Script-kiddie virus authoring tool starts churning out custom exploit code.

Exploit especially dangerous for Firefox users.

Researcher wins US$10,000 bounty with JavaScript attack.

Month of Kernel Bugs highlights yet another Apple vulnerability.

Streaming media flaw used to push malware.

Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important.

Attack posted for Office conversion tool fixed last week.

Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo all targeted.

They will get past your security software. Know your enemy and protect yourself.

Attackers break into server and inject malware into software update.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Phones and software must be quicker to market.

Two new vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6.0 were unveiled by a security firm this week that hackers could exploit to bypass security features even in Microsoft's most secure OS, Windows XP SP2.

It seems no-one can agree on a universal set of tests for anti-virus software, with Eugene Kaspersky the latest to weigh-in on the topic, criticising the well-known Virus Bulletin 100.

A flaw has been discovered in Microsoft's flagship Windows Vista operating system.

The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

Microsoft this week rolled out 10 security bulletins for 12 vulnerabilities and used its revamped update services and tools in the monthly patch batch.

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