Even users running up-to-date anti-virus software still get infected with malware, according to stats from an online malware scanning service.

Nearly a third (25,000 out of 78,800) of computers with up-to-date anti-virus software were discovered to be infected with malicious code when users scanned their PC using SurfRight's HitmanPro 3 behavioural scan.

SurfRight's analysis (pdf) is...

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A computer security expert has uncovered what he says are flaws in widely used software from Oracle Corp that could let hackers remotely access sensitive information in corporate and government databases.

A bug in the design of the Oracle database -- the world's top-selling software for storing electronic information -- could allow hackers to break into private...

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Chinese police have shut down what is believed to be the country's biggest hacker training site.

Three people were also arrested, local media reported.

The three, who ran Black Hawk Safety Net in Central China's Hubei province, are suspected of offering others online attacking programmes and software, a crime recently added...

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Customers looking to get their hands on Office 2010 when it comes out later on this year can do so, and for free:...

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Google's accusation that its email accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.

The hacking that angered Google and hit dozens of other businesses adds to growing concern that China is a centre for a global...

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Microsoft issued a new security advisory on Wednesday, warning of a potential flaw in Internet Explorer which could allow third-parties access to data.: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/980088.mspx

"Our investigation so far has shown that if a user is...

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Adware slingers have taken advantage of the buzz around the latest version of Firefox to establish a fake browser download site.

The counterfeit Firefox download site is disguised as a kosher browser download site and might easily fool the unwary. A closer look, however, reveals the version of Firefox on offer is version 3.5 (instead of the latest 3.6 version...

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A malicious spam campaign caught by Panda Labs is using a fake Microsoft Update notice to trick victims into installing a Trojan. While well crafted, the attack still provides dead giveaways.

The e-mail, which Panda posts with a screen shot, is spoofed to look as if it comes from Microsoft Support:...

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Guardian.co.uk  references a Net Applications' chart from January 2010 showing that IE8 now commands the largest maket share of any browser in the world: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/01/ie8-top-browser
Previously, IE6 held the crown. For some time now, Microsoft, as well as many...

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Security researchers have spied malware that stashes a copy of itself in a Windows help file to ensure victim computers remain infected.

The trojan, dubbed Muster.e by anti-virus provider McAfee, infects a Windows file called imepaden.hlp so it stores the main components of the malware in encrypted form. In the event the installed malware is removed, the secret payload is decrypted into an...

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