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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

'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, virus, movie, security, Microsoft Corp., 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 address, e-mail, security

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

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

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

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

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, attachment, worm, antivirus company, F-Secure Corp., video clip, agency, antivirus, e-mail, message, virus, video, security

E-mail worm graduates to IM

April 4, 2005 Chod.B worm is now spreading over MSN Messenger, after propagating over e-mail systems last week. TAGS: MSN Messenger, e-mail worm, MSN, Yahoo IM, Time Warner Inc., IM, virus, Trend Micro Inc., worm, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, password, message, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., PC

This week in worms

December 9, 2005 The wonderful world of worms has some new twists, but are most of us concerned? Apparently not. TAGS: IMLogic, worm, antivirus software, survey, America Online Inc., firewall, security, IM, virus, e-mail

Is Mac OS as safe as ever?

February 27, 2006 Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry? TAGS: Inqtana, malicious code, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, hacker, threat, worm, security, owner, attack, malware, virus, operating system, antivirus

'Nimda' worm strikes Net, e-mail

September 19, 2001 The Nimda worm floods the Internet with scans for vulnerable servers and e-mail, prompting the FBI to create a task force to investigate the attack, sources say. TAGS: Nimda worm, Code Red worm, Microsoft IIS Server, vulnerable server, terrorist attack, worm, evidence, spokeswoman, server, attack, antivirus, Symantec Corp., virus, security, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Israeli teens charged over Goner worm

August 6, 2002 Police in Israel reportedly charge five teenagers with writing and disseminating the fast-spreading and virulent Goner virus, which hit thousands of PCs worldwide. TAGS: defendant, Israel, worm, ICQ, virus, screensaver, firewall, e-mail, PC

This week in worms

January 28, 2005 New variant of mass-mailing PC virus known as Bagle is making the rounds. Also: MySQL bot takes advantage of administrators' poor password choices. TAGS: MySQL, Bagle virus, bot, worm, online game, password, database, virus, games, e-mail, PC

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. TAGS: computer virus, Philippines, worm, security, virus, e-mail

Paris Hilton worm spreads

February 23, 2005 An offshoot of the Sober worm that promises explicit pictures of the hotel heiress is on the loose, experts have warned. TAGS: Paris, Sober worm, Sophos Plc., worm, virus, antivirus, e-mail

Anna virus fades late in game

February 13, 2001 Variants of a virus capitalizing on the popularity of 19-year-old Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova fail to add momentum to the worm's spread. TAGS: Anna Kournikova, Networks Associates Technology Inc., MessageLabs Ltd., subject line, Philippines, virus, variant, worm, Symantec Corp., antivirus software, attachment, Trend Micro Inc., Microsoft Visual Basic, software company, antivirus, e-mail

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

Worm tries to entice with 'lov ya' message

February 22, 2005 Borrowing a page from the "I love you" bug's book, Assiral tries to snow recipients with flattering words. TAGS: Assiral worm, Sophos Plc., recipient, worm, virus, e-mail
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