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Second zero-day Excel flaw emerges


The latest vulnerability could cause Excel to crash after a malicious file is opened, and could possibly execute malicious code
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ZoneAlarm glitches hit Eudora, McAfee users


The glitches stop ZoneAlarm from installing alongside McAfee software, and interfere with Eudora date and time stamps
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Lord battles government over cybercrime laws


Lord Northesk wants to protect IT pros and the police from criminalisation, and nail down the law covering denial of service attacks
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French Microsoft Web site hacked


The attackers were probably able to penetrate the server running the Web site due to faulty configuration, Microsoft said
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Microsoft livens up instant messaging


Windows Live Messenger is the first core application of Microsoft's new line of Windows Live software and services to be launched publicly
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Yahoo Messenger gets plug-ins


Yahoo has opened up its programming interfaces to outside developers, which it hopes will open the floodgates for third-party plug-ins
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Trojan targets Google hosting service


The Trojan could lie dormant on a user's system, then attempt to steal banking passwords or other personal information
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PayPal fixes phishing hole


Attackers were able to redirect people from a PayPal Web page to an online trap located in South Korea
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Trademark infringement suit hits search again


Yahoo and others allegedly inserted metatags containing trademarked words as keywords into Google's AdWords
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Beta out for next-generation McAfee tools


McAfee will let consumers choose how comprehensive a package they want, in hopes of encouraging upgrades
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Cyber attack targets unpatched Excel flaw


The attack was timed to occur just after 'Patch Tuesday'
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Europe defends online broadcasting plans


Commissioner Viviane Reding says the Television Without Frontiers directive will help businesses, but many big Internet players are wary of regulation
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Sendmail firming up open source plans


The email software company will open source some of its proprietary products, if legal wrinkles and patent fears can be ironed out
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Cybercrime losses on the slide


Hacking and Internet fraud may be hot news, but they are costing companies less than before
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