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AOL offers free antivirus software

August 7, 2006 Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software. TAGS: America Online Inc., antivirus software, antivirus protection, antivirus, Time Warner Inc., security, toolbar, virus, spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Google accidentally sends out e-mail worm

November 9, 2006 Kama Sutra worm goes out to about 50,000 subscribers of a Google Video e-mail group. TAGS: Google Video, Kama Sutra worm, e-mail worm, Google Inc., subscriber, blog, e-mail, antivirus, video

'Storm worm' Trojan horse surges on

January 23, 2007 Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, attack, home PC, trojan horse, Sophos Plc., antivirus, adware, e-mail

'Nimda' worm strikes Net, e-mail

September 19, 2001 The Nimda worm floods the Internet with scans for vulnerable servers and e-mail, prompting the FBI to create a task force to investigate the attack, sources say. TAGS: Nimda worm, Code Red worm, vulnerable server, Microsoft IIS Server, terrorist attack, worm, evidence, spokeswoman, antivirus, server, attack, Symantec Corp., virus, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Kaspersky update zaps Microsoft antivirus

February 22, 2006 Update to Kaspersky Lab antivirus software causes e-mail problems for some users of Microsoft's Antigen. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, engine, representative, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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, worm, attachment, antivirus company, F-Secure Corp., video clip, agency, antivirus, e-mail, message, video, security, virus

Barracuda glitch leaves customers incommunicado

June 13, 2006 An update problem temporarily halts e-mail traffic for most of the spam firewall company's customers. TAGS: Barracuda Networks, firewall company, virus definition, virus, e-mail, antivirus

Damage limited from lonely hearts virus

April 18, 2001 Antivirus software companies say a new virus that disguises itself as a program for finding romance partners is spreading quickly between companies in Europe. TAGS: antivirus software company, Graham Cluley, Symantec Corp., Sophos Plc., antivirus software, e-mail server, virus, Europe, antivirus, software company, e-mail, server

Zafi worm proves a holiday pest

December 16, 2004 The worm, which travels as an e-Christmas card, is clogging e-mail bandwidth and cropping up in the majority of virus reports. TAGS: Graham Cluley, worm, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., e-mail address, e-mail, antivirus, virus

How to protect your computer from viruses

September 21, 2000 Computer users don't need to feel helpless against the onslaught of viruses such as "NewLove," according to antivirus experts. TAGS: WSH, Computer Associates International Inc., researcher, Trend Micro Inc., attachment, virus, antivirus, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

The future of malware: Trojan horses

October 13, 2006 Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say. TAGS: Alex Shipp, radar, attack, organization, MessageLabs Ltd., Graham Cluley, trojan horse, Sophos Plc., threat, security company, consultant, Symantec Corp., malware, researcher, Microsoft Office, security

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

Sober storms charts as month's biggest attack

December 1, 2005 At its peak, the latest variant of the worm accounted for one out of every 13 e-mails sent, expert says. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Paris, variant, attack, e-mail, message, antivirus, virus

Greetings...you're infected

October 8, 2007 Avinti CEO William Kilmer says the industry is late to grasp the challenge of blended threats that are moving viruses from e-mail to the Web. TAGS: e-mail antivirus, malware, attack, threat, e-mail, IP address, blog, IP, virus, antivirus, Google Inc.

Happy birthday, Brain.A

January 19, 2006 Twenty years ago this month the first PC virus was discovered. It's extinct now, but its kin continues to pester computer users. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., sector, virus, antivirus, McAfee Inc., floppy disk, e-mail, PC

ISPs versus the zombies

July 19, 2005 If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect--and the health of the Net itself could suffer. TAGS: zombie, Internet Service Provider, service provider, phishing, bot, Internet service, e-mail, antivirus, PC, IM, server, security

Yahoo bolsters e-mail storage to 1GB

March 23, 2005 Company will join Google's Gmail as the only Web mail providers to offer 1GB of in-box storage. TAGS: Gmail, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., e-mail, antivirus

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

OzEmail releases family pack

July 14, 1997 Short Take: Australia's OzEmail released the OzEmail Internet Family Pack, which includes four individual email addresses with a family domain name, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and 20MB of space... TAGS: Short take, Australia, e-mail address, antivirus, Microsoft Internet Explorer, games, server, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Sober worm hits new heights

May 9, 2005 The variant now accounts for more than 5 percent of all e-mail, surprising experts with its continued growth. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, e-mail, virus, antivirus
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