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Microsoft on Monday revealed the results of a 15-month test of its Malicious Software Removal Tool. The utility that seeks out and destroys malware reported malicious programs, or bots, on six out of 10 Windows computers it examined ...

Yahoo's Web-based e-mail service is the latest target of a malicious attack. A new worm, dubbed Yamanner, has set out to collect addresses from a spam database, Symantec warned Monday ...

Microsoft's scheduled monthly Patch Tuesday is rolling around again on June 13. This round will include updates to the Windows operating system and the controversial ActiveX ...

In a move to keep pace with rival Sprint, Verizon Wireless on Monday launched a service that lets parents keep track of their kids ...

Google on Wednesday released a Firefox extension to keep browser settings in sync across multiple computers ...

The question for marketers today is not whether to make online communities part of the marketing mix, it's how to tap them and what kind to create ...

Debate is swirling aroundGoogle's soon-to-be-released spreadsheet program as consumers and industry analysts consider how it could impact allegiance toMicrosoft Excel ...

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled Windows Vista Beta 2. The software giant is inviting comments in advance of Vista's scheduled launch date of January 2007. The new operating system comes with a plethora of new features, amid high expectations as well as plenty of skepticism ...

Nintendo is forecasting minimal losses with its next-generation game console, Wii ...

Jason Papier started his own personal finance podcast before Apple's iTunes Music Store began peddling podcasts. Today, Papier's show, Pro Money Talk, is the number one rated personal finance podcast on iTunes ...

The NASA Glenn Research Center is leading efforts to develop a new space vehicle to replace the space shuttle and take astronauts to the moon and beyond ...

Toshiba on Monday announced a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) that uses perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology to boost the industry's largest 200 GB capacity with only two platters ...

Computer network equipment maker Juniper Networks and Microsoft on Monday announced a joint effort to deliver high-performance security solutions to protect Internet Protocol (IP) networks, services and applications ...

Mozilla late last week released 12 patches for its popular open source browser. Five of the patches issued in Firefox 1.5.0.4 were labeled "critical." ...

Sophos has cracked the code to unlock files held hostage by Archiveus ransomware. The security software firm warned users on Thursday about the Trojan horse, which encrypts victims' computer data and then attempts to force users into making a purchase from an online pharmacy ...

Skype is barreling ahead full speed into the business market with yet another strategic partnership, this time with an Internet telephony startup called Vapps ...

In what looks to become a fiery security service brawl, Microsoft and Symantec are launching competing products ...

After four straight years of declining revenue, Sun Microsystems said Wednesday it plans to cut 4,000 to 5,000 jobs in the next six months. The layoffs are part of a series of cost-cutting measures the company's board of directors approved to stimulate growth and a return to consistent profitability ...

E-commerce is alive and well. Holiday shopping sales were through the virtual roof last season and analysts predict continued growth in the online channel in 2006 ...

A new spyware program called DigiKeyGen is luring the unwary with a claim to provide free access to online pornographic content. It's hardly a new tactic, but Panda Software has discovered yet another instance of this time-tested social engineering ploy ...