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Symantec on Tuesday revealed that the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player contains an unpatched vulnerability that is being actively exploited. Symantec has warned that a critical flaw in the ActiveX control of image uploaders that have been widely distributed to users of popular social networking sites Facebook and MySpace can be exploited by hackers to install malicious code on user's computers. Symantec has announced the release of its latest security application - five technologies in one. The latest VB100 malware test from Virus Bulletin has proved good news for security vendors, all but two of which passed the latest edition of the noted antivirus test. Since Microsoft's Windows Server Service vulnerability was patched in late October, exploits have continually surfaced. The amount of unwanted email is again surging after a host of botnets -- led by the high-powered Srizbi network of compromised machines -- have reconnected to internet service providers. The U.S. Department of Defense has banned USB drives and other removable media after a worm hit military networks. Microsoft on Tuesday delivered fixes for four vulnerabilities, three labelled critical, as part of its monthly security update. A group of leading security firms has proposed a new standardised system for testing security software. The gap between security risks and our ability to tackle them is set to rise. The crisis on Wall Street is contributing to the largest rise in email-borne malware since February 2007. In an advisory, Cisco Systems notified users of 12 security patches to fix vulnerabilities in its Internet Operating System (IOS) Software and Unified Communications Manager.

Infected Flash SWF files causing havoc. Critical ActiveX control flaws have been detected in the Yahoo! Music Jukebox, which like vulnerabilities reported last week in MySpace and Facebook image uploaders, may permit attackers to take control of users' PCs. Symantec has filed suit against eight companies accused of being software pirates, seeking a total of more than US$55 million in damages. Symantec has acquired 4FrontSecurity, a Virginia-based risk management and compliance firm, and has taken another step toward its proposed acquisition of management software vendor Altiris. Warnings have been made about an improvement to the SilentBanker Trojan. Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin 100 test. Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin VB100 test. Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out four patches to correct eight vulnerabilities in its operating systems and related components.