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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. TAGS: vulnerability assessment, BlackSpider Technologies, worm, vulnerability, chief technology officer, detection, security company, author, malicious code, virus, attack, security

Double MyDoom for Internet Explorer flaw

November 9, 2004 A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread. TAGS: MyDoom virus, flaw, vulnerability, variant, virus, victim, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, antivirus software, author, Microsoft Internet Explorer, antivirus, Symantec Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, security

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

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

Anna virus author comes forward

February 13, 2001 A Dutch virus writer known as OnTheFly admits to writing the Anna Kournikova virus, while Excite@Home compiles evidence against him. TAGS: Excite@Home, Anna Kournikova, Mail.com, Philippines, virus, subscriber, author, attachment, Microsoft Visual Basic, copy, e-mail

Sober.Q spreads hate messages in German, English

May 16, 2005 Distribution method of new worm may mean that Sober authors have remote control over thousands of PCs. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., variant, author, spam, worm, message, virus, e-mail, PC

Sasser author gets suspended sentence

July 8, 2005 update Court passes sentence on German teen who admitted creating the worm that wreaked havoc in thousands of PCs. TAGS: Sven Jaschan, Sasser worm, informant, sentence, worm, court, author, damage, trial, Microsoft Corp., virus, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP
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