Microsoft Readies Free Antivirus App

Microsoft will soon launch a public beta version of its new free security software product for Windows 7, Vista, and XP Service Pack 3 customers. The antivirus program, which is code-named Morro, will replace Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft’s retail security suite, which will be discontinued at the end of this month.

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Google plugs ‘high risk’ WebKit holes in Chrome

Google has shipped a Chrome browser update to fix two serious security issues in WebKit. According to Google Chrome program manager Mark Larson, the most serious of the two flaws could allow hackers to execute harmful code in the browser’s sandbox.  It is rated “high severity.”

From Google’s advisory: A memory corruption issue exists [...]

Mac OS X malware posing as fake video codec discovered

Researchers from ParetoLogic are reporting on a newly discovered Mac OS X malware variant posing as fake video ActiveX object found at a bogus Macintosh PortTube site. The use of fake video codecs is a social engineering tactic exclusively used by malware targeting Windows, and seeing it used in a Mac OS X based [...]

Symantec, McAfee to pay fines over auto-renewals

Antivirus vendors Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay the New York Attorney General’s office US$375,000 in fines to settle charges that they automatically charged customers software subscription renewal fees without their permission.

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