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McAfee blog enabled IE exploit

An Israeli security researcher has published exploit code for an unpatched hole in Internet Explorer that Microsoft disclosed two days ago, using clues from a McAfee report on the hole. Read more »

Firefox add-on accused of malware comes up clean

Last week, Firefox users were warned by Mozilla of two add-ons that had been discovered to contain malware and removed from their add-on website. Read more »

Microsoft investigates new Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is investigating another flaw in Internet Explorer, this time a vulnerability that could result in an unauthorised disclosure of information for users running its browser on older operating systems. Read more »

IE exploit code released on the internet

Exploit code for the zero-day hole in Internet Explorer linked to the China-based attacks on Google and other companies has been released on the internet, Microsoft and McAfee warned on Friday. Read more »

Microsoft issues critical Windows patches

Microsoft on Tuesday issued five critical Windows-related updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release. Read more »

Security players form alliance to tackle malware

A new security alliance has been established to formalise information sharing on security protection and develop industry standards and best practices. Read more »

Office, Windows get critical patches

Microsoft on Tuesday released nine patches, five of them critical, to plug holes in Windows and other software products. Read more »

Adobe warns of critical, unpatched security flaw

Attackers are making the rounds and exploiting a critical security flaw in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9. Read more »

Securing the Windows 7 beta

Several leading security companies have products, at least in test form, that work with Microsoft's new operating system. Read more »

Trojan horses gallop onto Google Developer site

Google's free code-hosting website for developers is being used to distribute malware, a security researcher said on Friday. Read more »

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10 reasons Linux should be your netbook operating system

Some users believe that Windows is the best netbook OS. But others think Linux is a much better fit. Check out his reasons and see if you agree. Read more »

Be proactive in your fight against malware

Mike Mullins discusses the merits of proactive security and explains why it's better to know whether a Web site is potentially harmful before you browse. Read more »

Keeping PCs out of the junk pile

Smaller IT budgets have caused support pros to require computers to work longer than originally intended. Here are some tips to help you develop a strategy for keeping older PCs in tip-top shape. 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 »

Blog (3)

Symantec's dirtiest websites

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Symantec issued a list of 100 "Dirtiest Websites of Summer 2009", which have an average of 18,000 threats. Read more »

Targeted for hacking by reporters at my table

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- I should have known it was only a matter of time. I've been covering security conferences on and off for about 14 years and considered myself lucky not to have been hacked, that I knew of. Until Thursday. 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 »

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