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New Attack Gets by Pretty Much All Windows Security Software

Well, here's a piece of bad news. Researchers have found holes in pretty much every anti virus software program available for Windows, including the biggest-selling ones. That means that attackers can make a Maginot Line out of your firewall or anti virus program and go right around it to install malware on your machine. Great.

Posted by Lee Pender on May 12, 2010 at 11:56 AM


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