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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.
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Google Inc.
Browser-based attacks increase as viruses dip
June 15, 2005
Viruses and worms hit IT operations a bit less often, but browser-based attacks are an increasing headache, new survey finds.
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Storm worm variant ignites e-mail virus deluge
April 13, 2007
Malicious software can be contained in e-mails with "love" and "Worm Alert!" subject lines, security company Postini warns.
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VeriSign Inc.
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Viruses keep on growing
September 20, 2004
The volume of worms and viruses is increasing, but the rate of successful attacks has dropped, according to Symantec.
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Recon worms on the way, experts say
June 10, 2005
Viruses that reconnoiter your computer for flaws before they attack are expected to become more common.
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HP aims to throttle Net threats
February 23, 2004
The computing giant plans to announce two services for slowing down fast-spreading viruses and immunizing networks against threats.
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RSA Security Inc.
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IBM Corp.
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International bank HSBC deluged by viruses
April 5, 2005
On its worst day, the bank suffered 100,000 attacks, a top executive says.
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MyDoom seeks to destroy antivirus firms
October 18, 2004
In worm's latest version, authors ridicule rival worm Netsky and promise to attack Symantec, McAfee and others.
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Symantec Corp.
Expert: Cell phone virus threat is overblown
May 5, 2005
Instances of infected smart phones are almost nonexistent, according to a cell phone support exec.
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He's got the virus-writing bug
January 14, 2005
Under the name "Benny," Marek Strihavka wrote computer viruses. Now he's under investigation in connection with the Slammer outbreak.
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HP to launch 'virus throttling' software
November 30, 2004
Upcoming program will slow the spread of network pests, the computer maker promises.
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Verizon broadband users to get Net security
October 22, 2003
The communication service provider teams up with Network Associates to offer protection against viruses and hacker attacks to its business customers.
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McAfee Inc.
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For F-Secure, it's all about the safety net
June 4, 2007
Kimmo Alkio takes stock of the current state of hackers, attackers, dot-bank domains and mobile phone viruses.
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Hacking--do the pros now rule?
October 28, 2004
Security guru Robert Graham says the days of game-playing kids are over. Welcome to the world of pro hackers.
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Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007
E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus
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Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans
January 30, 2007
Security experts say phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software.
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The attack of the $2 million worm
July 6, 2004
Researcher says business disruptions caused by viruses cost an average of nearly $2 million in lost revenue per incident.
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New viruses feed on MyDoom infections
February 10, 2004
The two opportunistic programs--called Doomjuice and Deadhat--threaten only those users still infected with a version of the MyDoom virus.
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Networks Associates Technology Inc.
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SCO Group Inc.
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Microsoft Corp.
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SCO waits for MyDoom attacks to end
February 12, 2004
Even though denial-of-service attacks against the software maker are set to stop, SCO figures that it will be a few more days before it can reactivate its main Web site.
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MyDoom sparks talks of security's future
February 3, 2004
Security experts point to the success of MyDoom as an indicator that more work is needed to defend corporate networks.
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Alex Shipp
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Counterpane Internet Security Inc.
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