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Two years on, Netsky-P tops virus charts

September 1, 2006 The e-mail worm, ranked as the worst of 2004, retains bragging rights even though fixes have long been available. TAGS: Netsky virus, malicious software, Sophos Plc., e-mail worm, accounting, threat, virus, trojan horse, e-mail, security

Virus hooks onto CNN headlines

January 20, 2005 The Crowt virus spreads using e-mail messages that grab the latest headlines from the well-known news Web site. TAGS: Sophos Plc., CNN, victim, virus, Real-Time, e-mail, PC

Sober storms charts as month's biggest attack

December 1, 2005 At its peak, the latest variant of the worm accounted for one out of every 13 e-mails sent, expert says. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Paris, variant, attack, e-mail, message, antivirus, virus

Sober worm hits new heights

May 9, 2005 The variant now accounts for more than 5 percent of all e-mail, surprising experts with its continued growth. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, e-mail, virus, antivirus

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., worm, Graham Cluley, photograph, e-mail address, e-mail, antivirus, virus

Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mail

October 12, 2005 The United States is still the greatest source of spam, but tougher laws and other measures are helping stem the tide, Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, spam, anti-spam, U.S., China, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Sober worm spreads like wildfire

May 3, 2005 Latest variant of the long-lived pest is propagating so rapidly it now makes up two-thirds of all virus traffic, security experts say. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Kaspersky Lab, World Cup, virus, security company, security, e-mail, message

New scam asks people to fax away data

August 11, 2005 Technique comes as people are increasingly skeptical about entering credit card details in online forms, Sophos says. TAGS: Graham Cluley, phishing, Sophos Plc., fax, form, credit card, e-mail, security

Fake Microsoft security updates circulate

April 8, 2005 E-mail campaign designed to lure people to a bogus Microsoft Web site is making rounds as part of attempt to install Trojan horse. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., round, security update, patch management, attacker, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, link, virus, Microsoft Windows

Most spam still coming from the U.S.

January 25, 2006 But latest figures also mark the first time U.S. accounts for less than a quarter of all spam relayed, says security company Sophos. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, MessageLabs Ltd., South Korea, U.S., China, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Sophos promises to sniff out zombie systems

July 15, 2005 Service aims to tell subscribers if their network is home to compromised PCs being used to send spam. TAGS: Sophos Plc., subscriber, spam, IP, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, security, PC

Sober worm makes a comeback

May 6, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, security company, worm, e-mail address, virus, e-mail, antivirus, security

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

'Brad Pitt' virus targets Microsoft

March 31, 2005 Hackers release a worm, called Ahker-F, that promises salacious movie clips of celebrities. TAGS: worm, Sophos Plc., denial of service, movie, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

Bagle attack comes in two waves

September 21, 2005 New variants of the veteran pest have been sent out in two waves of spam, an antivirus firm says. TAGS: Bagle virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, wave, variant, antivirus, trojan horse, attack, security, e-mail

Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, e-mail, link

Sober topples Zafi in virus top 10

June 1, 2005 The bilingual World Cup-themed worm took top spot in Sophos's list of most prevalent viruses last month. TAGS: Sophos Plc., World Cup, virus, e-mail

Sober worm makes a comeback

April 19, 2005 Mass-mailing pest is spreading again, harvesting e-mail addresses for spammers, security companies have warned. TAGS: Sober worm, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., worm, virus, e-mail, e-mail address, security

Baba worm pretends to purge porn

January 20, 2005 The new Baba offshoot claims to clean porn off PCs, but it's just a "dirty trick," Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., porn, worm, PC, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Saddam Hussein 'death' photos used as worm bait

February 3, 2005 Mass-mailing worm claims to offer photos that show Saddam Hussein killed after trying to escape from custody. TAGS: Saddam Hussein, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, worm, photograph, virus, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC
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