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What is a Botnet, Exactly?
You may have heard the term “botnet” thrown around when referring to viruses and malware such as the Storm worm, and not known exactly what it is. I’ll attempt to explain what exactly a botnet is, and...
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McAfee Virus Update File Causes Problems
Yesterday morning (April 21) the 5958 DAT file from McAfee (the software company that produces the anti-virus tool VirusScan Enterprise for Windows and Security 1.0 for Macintosh) caused a false...
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Bin Laden Death Used to Spread Viruses
Computer security specialists are warning that the death of Osama Bin Laden, like other major news events such as the tsunami in Japan, is being used to spread computer viruses and other malware,...
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Microsoft Safety Scanner Provides On-Demand Virus Scan
You can get a free PC safety scan by using the Microsoft Safety Scanner, a free downloadable security tool that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove viruses, spyware and other malicious...
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New ZeuS Variants Get Instructions Through P2P Network
The most recently detected variants of ZeuS/SpyEye are receiving instructions not from command-and-control (C&C) servers, but through peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. C&C servers have increasingly...
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