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Study: Tools Let Spyware Slip Through Cracks
With the threat of a sophisticated spyware attack looming, a renowned security researcher says the most popular detection and removal tools “fail miserably” at addressing the growing spyware/malware scourge. Just days after hackers seized control of a banner ad server and used it to load malicious programs on vulnerable machines, researcher Eric Howes issued failing…
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Critical Java Bug Targets Java Virtual Machine
A highly critical vulnerability in Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java plug-in has been discovered by a Finnish security consultant. The vulnerability could potentially allow a Web page to turn off Java’s security feature and execute malicious code on a compromised machine. The vulnerability affects JRE (Java Runtime Environment) Versions 1.4.2_05 and prior, Versions 1.4.1 and 1.4.0,…
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ATI Announces New Mobile GPUs
Canadian GPU maker ATI announced today that two new mobile PCI-Express Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are going to address the thin/light notebook segment, as well as the high-end gaming laptop market. Additionally, the company hinted at coming video features that will leverage technologies developed by ATI for the consumer electronics (CE) market. These video-specific features…
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Oracle Rubs PeopleSoft’s Face in Tendered Shares
Oracle Corp. sent yet another letter to PeopleSoft Inc.’s board of directors on Monday morning, pointing out that a majority of PeopleSoft’s owners are prepared to sell at $24 per share and requesting once again that PeopleSoft drop its poison pill provision that blocks the deal. Oracle, of Redwood Shores, Calif., early Saturday morning declared…
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F5 Offers One-Stop Appliance Service
With Version 9, F5 Networks Inc. has overhauled its familiar Big-IP line with new hardware and software to provide the bounty of services that companies used to get from several distinct appliances. Click here to read the full review of Big-IP Version 9. With Version 9, F5 Networks Inc. has overhauled its familiar Big-IP line…
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HP Certifies, Supports Novell Linux Desktop
While many Linux distributions arrive on the scene, fewer gain solid support from hardware vendors. That won’t be the case for Novell Inc.’s recently released Linux Desktop, as Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will certify the package for its lines of business computers. Jeffrey Wade, HP’s worldwide Linux marketing manager, told eWEEK.com: “HP is now the…
