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African executable raises Symantec hackles
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| TECH BLOGS AND FORUMS are ablaze with panic over an unidentified executable
| file which is being flagged by Norton's security software.
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| It's not known whether the file, which some have reported trying to phone
| home to Africa, is malicious in any way, but the folks at Symantec aren't
| helping matters by reportedly deleting any posts or queries relating to the
| problem on their own forums.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/353/1051353/african-executable-raises-symantec-hackles
Panda: ID Theft Trojans Are on 1 in 100 PCs We Scan
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| Perhaps as many as ten million PCs are infected with sneaky programs designed
| to steal sensitive financial information, antivirus vendor Panda Security
| reports.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/160935/panda_id_theft_trojans_are_on_1_in_100_pcs_we_scan.html?tk=rss_news
"I’m thinking of hitting the OEMs harder than in the past with anti-Linux. ...
they should do a delicate dance"
--Joachim Kempin, Microsoft OEM Chief
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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