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Malware expodes a full fivefold increase

Submitted by: KnightMare @ 09:25 AM | Friday, November 9, 2007 | (url: http://news.yahoo...)

Malicious code that installs files such as Trojans, password stealers, keyboard loggers and other malware on users' systems registered a fivefold increase in the first half of 2007, according to research released by Microsoft at the RSA Security conference in London.
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And in the same period, 31.6 million phishing scams were detected, an increase of 150 percent over the previous six months.

The survey, sponsored by Microsoft and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, interviewed more than 3,600 security, privacy and marketing executives across a variety of industries, such as financial services, healthcare, technology and government, in the U.S., U.K. and Germany.

Apple computers are under virus attack

Submitted by: Dumpy Dooby @ 03:58 PM | Saturday, November 3, 2007 | (url: http://online.wsj...)

Apple on Thursday confirmed reports of pornography Web sites where hidden software, once downloaded, could take control of an Apple computer. Apple did not immediately respond to claims that it is the first instance of a Trojan horse attack on Apples Macintosh platform. Weve been made aware that a small number of Web sites attempt to trick Mac OS X users to install malicious software on their Macs, said Apple spokeswoman Lynn Fox. Apple has a great track record for keeping Mac OS X users secure, and as always, we encourage people to install software only from trusted sources.

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