Windows Vista is now on retail shelves. Here's a quick rundown of consumer antivirus software currently certified for compatibility with the new Vista operating system. Unless otherwise noted, the list ... Read More

You receive an email containing a link to what appears to be a well-known site. But what gets displayed for a link isn't the same as where the link points. ... Read More

No matter what country the scammer pretends to be from, all Nigerian 419 scams share a common thread. They start with drama, add a call to action, end with a ... Read More

Security vendor Symantec has released a patch and details on newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Symantec Web Security that impact all versions of SWS prior to 3.0.1.85. The advisory, SYM07-001, explains ... Read More

Rootkit-enabled malware is increasingly the norm these days. Trying to ferret out the rootkit, much less the malware it's hiding, can be a tricky task for conventional antivirus. While a ... Read More

I've questioned why Julie Amero, the teacher convicted of four counts of impairing the morals of a child, didn't simply turn off the computer that was dishing up the disturbing ... Read More

System Restore lets you revert back to specific restore points in the past, without losing data files created after that date. Sometimes though, malware can be trapped in the System ... Read More

Which antivirus should I use? Can I run two virus scanners at once? Find the answers to these and other frequently asked questions in the Antivirus FAQs.

Behind the Windows graphical interface is a registry that stores all the information about the operating system and associated software. In fact, more customization can be done via the registry ... Read More

Imagine opening your email inbox and reading a message from an alleged assassin - telling you to pay thousands of dollars, or die. According to the FBI, the scary emails ... Read More

Controversy surrounds the case of substitute teacher Julie Amero, accused of exposing her 7th grade students to an endless barrage of porn in October 2004. According to the Norwich Bulletin, ... Read More

What do you get when you cross the old-time AOL/Microsoft email tracking hoax with a modern day email lottery scam? Something just like this: AOL/Microsoft Lottery Scam.

Antivirus vendors McAfee and Panda have both recently debuted beta versions of rootkit detectors. With the number of antirootkit scanners increasing, it seemed time to devote a category to the ... Read More

F-Secure has reported on three separate incidents of malware exploiting the execution of Saddam Hussein. F-Secure has dubbed the three threats Banload.BSX, Banload.BSW and Delf.ACC. The security vendor notes that ... Read More

College costs are out of control, and most students struggle financially to make ends meet. That makes the latest Nigerian 419 scam all the more despicable - it's targeting students, ... Read More

Blizzard is warning World of Warcraft (WoW) users to beware of keyloggers. In a post to the WoW forums, Blizzard rep 'Nethaera' warns: "We would like to remind everyone to please ... Read More

Network giant Cisco today announced "a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held company, IronPort Systems, Inc. of San Bruno, Calif." IronPort produces a line of web security and ... Read More

Remember QSpace, the (very) recent MySpace worm? When Apple 'patched' that, they provided the patch only on MySpace.com and then only for Internet Explorer users - leaving those not on ... Read More

Stefano Di Paola of WiSec reports on multiple security flaws in Adobe Reader that could be used to launch malicious code or execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. Cross-site scripting ... Read More

Clearly the Internet has been a boon to mankind - connecting people of all nations with one another and making instantaneous communication a worldwide possibility. But for all the good, ... Read More

The "Month of Apple Bugs" project kicks off today, in which security researchers 'LMH' and Kevin Finisterre have pledged to publish one Apple security flaw per day throughout January 2007. ... Read More