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Help! My PC is infected with malware (FAQ) Has your computer been acting funny, crashing, running slow, or displaying unusual error messages? Have you been promiscuously clicking on Web links and opening up attachments from strangers? You could have a malware infection.


Comcast takes free anti-botnet service nationwide Comcast is announcing today that it will be offering all of its Internet customers a free service that alerts them if it appears that their computer is infected with botnet malware.


The Truth About Unsecured Wi-Fi Chances are you don't leave your front door unlocked. And you shouldn't leave your Wi-Fi network unsecured either.


Facebook brand pages hit by malicious links The latest security fiasco on Facebook's application platform may involve business pages rather than personal accounts: Sendible, a company that makes software for businesses to manage accounts and presences on various social-media services, looked like it was hit by a virus or hacker on Tuesday afternoon.


Microsoft plugs three Windows holes, works on others Microsoft plugs three Windows holes, works on others

Microsoft to seal 22 security holes this month (Feb 2011)
Microsoft today said it will address 22 vulnerabilities as part of next week's Patch Tuesday, three of which are critical. Three of the 12 bulletin items released by Microsoft earlier today are classified as critical, and affect Microsoft's Windows operating system, with one affecting Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser as well. The rest are classified as "important."


Double Trojan Discovered by Symantec If one wanted to be clever, they could call this a "double trojan". The latest piece of malware discovered by Symantec could be a look into the next evolution in malicious software. What if trojans could hide themselves in actual legitimate software code?


Internet banking security breach alert The Government's Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection has warned of a "highly critical" security breach affecting devices used to protect internet banking transactions and access Government and corporate networks, including police computers.


Toshiba to launch self-erasing hard drives Toshiba will soon debut a series of hard drives that can automatically erase or prevent access to their own data should the drives end up in the wrong hands.


Facebook Virus Turns Your Computer into a Zombie If you've received a message like that through Facebook or MySpace, you may have been exposed to the "Koobface" virus. "Koobface" comes through an e-mail sent by one of your social networking site friends inviting you to scope out a video.


Flaw in Internet Explorer that could enable hackers to steal. A security researcher in Italy has discovered a flaw in Internet Explorer that he says could enable hackers to steal cookies from a PC and then log onto password-protected Web sites.


Windows 8 to be out next year. The next version of Windows is already being planned to replace Windows 7 and is said to be compatible with mobile devices.