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Researchers build malicious Facebook application

A team of researchers have built a malicious Facebook program called "Photo of the Day," which serves up a new National Geographic photo daily. But in the background, every time the application is clicked, it sends a 600 K-byte HTTP request for images to a victim's Web site.

| News | Security | 09/05/08 at 9:51 am |

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Spam mailers use free Web services to shield links

Spammers are abusing free Web services to make their spam links look more legitimate, according to e-mail security vendor MessageLabs.

| News | Security | 09/03/08 at 12:19 pm |

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Malware infects space station laptop

Malware has managed to get off the planet and onto a laptop on the International Space Station, NASA confirmed today. And it's not the first time that a worm or virus has stowed away on a trip into orbit.

| News | Security | 08/27/08 at 4:57 pm |

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Trojans and viruses are out to get you

Have you received your virus-infected e-mail yet today? I don't know what's up, but in the last week I've received dozens of e-mails with a virus infected attachment or a link to a backdoor Trojan horse. There are three variations and all have one thing in mind--luring me into getting zapped with a nasty payload.

| Opinion | Security | 08/26/08 at 9:37 pm |

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