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• Facebook Blocks Raunchy Worm Exploit spreading around the social network prompted users to click to see a revealing photo of a woman.
• New Malware Affects Jailbroken iPhones Yesterday, security firm Intego reported the discovery of a harmful piece of malware affecting jailbroken iPhones that can obtain personal data.
• First iPhone Worm Rick Rolls the Land Down Under An Australian, Rick-rolling iPhone worm is now spreading internationally. Bloggers admire their new Rick Astley wallpaper, complete with "ikee is never gonna give you up" macro.
• iPhone 'Rickroll' Worm Is No Threat To Most Users Jailbroken iPhones have been hit with the 'Rickroll' worm, but the threat is limited.
• Microsoft: Worms Are Most Prevalent Security Problem The Conficker worm continues to be one of the most prevalent threats facing PCs running Windows, according to a new Microsoft report.
• Race is On to Patch Critical Windows Flaw Security experts are concerned about the potential impact of a new security hole affecting the Windows operating system.
• AVG 8.5 Free Antivirus Software Though AVG 8.5 Free has a good, straightforward interface and useful blocking of Web-based attacks, its malware blocking is below average.
• Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus Software Avira AntiVir Personal offers great, thorough protection and top-notch scan speed, but some nontechies might find its interface frustrating.
• Panda Cloud Antivirus (Beta) Free Software Panda Cloud Antivirus provides great protection in an easy-to-use application, but it's still too deep in development to recommend.
• Free Antivirus Software You can find lots of free software made to stop worms, viruses, and other malware. We tested several such programs to find the free antivirus you can depend on.
• Alwil Avast Antivirus Home Edition Free Antivirus Software Avast Antivirus Home Edition provides solid antimalware protection and a good set of features, but its outdated interface needs a makeover.
• Can You Trust Free Antivirus Software? Lots of companies offer software that’s supposed to stop worms, viruses, and other malware for free. We tested nine such security programs to find the ones you can really depend on.
• PC Tools Threatfire 4.5 Free Antivirus Software PC Tools' free behavior-based antivirus utility serves as a great supplement to your existing security software.
• Clamwin Free Antivirus Software This open-source antivirus software fails to get the job done, with disappointing malware detection and no real-time scanning.
• Comodo Internet Security Free Antivirus Software Comodo Internet Security is not a good antivirus choice, owing to its lackluster malware detection and its tendency to produce false positives.
• PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition Software PC Tools Antivirus, which neglects to detect spyware, allows far too many pieces of malware through for it to realistically protect any PC.
• Microsoft Security Essentials (Beta) Free Antivirus Software An effective but somewhat slow utility, Microsoft Security Essentials will be a solid contender when it comes out of beta around the end of 2009.
• Is Your PC Bot-Infested? Here's How to Tell Botnets are big, bad, and widespread -- but if your system is infected, you can take several simple steps to clean it and stay safe.
• Internet Security Threats: Swift and Short-Lived The typical Internet worm or Trojan has a run of just 24 hours, says Panda Security.
• Twitter Targeted by Familiar Worm Users of the microblogging site are again threatened with infection by Koobface.
• Malware Expected to Set Records This Year Malware levels are likely to exceed those of 2008, security experts report.
• Security Experts Visualize Botnets With an Eye Toward Defense Not all botnets are organized in the same way. Understanding botnet design helps fight them more effectively.
• Twitter Spam Spreads Worm The malicious zip file contains malware that infects Windows systems but is easily thwarted by antivirus programs.
• Twitter Gets Targeted Again by Worm-like Phishing Attack Twitter users have been tricked into divulging their login and password details to a Web site that then spammed their contacts.
• New Malware Attack Detected by Sophos A new web-based malware attack comprising almost half of detected infections this week has been detected by IT security and control firm Sophos.