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MS AntiSpyware Beta Shows Promise, Problems

Just a few months ago Bill Gates declared that Microsoft would do something about the spyware/adware problem. And the company wasted no time. In...

Say No to Bad Code

"So, Charles, tell me: How are your computer systems running?" "Quite excellently, James, quite excellently. For months now, Ive seen neither hide nor hair of...

VOIP Security Gets Extreme

With the launch of its Aspen 8800 enterprise LAN switches, Extreme Networks Inc. is challenging network designers to rethink the way they build systems...

Tool Helps Companies Spot Their Leaks

Mcafee Inc.s Foundstone professional services group this week will unveil a sophisticated tool designed to help enterprises use Google to discover any sensitive information...

Hackers Tune In to Windows Media Player

Hackers are using the newest DRM technology in Microsofts Windows Media Player to install spyware, adware, dialers and computer viruses on unsuspecting PC users. Security...

Microsoft Walks Fine Line on Malware Removal

Back in DOS 5.0, Microsoft included an anti-virus scanner (a licensed version of Central Points PC Tools scanner). That was Microsofts last entry into...

Microsoft Titan Will Zap 10 Top Worms

When the first version of Microsoft Corp.s new malicious software removal tool is released on Tuesday, it will be pre-programmed to zap 10 of...

WeatherBug Miffed at Microsofts Spyware Classification

Microsoft Corp.s newly released anti-spyware is flagging a component of AWS Convergence Technologies WeatherBug application as a threat to Windows users, prompting an immediate...

High-Risk Flaws Flagged in IE, Mozilla

Security researchers have raised the alarm for a series of unrelated, high-risk vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer and the open-source Mozilla browsers. According to...

New DRM Scheme Could Make Current DVD Players Obsolete

LAS VEGAS—Guess what? Your DVD player might now be obsolete. Hewlett-Packard Co. and Royal Philips Electronics NV said Wednesday that they have developed a content-protection...