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Virus Defined
A program that often has an incubation period, is infectious, and is intended to cause damage. A virus program might destroy data and programs or damage a disk drive's boot sector. For example, a Trojan horse or worm are both different forms of viruses.
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Foreign min. denies reports of Russian cyber attacks on Pentagon
Published December 4, 2008, 10:16 am, Russian Information Agency Novosti
MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Foreign Ministry described on Thursday media reports that Russia had been involved in cyber attacks on the Pentagon as "groundless" and "irresponsible."
Firefox users targeted by rare piece of malware
Published December 4, 2008, 10:05 am, Network World
Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users.
Make Internet cyber crime free
Published December 4, 2008, 9:58 am, New Kerala
Hyderabad, Dec 4: The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Thursday called for collaboration and cooperation among countries to make Internet free from cyber crime.
How Mytob caused havoc in the NHS
Published December 4, 2008, 9:11 am, Computer Weekly
The Mytob virus has been removed from 5,000 PCs at three...
Cybercriminals are shopping for holiday steals
Published December 4, 2008, 9:10 am, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
SAN JOSE, Calif. #8212; Going online instead of going to the mall can be a convenient and cheaper way to get the holiday shopping done. But it can have a downside.
Criminals Take Control of CheckFree Web Site
Published December 4, 2008, 8:22 am, PC World via Yahoo! News
Online criminals took control of the Domain Name System (DNS) record for payment processor CheckFree and briefly redirected the site's visitors to a their own server.
Cyber-Security, An Area of Concern: Gulshan Rai
Published December 4, 2008, 8:10 am, Outlook India
The Internet has been expanding thick and fast across the world and so is the threat to the cyber-security with newer vulnerabilities constantly surfacing and illegalities growing manifold each year, a senior IT ministry official said today.
Will Mac Become a Virus Trap?
Published December 4, 2008, 7:53 am, PC World via Yahoo! News
Apple has backed off its suggestion that Macs require antivirus software. Yesterday, the computer maker suffered a public relations nightmare after an article was discovered on the company's site encouraging Mac users to install antivirus software. Less than 24 hours later, Apple has quietly removed this recommendation from its KnowledgeBase.
Online scam warnings issued
Published December 4, 2008, 7:31 am, The Fayetteville Observer
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be alert for holiday e-mail scams.
Firefox Users Targeted by Rare Piece of Malware
Published December 4, 2008, 7:15 am, PC World
Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type malicious software targeting only Firefox users that collects passwords...
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- Hardening the Linux desktop
- How to clean Brontok Virus " Raymond.CC Blog: I got pwned by the Brontok Virus
- Coding Horror: How to Clean Up a Windows Spyware Infestation
- AVG Free - Download installation files & documentation
- Spyware descriptions and removal instructions
- ClamXav
- Experts Find Accomplice Of Nile Virus; Sparrows Are Incubators, But Puzzle Still Incomplete | Article from The Washington Post | HighBeam Research
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