypted, then the companies were offered a decryption key for a fee. 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 »

Microsoft partner: Vista less secure than XP

Security company Kaspersky claimed that Vista's User Account Control (UAC), the system of user privileges that can be used to restrict users' administrative rights, will be so annoying that users will disable it. Read more »

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 »

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Australian twitterati talks malware

[blogs:bootstrappr] -- It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service. Read more »

Free AntiVirus beats all comers in AntiVirus fight club

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- 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 »

Anti-Virus software hit with 6 critical vulnerabilities

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Kaspersky Labs announced over easter that their latest maintenance pack fixes six critical security vulnerabilities in their anti-virus software. The security flaws affect the Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security products, including both the workstation and server editions. Read more »

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