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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

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, patch, F-Secure Corp., rootkit, antipiracy, malicious software, antivirus, CD, virus, Sony Corp., 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., wave, antivirus company, variant, antivirus, attack, trojan horse, security, e-mail

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, antivirus, agreement, code, McAfee Inc., ethics, researcher, malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

Is an antivirus gap looming?

 July 9, 2007 Security researcher Jose Nazario says the concept of antivirus as the last line of defense has been thrown out the window. What should replace it? TAGS: antivirus company, gap, antivirus, signature, network security, researcher, malware, variant, threat, security, virus

Gartner takes Microsoft to task

 February 18, 2005 Software giant should focus on securing Windows, not on entering anti-spyware and antivirus market, an analyst says. TAGS: Gartner Inc., Trustworthy Computing, antivirus company, anti-spyware, advisory, antivirus, research company, security, MSN Messenger, decision, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Symantec Corp., MSN, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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., copy protection, Computer Associates International Inc., security company, rootkit, antivirus company, Sony Corp., Symantec Corp., security, CD, antivirus, virus, hard drive

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: antivirus company, Kaspersky Lab, Sophos Plc., encryption, hacker, consultant, information technology, antivirus, trojan horse, security

Sony's antipiracy may end up on antivirus hit lists

 November 4, 2005 Security software makers consider adding protection against the cloaking tool in Sony's anticopying technology. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, rootkit, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., digital-rights management, Sony Corp., antipiracy, antivirus company, antivirus, malicious software, consultant, security company, security, malware, operating system, spyware

Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch

 January 25, 2005 An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees. TAGS: GeCad, antivirus software, vulnerability, flaw, exploit, antivirus company, HTML, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, patch, representative, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, researcher, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horse

 February 2, 2007 Cybercrooks reprogram Dolphin Stadium Web site to load script that would attempt to exploit two Windows security holes.Images: Stadium site gets sacked TAGS: Dolphin Ltd., Websense Inc., Super Bowl, Web security, antivirus company, patch management, Windows PC, security company, attack, trojan horse, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., PC

Bots slim down to get tough

 November 16, 2005 Malicious botmakers find they can better delay detection with pint-size bots. TAGS: bot, signature, MessageLabs Ltd., attacker, phishing, denial of service, antivirus company, detection, antivirus, virus, security, e-mail, PC

Sober worm offshoot trades on Paris Hilton, FBI

 November 22, 2005 Worm variant flares up in the wild, playing on lure of heiress and fear of Fed snooping, but is coming under control. TAGS: Sober worm, Paris, variant, attachment, antivirus company, worm, F-Secure Corp., video clip, agency, e-mail, antivirus, message, virus, video, security

Year in review: Old worms, new tricks

 December 27, 2005 Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle. TAGS: Zotob worm, rootkit, zombie, Cisco Systems Inc., antivirus company, worm, trick, hacker, security, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC

This week in security

 February 4, 2005 There's no business quite like the worm business, apparently. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, Sophos Plc., worm, antivirus company, variant, Trend Micro Inc., MSN Messenger, patch management, MSN, Microsoft Corp., photograph, trojan horse, antivirus, security, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Lump of coal for Microsoft

 December 24, 2004 Software giant gets an unwelcome gift when a European court orders it to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled media player. TAGS: Week in review, media player, BitTorrent, antivirus company, Google Inc., hacker, worm, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, operating system
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