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• Microsoft will look to courts for botnet takedowns

  Microsoft has seen a dramatic drop in the number of computers infected with Waledac, a piece of malicious software affiliated with a botnet that was once responsible for a massive amount of spam.

• AVG Launches New Security Tools for SMBs

  AVG may not have the brand recognition of McAfee or Symantec, but with two decades of experience and over 110 million customers it's no slouch in security either.

• Mobile malware exploits on the way, experts say

  Smartphone exploits are coming, as cybercriminals start to figure out how to make money by hacking mobile devices, two mobile security experts said Tuesday.

• Zeus botnet thriving despite arrests in the US, UK

  The Zeus botnet remains a robust network that is difficult to destroy despite an international sting operation that saw dozens arrested this week for allegedly stealing money from online bank accounts.

• Feds hit Zeus group, but the brains remain overseas

  U.S. authorities dealt a significant blow to the most successful computer crime organization this week, but it's unclear whether the masterminds behind the Zeus malware will ever be brought to justice.

• Zeus botnet bank thieves were careless with own security

  Suspects charged with stealing more than US$9.4 million from U.K. banks using the Zeus botnet apparently spent more time figuring out the logistics of stealing the money than they did on securing their cyber operation.

• UK police arrest 19 in Zeus crimeware bust

  U.K. police rounded up 19 people Tuesday in a pre-dawn raid targeting a criminal network using the Zeus banking trojan.

• Idappcom seeks to displace penetration testers

  A U.K. company is seeking to displace penetration testing companies with an appliance and software that can frequently test whether security devices are catching bad network traffic and exploits.

• Stuxnet worm can re-infect scrubbed PCs

  A security researcher today revealed yet another way that the Stuxnet worm spreads, a tactic that can re-infect machines that have already been scrubbed of the malware.

• FBI investigating 'Here you have' worm

  The FBI has launched an investigation into the "Here you have" worm, which disrupted corporate e-mail systems in the U.S. two weeks ago.

• Analysts see uptick in Russia-registered spam domains

  Researchers are seeing an uptick in the number of spam-related domains from Russian registrars, a sign that cybercriminals are choosing those providers due to lax enforcement.

• Was Stuxnet built to attack Iran's nuclear program?

  A highly sophisticated computer worm that has spread through Iran, Indonesia and India was built to destroy operations at one target: possibly Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor.

• Twitter fixes cross-site scripting flaw

  A serious security flaw was apparently found on Twitter on Tuesday but was quickly fixed.

• The cloud will ‘change piracy’: BSAA

  Moving software to the cloud will have an impact on the piracy industry, according to co-chair of the Business Software Alliance of Australia (BSAA), Clayton Noble.

• Is Stuxnet the 'best' malware ever?

  The Stuxnet worm is a "groundbreaking" piece of malware so devious in its use of unpatched vulnerabilities, so sophisticated in its multi-pronged approach, that the security researchers who tore it apart believe it may be the work of state-backed professionals.