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1. Insecurity leads to fascism

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   ... and the internet does not have any. While since Ivan the Terrible Russians have regarded police states as a jolly good thing, that does not explain Symantec's latest press release about people being ...

2. Microsoft finally gets anti-malware right

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... MSE – although it’s free, you can just imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the likes of Symantec, Kaspersky Labs and the EU if it came bundled with Windows 7. MS says it runs ‘quietly in ...

3. March of the zombie phones

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... now no botnet has ever been discovered running on mobile devices. However, security firm Symantec says that a piece of software known as Sexy Space may be the first case. Sexy Space uses text messages ...

4. Microsoft antivirus goes public next week

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... Symantec will be able to provide 'more extensive protection' than Microsoft is offering, says JR Smith, CEO of AVG, adding that Microsoft's offering will be 'good for consumers and good for the security ...

5. New Apple ads aims at usual PC weaknesses

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... to keeping PCs secure after recent widespread attacks of the Conficker worm. Of course, the ad does not mention that Macs aren’t that safe anymore either. This weekend, two researchers from Symantec discovered ...

6. Adobe PDF exploits continue after patch

   (Security/Security Features)

   ... computer and immediately implant malware on it.  After Adobe said it updated the programs on Monday, Symantec sent out advisory warnings saying vulnerabilities still existed. According to the bulletin, ...

7. Wii Web browser gets its own security concern

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Symantec says it has identified a new vulnerability in Adobe's Flash player that can cause the Nintendo console to lock up when viewed on the specially crafted Opera Web browser. Cupertino (CA) ...

8. Scammers testing out stolen credit cards with charities

   (Security/Security Features)

   ... According to the Symantec blog , scammers are verifying whether stolen numbers work by making payments to popular charities like the Red Cross or United Way. The author of the blog article, Yazan Gable, ...

9. Symantec puts out Norton AntiBot beta

   (Security/Security Features)

   Symantec has released a free beta version of Norton AntiBot, a behavior-based malware protection software designed to work as a supplement to existing antivirus protection. Cupertino (CA) - Symantec has ...

10. Panda Antivirus 08 beta opens up for download

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro. ...

11. Symantec software pirate settles for $205,000

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Symantec and the Software & Information Industry Association have settled a software piracy case with an unknown suspect for at least $205,000. Washington DC - Symantec and the Software & Information ...

12. Zero day flaw hits Windows DNS

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... vulnerability in a handful of Symantec anti-virus software titles.  However, a patch that was released a year ago from Symantec will prevent the attack. ...

13. United States the top source of online attacks

    (Security/Security Features)

    Most people probably think of China or Russia as the number one source of hacking attempts, but according to Symantec, most online attacks come from the United States. Culver City (CA) - Most people probably ...

14. Veritas to pay $30 million for botched advertising deal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... company beat analyst expectations for annual revenues in 2000. AOL has already settled the case two years ago for $500 million dollars. Symantec purchased Veritas in 2005 and has not been named in the ...

15. Valentines Day brings virus and spam

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... are often associated with Valentines Day, but computer users are now receiving viruses and email Spam. Major anti-vendors like Symantec and Panda are reporting several new email-based viruses and Trojan ...

16. Skype and Symantec partner up to offer online security

    (Security/Security Features)

    Skype and Symantec have partnered up to offer Norton Internet Security and other security products. The products have been "Skype Certified" and will be available through Skype's website ...

17. Microsoft releases beta of Exchange Server 2007 and Forefront

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... used corporate software anti-virus packages like Symantec's Norton for Exchange. Microsoft expects both Exchange Server 2007 and Forefront Security for Exchange Server to be available in late 2006 or early ...

18. Symantec seeks volunteers to test its transaction security system

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Now that threats from malicious users have evolved from mere passive viruses to more active, and even interactive, schemes, Symantec is hoping that its customers will be willing to help it a database ...

19. Symantec: Microsoft misappropriated trade secrets to build virtualization tools

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    In yesterday's federal court filing, Symantec's legal director told TG Daily this afternoon, Microsoft misappropriated Veritas' intellectual property to build virtualization tools of its own, perhaps ...

20. Symantec owes $1billion in back taxes says IRS

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

      Security software vendor Symantec said it had received notice from the US tax collection agency that it owes about $1 billion in back taxes. Security software vendor Symantec said it had received ...

21. Non-subscription anti-spam device debuts

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... for $52 a year that uses McAfee and Symantec Norton anti-virus to flag mail suspected of containing email-borne viruses for deletion. The service also provides an "anti-phishing" service using Spam Cube's ...

22. VoIP could hide botnets

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... thinks that a centralized VoIP vulnerability database page may help to warn users about such threats. Major anti-virus vendors, like Symantec and Sophos, have virus databases where people can submit and ...

23. Security expert says Mac users may have a false sense of security

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... booth at the upcoming Macworld in San Franscisco and a retail push, Raba wants MacScan to become a household name like Ad-Aware or Symantec. Raba told us that spyware makers have not hit the Macintosh ...

24. Anti-virus companies gear up for mobile phone viruses

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Cellular phones are no longer simple communications devices, but are usually miniature computers - Computer that could be susceptible to viruses. Traditional anti-virus companies like Symantec and McAfee ...

25. New Sober variant an efficient worm, but infections already dying down

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... This tool searches for the Microsoft tool and terminates it. "It's not looking for Trend-Micro, Symantec, Mcafee or any of the others," says Perry.  ...

26. Symantec glitch exposes server logins

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

      Symantec acknowledged on Friday that a vulnerability in a corporate version of its antivirus software could expose server username and password information. Symantec acknowledged on Friday that ...

27. Freegate is not Trojan horse, says Symantec

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Symantec is to stop classifying a software utility that enables Chinese surfers to view blocked websites as a Trojan horse. Symantec is to stop classifying a software utility that enables Chinese ...

28. Security no worse than in 2002, says report

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      The number of public alerts about software security flaws leveled off over the last six months, but worms continue to threaten the internet, according to a report security company Symantec released ...

29. Kingston says RIMMs over-priced

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... written and is giving away a simple Trojan horse capable of penetrating most major PC firewalls. The program, labeled LeakTest, identifies itself to firewalls by McAfee.com, Symantec, Sygate, and others ...

30. Zero-Knowledge gets a lesson from Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... out. The New York Times has reported that Intel persuaded Symantec, a maker of the popular Norton Antivirus software, to include the Zero-Knowledge program on its list of malicious programs. As a result, ...