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Trend Micro mulls VB100 test pull-out 06/06/2008 09:58:58

Security giant Trend Micro is considering pulling its anti-virus software from the Virus Bulletin 100 (VB100) tests, claiming they no longer reflect contemporary malware.
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Vista's UAC spots rootkits, tests find 26/05/2008 11:41:30

Love or hate its nagging prompts, Vista's Account Control feature (UAC) has a security feature that marks it out from any other type of Windows security programme -- it can spot rootkits before they install.
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Vista laid low by new malware figures 20/05/2008 07:15:10

It looks as if Vista's reputation for improved security could be heading for the pages of history. PC Tools has renewed last week's attack on the platform with new figures that appear to back up its claim that Vista is almost as vulnerable as its predecessors.
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Spammers handed record US$234 million fine -- eat that 15/05/2008 07:19:21

The US CAN-SPAM law has chewed another alleged spam outfit, this time handing out a world record fine of US$234 million to two individuals.
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Cellcrypt touts ultra-secure mobile calls 13/05/2008 09:50:00

UK stealth mode startup Cellcrypt has started touting a new encryption system that sets out to solve a security problem most companies would rather not think about -- insecure mobile phone calls.
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Vista as insecure as Windows 2000 12/05/2008 12:32:23

Good news for users of Windows Vista. According to figures compiled by PC Tools, the OS has experienced only slightly more vulnerabilities than Windows 2000, which appeared eight years ago when malware was far less common.
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Malware threat lists slammed as 'useless' 17/04/2008 08:41:23

Security vendor PC Tools has questioned the usefulness of the threat lists used by many security companies to warn of current malware attacks.
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ClearMyMail Spam Blocker 16/04/2008 09:45:38

ClearMyMail is an antispam system that can, with almost no effort or complex configuration, stop all unwanted e-mail without suffering false positives.
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Can OpenOffice 3 finally take on Microsoft? 21/03/2008 15:00:37

Microsoft's Office suite could have plausible challenger on the desktop for the first time since Lotus gave up trying to take on Redmond a decade ago.
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Yosemite Technologies FileKeeper Pro 2.8 19/03/2008 12:11:36

Yosemite FileKeeper Pro 2.8 is a backup program that does everything a laptop user could ask for
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Imation takes plunge into SSD drives 12/03/2008 09:11:49

Imation has become the latest storage giant to jump into the burgeoning market for computer drives based on SSD (solid state drive) technology.