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After a brief hiatus, new variants have appeared in the wild of Trojan.Mebroot, a rogue rootkit discovered in December attacking the Windows Master Boot Record (MBR), Symantec has warned. Hackers are attempting to infect PCs with malware using a 'long-lost female school friend' to lure gullible internet users, a security vendor has warned. Installing the latest Windows security patches on all the PCs in a network is causing headaches for IT managers, according to a security vendor. Teens in Europe are risking their home PC security by downloading music and videos, according to new research. The row between PC Tools and Microsoft over Windows Vista security escalated today with PC Tools attacking the effectiveness of Vista’s User Access Control (UAC) tool. Researchers have uncovered a number of ways attackers could force a PC to cold boot. Better keep that heating on. Microsoft has released what is believed to be the final update for Windows XP, the operating system prior to Vista, but still widely deployed by enterprises and consumers. IT security vendors' sole purpose is to generate revenue -- not offer complete security -- and they will only create solutions to stop dangerous threats when they are incentivised to do so, the principal security strategist for IBM Internet Security Systems said Wednesday at Interop in Las Vegas. IT threats are continuing to rise, although the number of disclosed vulnerabilities tailed off in the last six months of 2007, according to new research from Microsoft launched at today's Infosecurity Europe event. Microsoft on Monday released Windows XP Service Pack 3 to manufacturing and said that it will be available for download April 29. The growth in telework is not as robust as most people think, as managing remote workers and security are big problems. But "secure telework" is possible. An overwhelming majority of Americans claim to feel safe online, according to a recent poll. Guard the greatest vulnerability point - gaps in data security - to avoid threats, says Raphael Leiteritz Some users of the Sony PlayStation network may have had their passwords changed and personal information exposed through unauthorized access, the gaming platform provider has disclosed. Microsoft's SP1 to be included in auto updates from April Apple PCs will increasingly be targeted in the future, but will they reach levels synonymous with Windows? The results of a Sophos web poll, reveal the answer. Large-scale data breaches across both the private and public sectors dominated the news throughout the year. Rob Buckley looks back. Microsoft has made the second generation of its desktop anti-virus suite available for download today; CD-issued copies of the program will be available next week. A California man is facing a maximum of 60 years in prison and a US$1.75 million fine after agreeing to plead guilty to using botnets to steal PC users' personal and financial information. A Seattle man has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to using file-sharing programs to perpetrate identity theft.