Network World Fusion - in the Browser study looked at over 4.5 million Web pages, and found that 10% of them were capable of activating malicious Microsoft is once again inviting members of the hacking community into its Redmond, Wash., campus to show the software giant

Etisalat dialler scam reports
AME Info - The UAE based telco operator would not be drawn on the matter but did say that it introduced a modem last June to specifically protect customers from malicious software. Ivor Rankin, Technical Manager at Symantec, said it is the responsibility of

Spy Sweeper Digs Deep for Rootkits
eWeek - Already among the most respected names in spyware defense, Webroot Software raises the bar with Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3.0 while bypassing the Windows API and then comparing the results to what Windows sees to identify rootkits and any malicious

IT Wrestles with Microsoft Monoculture Myopia
eWeek - According to information culled from Microsoft’s MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool), the biggest threat on the desktop comes from bots and Trojans that hijack computers for use in botnets. David Cole, a senior director in Symantec’s security

The Firefox Explosion
Wired - For Rob Davis, the final straw came during a beautiful weekend last summer, which he spent holed up in his Minneapolis apartment killing a zombie. The week before, a malicious software program had invaded Davis’ PC through his browser, Internet

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