Czech security company AVG has completed a deal to acquire Sana Security, which specializes in detecting malicious software based on its behaviour. AVG paid cash for Sana but did not disclose the transaction value. Sana’s 14 employees will work for

Security patch issued for BlackBerry devices - Silicon Republic
Research in Motion has issued an interim security patch designed to address critical security flaws that could affect users who open PDF attachments that contain malicious codes. It is understood the security flaw affects the BlackBerry Enterprise

Paris Hilton’s Web site hit by malicious Trojan - MacWorld UK
Paris Hilton’s Web site has been hacked and is serving visitors a malicious Trojan program designed to steal sensitive information from their computers. The hack was discovered by security vendor ScanSafe, which said that Parishilton.com (note: this

Researcher: Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours - Computerworld Australia
The computer worm that exploits a months-old Windows bug has infected more than a million PCs in the past 24 hours, a security company said Wednesday. Early Wednesday, Finnish security firm F-Secure estimated that 3.5 million PCs have been

Microsoft updates free tool to remove persistent worm - Infoworld
Microsoft has updated its free security tool to remove a persistent worm that is targeting a now-patched but severe vulnerability that affects several server products. The latest update to the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) can now remove

1 in 3 Windows PCs vulnerable to worm attack - Computerworld
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Paris Hilton’s Web site being used in Web attack - Network World Fusion
Paris Hilton’s Web site has been hacked and is serving visitors a malicious Trojan program designed to steal sensitive information from their computers. The hack was discovered by security vendor ScanSafe, which said that Parishilton.com (note: this

Security News - Yahoo News
Research In Motion issued a software update to address a vulnerability that could let a hacker send malicious code in a PDF file. Internet security company AVG Technologies has acquired Sana Security, developers of behavior-based security software

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