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Bitdefender updates Quickscan, its cloud-based virus scanner

The anti-virus company claims that most computers can be scanned in 60 seconds

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Porn app hides Trojan to target Android smartphones warns F-Secure

App hides a Trojan that hijacks phones to send premium rate sms

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Symantec urges pcAnywhere users to ditch software after code theft

A source-code theft dating back to 2006 has caused Symantec to advise customers to stop using affected software

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Get Safe Online warns of increased threat to smartphones

Latest report shows criminals conning people into downloading malicious apps

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More people are banking online, but also failing to secure their PCs

Consumers banking online fail to realise they have responsibility to ensure their PCs are free of malicious software

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Google warns over two million users of infected PCs

Search giant posts warnings at top of search pages for people whose computers infected with fake anti virus software

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Stories about indestructible TDL-4 botnet "alarmist" says Kaspersky

Security company says TDL-4 rootkit is sophisticated and intelligent but can be avoided

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Kaspersky warns of a virtually indestructable malware

Security company raises warning about the most sophisticated malicious software it has seen to date

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Spotify users targeted by virus

Malicious software hidden in an advert for fake anti-virus software has infected computers using music streaming service Spotify on Windows

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Norton Cybercrime Index provides real-time updates of online threats

Service provides 'weather forecast' about dangerous websites and online scams

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