A virus scanner update from McAfee has caused havoc amongst Windows XP computers by incorrectly identifying part of the operating system as a virus.

The 5958 update identified svchost.exe as the wecorl.a virus. A while back, Microsoft shifted...

In the wake of Operation Aurora, the computer attack against Google and Adobe that originated from China, malware protection company McAfee has issued a repair tool. It'll allow any computer user to detect and repair any threat related to the attack...

Facebook is helping its users out with more than connecting with their friends and family on the online service with the news it is to offer security software.

"We want to help you take the offensive by having the latest security software...

Peter Andre will be pleased - McAfee reckons that Jordan is the most dangeous celebrity to search for on the web in the UK. Users who go Googling for Jordan have a one-in-six chance of hitting a site festering with viruses and malware.

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Encrypted HDDs were on the list of the Seagate's CEO's priorities when he spoke to Pocket-lint recently, but now the company has teamed up with security software expert McAfee to bring these drives to market.

The new self-encrypting notebook...

Last month, McAfee announced it was going to spend £23m on buying data-leakage prevention firm Reconnex.

Now the security company has reached into its pockets yet again and is to fork out $465 million for Secure Computing Corp.

Owners of Intel-based laptops and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) are soon going to be able to load their machines with McAfee's suite of security and data encryption tools.

The mobile content security for MIDs will be based on the Intel Atom...

A company that specialises in data-leakage prevention is to be bought by security software pro McAfee.

A £23m deal is reported to be on the table for Reconnex, which will be the second company in this arena of technology that McAfee has bought.

Computer security pro Prevx claims to have discovered a new Trojan which is "guaranteed" to evade major anti-virus products to steal financial details.

Versions of Limbo 2 is apparently being sold by hackers for as much as $1300.
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It seems that fraudsters are now targeting victims of HMRC data scandal, when details of 25 million child benefit recipients were lost.

The records, which included confidential details such as bank and building society details, NI numbers,...

When you start to think about upgrading your online security, it is often simplest to stay with the suite your PC came with, which is why manufacturers often have to offer more than simple security by bundling other tools along side them.

McAfee has released its top ten predictions for security threats in 2008.

Researchers at McAfee Avert Labs expect an increase in web dangers and threats targeting Vista, among other new or increased threats.

"Threats are increasingly...

McAfee has announced its 2008 security solutions will provide consumers with the industry's first "triple-play protection", securing consumer's PCs, web experiences, and mobile phones with one offering.

The new software that will be offered...

As we know, cybercrims use popular celebrities' names to entice slack-jawed star worshippers to click though to malware infested content.

McAfee has used SiteAdvisor, their free web-browser tool to reveal the top 10 most riskiest celebrities...

McAfee have released research to provide consumers with a global road map, which uncovers the riskiest and the safest places to surf and search on the Internet.

McAfee analysed 8.1 million of the world's most trafficked websites registered...