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Sony to patch copy-protected CD

November 2, 2005 Facing fears that its piracy-proofed CDs could help virus writers, record label is working closely with antivirus companies to offer patch. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, antivirus company, copy protection, F-Secure Corp., patch, rootkit, antipiracy, antivirus, malicious software, CD, virus, Sony Corp., security

Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

March 6, 2006 Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying." TAGS: antivirus company, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, agreement, antivirus, ethics, researcher, code, McAfee Inc., malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

Cybercrooks ramp up against antivirus firms--and each other

April 4, 2006 Net criminals are fighting the good guys--and other bad guys--as they pursue more financial gain, Kaspersky Labs says. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, cybercriminal, antivirus company, malicious software, antivirus, antivirus software, denial of service

Trojan creates havoc

February 2, 2006 Trojan creates havoc using antivirus vendor's name. TAGS: havoc, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, F-Secure Corp., trojan horse, antivirus, security

Bagle attack comes in two waves

September 21, 2005 New variants of the veteran pest have been sent out in two waves of spam, an antivirus firm says. TAGS: Bagle virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, wave, variant, antivirus, trojan horse, attack, security, e-mail

Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer

December 21, 2007 A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, Microsoft Windows Explorer, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Beware of ransomware, firm warns

July 24, 2006 Hackers are using increasingly more sophisticated technology to seize companies' data and hold it for ransom. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., encryption, hacker, consultant, information technology, antivirus, trojan horse, security

Experts: Zombies ousting viruses

May 25, 2005 Attackers are drafting bot armies of up to 10,000 machines rather than creating global epidemics like Blaster, security experts say. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, malicious software, epidemic, distributed denial of service, tactic, antivirus, radar, Blaster worm, author, trojan horse, spam, virus, PC, e-mail

Microsoft offers prank Blue Screen Of Death

November 14, 2006 A spoof screensaver of the IT nightmare is now available from Microsoft. Antivirus vendors are not amused. TAGS: blue screen of death, Sysinternals, antivirus company, screensaver, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows

Naked pinups revealed as virus

December 10, 2004 Worm disguised as photos of glamour models aims to swamp Chechen separatist Web sites. TAGS: Sophos Plc., antivirus company, worm, denial of service, antivirus, Symantec Corp., e-mail address, virus, e-mail

Google squashes Santy worm

December 22, 2004 Search firm shuts off ability of worm--which searched for victims via Google--to replicate. TAGS: antivirus company, Internet worm, worm, MyDoom virus, Google Inc., query, search engine, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, server, virus

Antivirus firm says organized crime growing online

December 9, 2004 Professional criminals are a growing threat online, security company Kaspersky warns. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, criminal, antivirus company, hacker, antivirus, trojan horse, malware, security

Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found

September 1, 2005 Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region. TAGS: digital music player, Asia-Pacific, Creative Technology Ltd., digital music, antivirus company, Creative Zen, music player, Sophos Plc., F-Secure Corp., antivirus software, MP3 player, MP3, virus, antivirus, PC, hard drive

Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, link, e-mail

Updated MyDoom targets Google--again

February 17, 2005 Worm searches for e-mail addresses in the infected PC's domain--targeting all users from a specific company or ISP. TAGS: MyDoom virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, AltaVista Co., Lycos Inc., variant, query, worm, search engine, e-mail address, Google Inc., antivirus, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, hard drive

Antivirus firms target Sony 'rootkit'

November 9, 2005 Some security companies say Sony's copy-protection software is merely a pest, others say it is more onerous than that. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., Computer Associates International Inc., copy protection, security company, antivirus company, rootkit, Symantec Corp., Sony Corp., security, CD, antivirus, virus, hard drive

Net worm using Google to spread

December 21, 2004 The program uses the search engine to look for sites using a vulnerable version of PHP bulletin-board software. Photo: Eaten by worm TAGS: worm, PHP, antivirus company, Google Inc., victim, flaw, antivirus, search engine, HTML

FAQ: The Kama Sutra worm

February 2, 2006 What you need to know about the virus, which is set to delete files on Feb. 3. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, antivirus company, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Sober worm makes a comeback

April 19, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., worm, virus, e-mail, e-mail address, security

Site-blocking worm carries phishing risk

April 11, 2005 Worm alters system files to block some antivirus company Web sites--a ploy that could be used in phishing scams, Trend Micro warns. TAGS: phishing, antivirus company, worm, phishing Web site, Trend Micro Inc., online retailer, Web browser, bank, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail
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