items tagged with Viruses
iPhone smartphone virus onslaught now coming?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-13 01:17:04
As the ikee Rick Astley and the iPhone/Privacy.A iPhone malware attacks take the world by storm, will iPhones and smartphones now start becoming subject to the onslaught of virus attacks common in the Windows world of PCs?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-11-13 01:17:04
As the ikee Rick Astley and the iPhone/Privacy.A iPhone malware attacks take the world by storm, will iPhones and smartphones now start becoming subject to the onslaught of virus attacks common in the Windows world of PCs?
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Possible treatment for dangerous Hendra virus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-30 08:55:54
An Australian and American team of scientists have developed a potential treatment for the severe and sometimes deadly Hendra virus.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-30 08:55:54
An Australian and American team of scientists have developed a potential treatment for the severe and sometimes deadly Hendra virus.
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McAfee releases Endpoint for Mac
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 18:43:37
McAfee has released its Endpoint Protection for Mac that supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X, as well as Leopard and Tiger.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 18:43:37
McAfee has released its Endpoint Protection for Mac that supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X, as well as Leopard and Tiger.
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Study links chronic fatigue syndrome to prostate cancer-related virus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-11 09:10:12
A U.S. study finds that xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMLV), which has been associated with the occurrence of prostate cancer, could be linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). If proven true, the research could eventually lead to an effective diagnosis and treatment of the debilitating disease.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-10-11 09:10:12
A U.S. study finds that xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMLV), which has been associated with the occurrence of prostate cancer, could be linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). If proven true, the research could eventually lead to an effective diagnosis and treatment of the debilitating disease.
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Adware trojan most widespread e-threat
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-06 21:00:33
The Clicker adware trojan is the most widespread threat on the Web right now possibly due to it regaining popularity as an infection tool of choice.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-06 21:00:33
The Clicker adware trojan is the most widespread threat on the Web right now possibly due to it regaining popularity as an infection tool of choice.
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New botnets hitting the net, Oz spam levels higher than global average
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-30 21:24:29
New botnets are reportedly causing more havoc on the Internet, with botnets now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam, including one of the oldest and largest botnets which has doubled in size in just four months.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-30 21:24:29
New botnets are reportedly causing more havoc on the Internet, with botnets now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam, including one of the oldest and largest botnets which has doubled in size in just four months.
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Conficker, back with a vengeance as top worm
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 00:23:40
The infamous Conficker worm first spread its malicious infection across the Internet more than eight years ago and just last month it shot back into prominence, infecting 43 percent of machines in use worldwide in the space of four weeks and, for good measure, it now installs rogue security software on compromised machines.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 00:23:40
The infamous Conficker worm first spread its malicious infection across the Internet more than eight years ago and just last month it shot back into prominence, infecting 43 percent of machines in use worldwide in the space of four weeks and, for good measure, it now installs rogue security software on compromised machines.
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Dramatic drop in virus-infected emails hitting Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 23:02:55
Australia has dropped like a stone from its number one spot as the country receiving the most virus-infected emails to number 12 in the world, but our level of spam activity is still above the global average despite Australian spam activity decreasing by two percent this month.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 23:02:55
Australia has dropped like a stone from its number one spot as the country receiving the most virus-infected emails to number 12 in the world, but our level of spam activity is still above the global average despite Australian spam activity decreasing by two percent this month.
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Dirtiest Websites are filthy in more ways than one
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-19 18:41:56
Conventional wisdom says that visiting smutty sites is likely to result in a dose of malware. Symantec's list of the Dirtiest Websites of Winter 2009 bears that out - but it's not quite that simple.
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Trojans on the march, Conficker still stalking
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 00:57:44
Trojans continue to dominate e-threats for the second month in a row, with the infamous Conficker also still prevalent, with threats from the worm – otherwise known as Downadup.Gen - increasing from 3.33 percent in June to 4.15 percent of all infections during July.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 00:57:44
Trojans continue to dominate e-threats for the second month in a row, with the infamous Conficker also still prevalent, with threats from the worm – otherwise known as Downadup.Gen - increasing from 3.33 percent in June to 4.15 percent of all infections during July.
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Kapersky integration with Juniper
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
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Clever infection techniques top e-threats list
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-03 08:26:59
Those naughty, malicious little malware writers are becoming increasingly clever and creative in the way they go about spreading infections and misery across the Internet.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-03 08:26:59
Those naughty, malicious little malware writers are becoming increasingly clever and creative in the way they go about spreading infections and misery across the Internet.
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Australia fourth on spam league table
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-05-26 22:50:07
Don’t worry about the swine flu epidemic there’s another epidemic - whilst not potentially fatal in human terms – which does, however, continue to plague the Internet with increasing ferocity.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-05-26 22:50:07
Don’t worry about the swine flu epidemic there’s another epidemic - whilst not potentially fatal in human terms – which does, however, continue to plague the Internet with increasing ferocity.
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Ribarvirin shows promise in treating cancer patients
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-05-14 08:04:56
An important Canadian study has found that the common anti-viral drug ribarvirin may be effective in the treatment of around 30% of all cancers. Further studies hope to increase this percentage.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-05-14 08:04:56
An important Canadian study has found that the common anti-viral drug ribarvirin may be effective in the treatment of around 30% of all cancers. Further studies hope to increase this percentage.
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Security breaches growing problem for Aussie, NZ SMBs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-12 00:10:40
With the spread of malicious code activity growing at a record pace globally last year, Australian and New Zealand small to medium sized business copped their share of problems, with many of them reporting security breaches and loss of data.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-12 00:10:40
With the spread of malicious code activity growing at a record pace globally last year, Australian and New Zealand small to medium sized business copped their share of problems, with many of them reporting security breaches and loss of data.
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AVG releases malware solution for Linux
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-10 23:36:20
AVG has released a new anti-malware solution for Linux which combines email and file server protection in a single distribution package.
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Trojans remain the biggest e-threat
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-06 23:29:27
Trojans continue their proliferation and spread across the Internet, still dominating the list of the most pernicious threats facing Internet users, according to BitDefender in its April survey released today.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-06 23:29:27
Trojans continue their proliferation and spread across the Internet, still dominating the list of the most pernicious threats facing Internet users, according to BitDefender in its April survey released today.
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China hardest hit as malware attacks increase
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-05 06:04:29
China received the brunt of a rise in malware attacks around the world in April, doubling its share of attacks from the previous month as the lucrative online gaming market attracted hits from cybercriminals.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-05 06:04:29
China received the brunt of a rise in malware attacks around the world in April, doubling its share of attacks from the previous month as the lucrative online gaming market attracted hits from cybercriminals.
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AVG releases free link scanner download
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 23:05:52
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 23:05:52
AVG reckons on any given day around the world something like two million web pages are poisoned by hidden threats, and the security firm has just released a free link scanner download which it says will protect Internet users against these “random, invisible online threats”.
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Conficker likely to cause rise in spam levels
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 04:30:02
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-16 04:30:02
That devil of a Conficker worm that’s never far from the surface these days is likely to cause a significant increase in spam levels over the next three months, according to a report by yet another security firm that’s closely monitoring the worm’s exploits.
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