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Win32.VB worm spreading quickly

January 18, 2006 Mass-mailing e-mail worm jumps to the No. 3 spot on F-Secure's virus chart, but poses little risk. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., e-mail worm, worm, security company, virus, security, e-mail

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: F-Secure Corp., Kama Sutra worm, worm, antivirus software, antivirus, e-mail, virus, PC

Experts: Sober time bomb's under control

January 4, 2006 Variant of worm that clogged e-mail servers is expected to attack this week, but antivirus specialists aren't worried. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, Websense Inc., attack, e-mail server, expert, antivirus, worm, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, virus, server

Happy birthday, Brain.A

January 19, 2006 Twenty years ago this month the first PC virus was discovered. It's extinct now, but its kin continues to pester computer users. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., sector, virus, McAfee Inc., antivirus, floppy disk, PC, e-mail

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

Commwarrior cell phone virus marches on

June 2, 2005 Recently spotted in an eighth country, the virus is attached to premium cell phone e-mail that appears "friendly" to recipients. TAGS: MMS, F-Secure Corp., cell phone, virus, Nokia Corp., e-mail, security

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

Worm spells double trouble for PCs

July 15, 2005 Combined mass-mailing worm and network worm attempts to hijack computers and to launch a DOS attack on Symantec's Web site. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., Symantec Corp., security company, denial of service, worm, attachment, threat, security, e-mail, antivirus, PC, Microsoft Windows

Commwarrior virus marches on

May 17, 2005 The MMS cell phone virus attacks in a fourth country, Italy. While the virus is simmering for now, F-Secure warns of a possible boil-over. TAGS: MMS, Italy, F-Secure Corp., Symbian Inc., cell phone, virus, malware, security, operating system, PC, e-mail

ISPs asked to help clean up Sober worm

January 9, 2006 Security company says ISPs should warn customers with infected PCs so they can disinfect the machines. TAGS: Sober worm, F-Secure Corp., Internet Service Provider, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., service provider, antivirus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., 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, e-mail, antivirus, message, virus, video, security

This week in cell phones

June 3, 2005 FBI and Department of Homeland Security object to a proposal to permit the use of cell phones and other wireless devices on airplanes. TAGS: cell phone, airplane, wireless device, F-Secure Corp., virus, security, e-mail

ISP sends alert to Kama Sutra victims

January 30, 2006 British-based Easynet follows worm trail, notifies people whose systems may be infected with the virus. TAGS: Easynet, Nyxem, Ironport Systems Inc., Internet Service Provider, F-Secure Corp., security company, malicious software, virus, blog, idea, e-mail, security, PC

Kama Sutra worm threat shrivels

February 3, 2006 Virtually no damage caused yet; likely won't become a disaster, tech security specialists say. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, Nyxem, antivirus company, F-Secure Corp., worm, McAfee Inc., virus, antivirus, e-mail

Clock's ticking on new Sober onslaught

December 7, 2005 Mass-mailing worm is programmed to download new instructions in January, which could indicate a new outbreak. TAGS: iDefense, VeriSign Inc., outbreak, Nazi, F-Secure Corp., worm, attack, instruction, e-mail, security, antivirus

MySpace to Apple: Fix that worm

December 5, 2006 After worm spreads on social-networking site, MySpace asks Apple to update its QuickTime media player. TAGS: MySpace, Apple QuickTime, Hemanshu Nigam, Apple Computer, worm, F-Secure Corp., profile, fix, attack, solution, Microsoft Internet Explorer, e-mail
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