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• 12 June 2008

• Video: AVG Anti-Virus 8.0 user review

  The beautifully named softwaretester101 takes a close look at the free version of AVG Anti-Virus, paying specific attention to the link scanner, and concluding that the free version has much of the polish of the Pro edition of the software.

• News: G8 nations discuss ID theft epidemic

  Ministers of state and justice from the Group of Eight nations brought the issue of identification crime to an annual summit for the first time today.

• News: Microsoft hires anti-phishing champion

  Microsoft has hired the man behind the anti-phishing website Castlecops.com to help with the software company's phishing and spam investigations.

• 11 June 2008

• News: XP and Vista users open to 'carpet bomb' attack

  A hacker has posted attack code that exploits critical flaws in Internet Explorer and Safari.

• News: Man admits Valentine's Day antiphishing hack

  A California-based hacker has pleaded guilty to launching a Valentine's Day 2007 computer attack that nearly knocked an antiphishing website offline.

• News: Critical Internet Explorer and DirectX fixes released

  Microsoft has released security patches for a number of its products, fixing critical flaws in the Internet Explorer browser, DirectX and Bluetooth wireless software for Windows.

• 10 June 2008

• News: Opera 9.5 gets new security features

  Version 9.5 of Opera’s flagship browser, which is now in beta but close to a final release, will include new antimalware and drive-by defences, the company has announced.

• 09 June 2008

• News: Online crime climbs police agenda

  According to a new report online crime and credit-card fraud are now serious criminal threats in the UK.

• 07 June 2008

• News: The best ways to protect your identity online

  With identity theft on the rise and personal information at a premium, it's never been more important to be cautious about what you reveal online.

• News: Tips to solve 3 common PC security disasters

  Here's how to banish spyware, stay safe on unsecured public networks, and what to do if you seem to be spamming yourself.

• News: Five simple ways to thief-proof your laptop

  We've put together five tips workers can use immediately to protect their laptops and data from loss and theft.

• How-Tos: How to avoid viruses, phishing and email scams

  Follow PC Advisor's simple advice to beat even the most cunning cybercriminals.

• 06 June 2008

• News: Virgin Media to 'educate' illegal file sharers

  Virgin Media and the the BPI are working together on an 'education campaign' aimed at users believed to be illegally sharing copyrighted files.

• News: Patch Tuesday to fix DirectX, IE and Bluetooth

  Microsoft's next major monthly update will include seven sets of security patches, including critical fixes for DirectX, Internet Explorer and Bluetooth wireless software for Windows.

• News: 15,000 caught by 'spear-phishing' attack

  Two groups of criminals have stolen data from an estimated 15,000 victims over the past 15 months, using targeted 'spear-phishing' email attacks, according to researchers at Verisign.

• 05 June 2008

• News: Concerns over media use of personal data online

  Eight out of 10 social networkers would be more careful with the information they post online if they knew it would later end up in the mainstream media, reports the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).

• News: Apple gets serious with Mac OS X security

  Apple has released a 200-page security guide for Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' operating system featuring general security tips and advice for advanced Mac users.

• 04 June 2008

• News: Hong Kong home of most 'dangerous websites'

  McAfee has named ".hk" as the world's most dangerous top-level internet domain. However, McAfee's survey methodology may mean .hk is not as risky as its seems.

• News: Microsoft opens up on XP SP3 Flash 'bug'

  Microsoft has finally broken its silence over concerns from users that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) may be vulnerable to online attacks by revealing which XP users need to upgrade their Adobe Flash Player software.

• News: 6 Brits arrested in illegal file-sharing case

  Six Brits have been arrested for illegally sharing music files.

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