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New worm targets Linux systems

November 8, 2005 "Lupper" takes advantage of vulnerabilities in Web server software to propagate and install a backdoor. TAGS: Linux system, worm, McAfee Inc., Web server, Symantec Corp., server software, vulnerability, Linux, server, antivirus

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

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

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, worm, Internet worm, Google Inc., MyDoom virus, query, search engine, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, virus, server

'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, Microsoft IIS Server, vulnerable server, terrorist attack, worm, evidence, spokeswoman, attack, antivirus, server, Symantec Corp., virus, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Bluetooth worm targets Mac OS X

February 17, 2006 Pest isn't believed to have attacked users yet, but two examples of malicious software to target Mac OS in two days may signal trend. TAGS: Inqtana, F-Secure Corp., Symantec Corp., worm, Apple Mac OS, Bluetooth, Apple Mac OS X, malicious software, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, security, operating system

Kama Sutra worm seduces PC users

January 23, 2006 Promise of explicit images gets people to click on a malicious attachment, sending a new worm to the top of the worldwide virus charts. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, F-Secure Corp., worm, antivirus software, antivirus, e-mail, virus, PC

Worms and holes and exploits, oh my

December 9, 2005 Software flaws keep adding up, but so do the fixes. The question is, are you quick enough to keep up? TAGS: flaw, worm, fix, antivirus, Norton Co., security

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

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, bank, Web browser, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail

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

Worm plays games with victims

January 13, 2005 Cellery program lets victims play Tetris while it tries to infects other computers. TAGS: Tetris, victim, Sophos Plc., worm, video game, games, antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp., video

Net threats hit servers, phones

June 16, 2004 Akamai confirms an attack on its network that took down Google, Yahoo and others. Also: Smart phones draw their first worm. TAGS: Akamai Technologies Inc., smart phone, worm, researcher, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., antivirus, virus, Microsoft Corp., server, security, PC

HP ships USB sticks with malware

April 9, 2008 Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system. (From ZDNet Australia) TAGS: HP Compaq ProLiant Server, HP Compaq ProLiant, worm, antivirus software, HP, USB, malware, threat, researcher, server, antivirus, security, Microsoft Windows

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, Lycos Inc., AltaVista Co., variant, query, worm, search engine, e-mail address, Google Inc., antivirus, e-mail, Yahoo! Inc., hard drive

Bawdy holiday worm preys on prurience

January 11, 2005 Sophos identifies a new attack that lures victims with a photo of naked people. TAGS: Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, e-mail address, photograph, e-mail, antivirus, virus

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

Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw

June 12, 2006 JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., worm, Yahoo! Mail, flaw, Symantec Corp., advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, server, security

Bin Laden Trojan quickly constrained

June 4, 2005 A Trojan-carrying spam e-mail that purports to offer pictures of a captured Osama bin Laden tricks few Internet users. TAGS: Osama bin Laden, F-Secure Corp., al-Qaida, worm, McAfee Inc., picture, trojan horse, antivirus, TV, 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, worm, attachment, antivirus company, F-Secure Corp., video clip, agency, antivirus, e-mail, message, virus, video, security
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