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• Facebook becomes antivirus reseller

  Facebook has teamed up with five security vendors to offer a range of free and subscription-based antivirus packages.

• Is it really time to run AV on your Mac?

  No matter which way you slice the numbers, the sheer volume and variety of Windows malware makes running XP, Vista or 7 without antivirus far more risky than running any version of Mac OS X without antivirus.

• Kaspersky kills flawed FlashBack removal tool

  Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky has taken down its removal tool for Mac users infected with the FlashBack Trojan after users began complaining it bricked their machines.

• Kaspersky launches free Flashback removal tool and website to check for infections

  Antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has launched a free removal tool for the Flashback Mac OS X malware and a website where users can check whether their computers are infected with it.

• Java-based Web attack installs hard-to-detect malware in RAM

  A hard-to-detect piece of malware that doesn't create any files on the affected systems was dropped onto the computers of visitors to popular news sites in Russia in a drive-by download attack, according to security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab.

• Kaspersky to protect virtual machines running on VMware

  Kaspersky Lab has launched Security for Virtualization, designed to centralize the protection of virtual machines running on VMware, the company said on Tuesday at the Cebit trade show.

• Avast Free Antivirus 7 adds cloud updates, file reputation and remote assistance

  Avast Free Antivirus 7 is set to be released on Thursday and will have new features including cloud-based updates, remote assistance and file reputation.

• Download InfoWorld's Malware Deep Dive report

  If malware were biological, the world would be in the grip of the worst pandemic in history. In 2009, more than 25 million unique malware programs were identified, more than all the malware programs ever created in all previous years. No one need wonder what all that malware is trying to do: It's trying to steal money -- through data theft, bank transfers, stolen passwords, or swiped identities.

• First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push

  Norton today released an updated version of its Norton 360 desktop and mobile security software, while also rolling out a new licensing arrangement for combined PC, Mac and Android use.

• First look: Norton's 2012 desktop, smartphone security push

  Norton today released an updated version of its Norton 360 desktop and mobile security software, while also rolling out a new licensing arrangement for combined PC, Mac and Android use.

• Small business lags on computer security

  Small businesses have embraced the internet but 16 per cent don't use anti-virus software and 30 per cent don't use a protective firewall, a new study shows.

• Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012

  The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures from Canalys.

• For Android, paid mobile security is better: Study

  As with your computer, the best defense against malware is a good offense in the form of security software. Paid mobile security apps are much better at detecting malware in Android devices than free antivirus applications, according to a study by AV Test today. If your business relies at all on smartphones, make sure that you and your employees are protected with the right mobile security package.

• Facebook easily infiltrated by data-harvesting bots, researchers find

  Facebook's fake account detection mechanisms can be defeated 80 percent of the time with the help of automated tools, researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have found after an eight-week test.

• Study: Hackers, IT pros share personal information online

  Hackers apparently can be just as careless as their victims.