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

Bluetooth worm targets Mac OS X

February 17, 2006 Pest isn't believed to have attacked users yet, but two examples of malicious software to target Mac OS in two days may signal trend. TAGS: Inqtana, F-Secure Corp., Symantec Corp., Apple Mac OS, worm, Bluetooth, Apple Mac OS X, malicious software, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, antivirus, security, operating system

Kama Sutra suffering starts early for some

February 1, 2006 Infected PCs that show the wrong clock time are already falling victim to the worm's destructive payload, a security company says. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., worm, security, PC

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

Cell phone virus tries leaping to PCs

September 22, 2005 A virus discovered Wednesday is among the first designed to spread from smart phones to PCs, says security firm F-Secure. TAGS: memory card, F-Secure Corp., worm, virus, threat, smart phone, mobile phone, trojan horse, PC, cell phone, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Sober code cracked

December 9, 2005 Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author. TAGS: Sober worm, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, algorithm, worm, author, antivirus, virus

Anti-Santy worm on the prowl

December 31, 2004 Do-gooder worm attempts to fix holes exploited by the earlier Santy infection--but could end up a pain. TAGS: worm, F-Secure Corp., search engine, IP address, Google Inc., IP

Google squashes Santy worm

December 22, 2004 Search firm shuts off ability of worm--which searched for victims via Google--to replicate. TAGS: antivirus company, Internet worm, worm, Google Inc., MyDoom virus, query, search engine, F-Secure Corp., antivirus, server, virus

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, attack, Websense Inc., e-mail server, worm, antivirus, expert, Internet Service Provider, virus, e-mail, server

Skulls program carries Cabir worm into phones

November 29, 2004 New version of the Skulls Trojan releases the cell phone worm, a security firm warns. TAGS: Cabir virus, Symbian Inc., F-Secure Corp., handset, cell phone, worm, trojan horse, virus, mobile device, Nokia Corp., security, operating system, PC

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

Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN Messenger

March 8, 2005 Antivirus companies have identified two new threats that use Microsoft's IM software to spread. TAGS: Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Kelvir worm, Akonix Systems, worm, IM, MSN Messenger, threat, F-Secure Corp., researcher, MSN, P2P, variant, attachment, vice president, virus, 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, e-mail, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Kama Sutra worm hype may bite back

February 3, 2006 Some fear that the predicted doomsday scenarios followed by a nonevent may lead to complacency about security alerts. TAGS: Kama Sutra worm, F-Secure Corp., security alert, McAfee Inc., alarm, Symantec Corp., worm, antivirus software, expert, Trend Micro Inc., security, antivirus, 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

Windows flaw spawns dozens of attacks

January 3, 2006 Attacks designed to exploit Windows Meta File flaw range from malicious spam to an MSN Messenger worm. Sites harbor Windows Trojan TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, WMF vulnerability, Internet Storm Center, F-Secure Corp., exploit, MSN Messenger, attack, flaw, worm, MSN, vulnerability, security, fix, trojan horse, 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, security, virus, video

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpace

December 4, 2006 Playing a rigged video on MySpace embeds the malicious file and adds phishing links to people's profiles. TAGS: MySpace, FaceTime Communications, phishing Web site, News Corp., Apple QuickTime, phishing, profile, Websense Inc., worm, security company, F-Secure Corp., expert, blog, video, security, link

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, outbreak, Nazi, VeriSign Inc., worm, F-Secure Corp., attack, instruction, e-mail, security, antivirus
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