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Spy program snoops on cell phones

March 30, 2006 Software hides itself on phones to secretly capture data, leading one security company to label it a Trojan horse. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., security company, cell phone, trojan horse, security, antivirus, monitor, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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

Cell phones to get virus protection

March 10, 2005 Kaspersky Lab plans to release antivirus software for Symbian-based cell phones, recently the target of a Trojan and the Cabir virus. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Symbian Inc., Cabir virus, Hannover, antivirus software, virus protection, Germany, smart phone, antivirus, cell phone, virus, trojan horse, operating system

File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse

January 3, 2002 Popular file-sharing programs Grokster and LimeWire are privacy time bombs, say computer experts who found "spyware" bundled with the downloads. TAGS: file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., LimeWire, trojan horse, computer expert, file-sharing, Kazaa, Symantec Corp., code, download, spyware, antivirus

New Windows Trojan causes confusion

November 11, 2005 Trend Micro initially reported that it spotted a Trojan horse that exploits the latest Windows flaw, but now it's not so sure. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., trojan horse, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, antivirus, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

'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, trojan horse, home PC, Sophos Plc., antivirus, adware, e-mail

Trojan gets the cell phone message

March 7, 2005 Threat could be more pervasive than Cabir, as it uses multimedia text messaging as well as Bluetooth to spread. TAGS: Cabir virus, MMS, Symbian Inc., Nokia Corp., threat, researcher, Bluetooth, trojan horse, F-Secure Corp., handset, multimedia, cell phone, antivirus, virus, 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

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., consultant, threat, security company, Symantec Corp., malware, researcher, Microsoft Office, security

New pests target Symbian-based gadgets

January 20, 2006 Trojan horses that target mobile phones are identified, but the threat level remains low. TAGS: Symbian Inc., Symantec Corp., smart phone, Gartner Inc., Symbian OS, mobile device, trojan horse, Bluetooth, pest, gadget, mobile phone, McAfee Inc., Nokia Corp., antivirus, operating system

Skulls Trojan puts on antivirus mask

June 10, 2005 New variant of the cell phone pest attempts to fool victims by disguising itself as pirated security software. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., variant, Symbian Inc., cell phone, Nokia Corp., antivirus, handset, trojan horse, security

Russian phone Trojan tries to ring up charges

February 28, 2006 Malicious software can infect any cell phone that can run Java applications, not just more-advanced smart phones. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, Java application, smart phone, trojan horse, Java, malicious software, handset, cell phone, threat, mobile phone, antivirus, Microsoft Corp.

Watchdog-attacking Bagle ramps up

March 1, 2005 A new Bagle Trojan horse that hurts security applications is spreading rapidly. TAGS: Graham Cluley, security company, Sophos Plc., Bagle virus, security application, trojan horse, variant, malicious code, security, McAfee Inc., antivirus, e-mail, virus

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, author, radar, spam, trojan horse, Blaster worm, virus, PC, e-mail

Swedish bank hit by 'biggest ever' online heist

January 19, 2007 Phishing e-mails encouraged at least 250 customers to download antivirus application containing a Trojan. TAGS: bank, Sweden, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, security company, phishing, attack, security, antivirus, e-mail

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

December 29, 2006 Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. TAGS: iDefense, spamming, worm, holiday, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, expert, e-mail, message, antivirus, Microsoft Windows

What's the next security threat?

April 17, 2006 Gone are the days of simple worms and viruses. Now botnets and phishing dominate malicious software--and new twists are on the way. TAGS: phishing, security company, F-Secure Corp., trojan horse, security, antivirus, virus

This week in viruses

March 11, 2005 Antivirus researchers are tracking a new Trojan horse that could prove to be a more pervasive threat to cell phones than Cabir TAGS: Cabir virus, Kaspersky Lab, Symbian Inc., antivirus company, MMS, cell phone, antivirus software, antivirus, Bluetooth, researcher, virus, Nokia Corp., trojan horse, operating system, e-mail

Antivirus expert: 'Ransomware' on the rise

February 7, 2007 Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, distributed denial of service, victim, police, RSA Security Inc., malicious software, attack, antivirus, conference, trojan horse, server, PC

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., hacker, encryption, consultant, information technology, antivirus, trojan horse, security
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