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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

Sober code cracked

December 9, 2005 Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author. TAGS: Sober worm, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, algorithm, worm, author, antivirus, virus

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

Sober worm makes a comeback

May 6, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., security company, worm, e-mail address, virus, e-mail, antivirus, security

ISPs asked to help clean up Sober worm

January 9, 2006 Security company says ISPs should warn customers with infected PCs so they can disinfect the machines. TAGS: Sober worm, Internet Service Provider, F-Secure Corp., America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., service provider, antivirus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC

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: Sophos Plc., Sober worm, Paris, variant, attack, e-mail, message, antivirus, virus

New Sober virus circulating

November 16, 2005 Security analysts find large number of infected e-mails. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Sober worm, variant, attachment, security, antivirus, e-mail, virus

Paris Hilton worm spreads

February 23, 2005 An offshoot of the Sober worm that promises explicit pictures of the hotel heiress is on the loose, experts have warned. TAGS: Paris, Sober worm, Sophos Plc., worm, antivirus, virus, e-mail

Week in review: Doing the security dance

December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, Week in review, flaw, Sun Solaris, security, vulnerability, attack, open source, Firefox, e-mail, antivirus, operating system, Web browser, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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