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<title>Microsoft, Symantec take down central Bamital botnet servers</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/02/07/users.of.infected.machines.warned.about.malware/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Symantec acknowledges anti-virus bug crashes computers</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/07/15/update.for.endpoint.protection.121.crashes.windows.xp/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Malware charges for free Android apps through Google Play</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/05/21/androidopfake.reemerges.now.pushing.fake.free.apps/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1337632791_Android-Malware-1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Symantec &lt;a href="http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/malware-charges-fee-free-apps-google-play"&gt;has discovered&lt;/a&gt; a novel implementation of the Android.Opfake malware, one that takes users through a fraudulent app-download process before charging them for what was initially billed as a free app. The malware is notable because it actually directs users thro...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Former Symantec chief joins Microsoft's board</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/02/20/microsoft.adds.john.w.thompson.to.board/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hacker releases Symantec antivirus source code</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/02/07/hacker.tried.to.extort.50k.to.humiliate.company/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Windows zero-day Duqu exploit uses corrupt Word files</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/11/01/microsoft.confirms.duqu.exploit.in.word.files/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: SoundCloud goes Universal, Norton gains Mac support</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/10/27/nortonlive.ultimate.help.desk.mac.support/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Symantec: Android and iOS more secure than PCs, iOS better</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Symantec: Facebook leaking access to user information</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet leaks with Android 3.0, pro apps</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/04/24/lenovo.thinkpad.tablet.to.use.honeycomb.and.pens/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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