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Security from A to Z: Love Bug
November 27, 2006
The computer virus caused an estimated $8.5 billion in damage, making it the most expensive to date. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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Computer virus experts may learn from disease
January 29, 2004
A computer scientist tells the security industry to look to other fields of study for lessons on how to prevent computer epidemics.
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Firefox reaches 25 million downloads
February 18, 2005
Mozilla's browser continues to build a strong following, challenging the dominance of Microsoft's IE.
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Police blotter: Child porn blamed on computer virus
November 3, 2006
In this week's installment, a former eighth-grade teacher blames a virus when police discover computer images of child porn.
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Race against Sobig reportedly successful
August 22, 2003
Twenty servers that the computer virus had scheduled to download attack software were shut down, avoiding a potential wave of new e-mail.
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Is your TV virus-proof?
February 11, 2005
As more cars and home appliances get networked, owners run a greater risk of contracting computer viruses.
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Latest Bagle succeeds by sheer numbers
July 16, 2004
Online vandals aim to profit more from the mass-mailing computer virus by relaying information through a legion of German Web sites.
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Worms double the trouble
August 22, 2003
Networks experience disruption with an old virus reappearing as a mass-mailing machine and an MSBlast variant traveling far and wide to patch the original vulnerability.
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Braid virus winds its way through e-mail
November 4, 2002
Although the latest mass-mailing computer virus is off to a slow start, antivirus companies say it shares some attributes with the widely spread Klez family of viruses.
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Microsoft's bounty hunter
June 10, 2004
Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers ought to "think twice before they hit that send button."
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Report: Rise in virus attacks costs firms dearly
March 19, 2004
Not only did companies suffer more virus infections last year, but they had to also spend more--an average of almost $100,000--to cure them, according to a new survey.
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MyDoom downs SCO site
February 2, 2004
The computer virus knocks out SCO Group's Web site, and the company expects the massive denial-of-service attack to continue until Feb. 12.
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New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail
November 14, 2003
A computer virus that camouflages itself as a message from PayPal has started spreading among home users, antivirus companies say.
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Virus warning: Cyborgs at risk
November 13, 2004
Humans will upgrade their nervous systems with technology, a professor predicts--and then they'll be open to computer viruses.
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MasterCard: Risk is in the cards
June 11, 2004
Security exec weighs in on paper shredders, picture IDs and plain old communication.
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Inherent insecurity
December 10, 2003
Droplets founder Philip Brittan says blaming Microsoft is a poor substitute for explaining what's really behind the cybersecurity mess.
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CA offers free antivirus software
November 19, 2003
Computer Associates is giving away security software to consumers to stop them from spreading computer viruses--but the deal could undermine the strength of its competitors.
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Experts: Sixth son of Sobig not the last
August 25, 2003
Security researchers believe that the creator of the Sobig mass-mailing computer virus won't stop with number six--the money may be too good.
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Worm double whammy still hitting hard
August 21, 2003
Nachi, the problematic fixer worm, and Sobig.F, the worst mass-mailing computer virus so far, continue to flood some corporate networks and e-mail servers.
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Concern grows over browser security
April 12, 2004
Computer viruses and worms still top the list of corporate security threats, but browser-based attacks could be the next big issue.
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