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Symantec Sees Spike in Dangerous Microsoft Attacks
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| Symantec is warning of a sharp jump in online attacks that appear to be
| targeting a recently patched bug in Microsoft's Windows operating system, an
| analysis that some other security companies disputed Friday.
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| Symantec raised its Threat Con security alert level from one to two because
| of the attacks, with two denoting "increased alertness." But other vendors,
| including Arbor Networks and McAfee, said they were seeing no such activity.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/154365/.html?tk=rss_news
Fake Windows “Antivirus” Code Infected 1 Million Computers
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| Even with Windows 7 in pre-Beta stage, Microsoft is emphasizing the need for
| end users to run security software with the operating system, indicating that
| it is working with members of the industry in order to have the first
| antivirus products tailored for the Windows client as early as the Beta
| development milestone. Fact is that the necessity to install security
| solutions is valid for all Window operating systems, not just Windows 7, but
| at the same time, there are some antivirus products that users need to steer
| clear of. Just in November, Microsoft contributed to removing malicious code
| posing as Windows antivirus solutions from approximately 1 million computers
| worldwide.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fake-Windows-Antivirus-Code-Infected-1-Million-Computers-98471.shtml
Recent:
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
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