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Bogus E-Mail Delivers Keylogger by Luring Users with News of PM’s Heart Attack

Websense Security Labs is reporting a Trojan packed into an e-mail that claims that Australia's Prime Minister has suffered a heart attack.Websense says the...

Did MS’ Malware Protection Engine Stall?

How embarrassing is this: a fix for a bug in Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine, used by security products including Windows Defender, OneCare and Antigen...

Researchers Dig On New Anti-Worm System

Earlier this week, researchers at Penn State University issued a report about a new software system they say can better defend against Internet worm...

Wireless Hacking Tool Makes Splash at RSA

Among the most intriguing technologies being shown off at this year's ongoing RSA Conference in San Francisco is a mobile penetration testing application made...

NFL Team Fields Prevent Defense for Virtual Playbooks

With Super Bowl XLI preparing for kickoff in Miami on Sunday, NFL teams not participating in the game, which pits the Chicago Bears against...

Microsoft Confirms Zero-Day Word Flaw

Microsoft has confirmed that a vulnerability being used in a wide number of targeted zero-day attacks is an unpatched flaw in its Word program.According...

Apple Plugs First MoAB Hole

Apple has shipped a high-priority update for its QuickTime media player to correct a flaw exposed during the controversial MoAB (Month of Apple Bugs)...

Mysterious Excel Flaw Warning Appears

A security advisory for a "critical" Microsoft Excel vulnerability has been posted on Fortinet's Web site, but the absence of adequate documentation puts the...

Microsoft Withdraws 4 Patch Day Bulletins

Microsoft has suddenly yanked four bulletins from next Tuesday's Patch Day batch, a surefire sign that the company continues to struggle with the patch...

Apple Flaw Project Odds and Ends

MoAB update: An official patch from VideoLAN, hidden taunts and heated verbal punditry.