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Scientists use Net game to forecast epidemics

January 25, 2006 Money-tracking site is used for research on the idea that like viruses, money is transported by people from place to place. TAGS: epidemic, SARS, scientist, movement, modeling, transportation, research, virus

Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet

November 8, 2007 Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche. TAGS: epidemic, F-Secure Corp., Ukraine, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, malware, variant, codec, IP address, IP, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Seeds of destruction

January 15, 2004 Agriculture epidemics, like the Irish Potato Famine, may hold clues that can help computer-security experts fight Internet viruses. TAGS: epidemic, MSBlast worm, species, disease, computer virus, clue, professor, scientist, researcher, virus, security

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

Virtual epidemics may hold scientific promise

October 13, 2005 Some see the recent plague that ran amok in the online game "World of Warcraft" as a valuable tool for examining how a real pandemic might behave. Images: Deadly virtual outbreak TAGS: disease, plague, World of Warcraft, epidemic, behavior, Vivendi Universal, virtual worlds, online game

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