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Windows users swamp WMF patch site

January 4, 2006 Site hosting unauthorized protection against Microsoft flaw goes offline after "half the planet" tries to download the fix. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Ilfak Guilfanov, F-Secure Corp., IRC, patch, system administrator, flaw, HTTP, trojan horse, blog, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Trojan horse takes down smart phones

April 7, 2005 Infected Symbian handsets can't be rebooted, and the fix has its own drawback, F-Secure warns. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., handset, smart phone, trojan horse, Nokia Corp., IRC

Zombies try to blend in with the crowd

October 19, 2006 Hackers aim to make networks of hijacked computers go unnoticed by merging their communications with common Web traffic. TAGS: zombie, Jose Nazario, IRC, hacker, traffic, Internet service, service provider, Internet Service Provider, security, server, Microsoft Corp., PC

Rootkit worm linked to hacker group in Middle East

November 17, 2005 Security firm says bad guys are using BitTorrent to pilfer files from 17,000 PCs. Worm began spreading via AIM last month. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, BitTorrent, rootkit, hacker, IRC, Middle East, instant messenger, Time Warner Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., security, spyware, server, PC

Bots may get cloak of encryption

November 15, 2005 To retain control over hijacked PCs, cybercriminals will add encryption capabilities to their bots, a security expert predicts. TAGS: bot, zombie, encryption, computer security, presence, IRC, SSL, security, PC

Apple opens up open-source effort

June 7, 2005 Mac maker revamps its software development process in response to complaints by open-source programmers behind Safari browser. TAGS: Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, KDE, open source, Apple Computer, volunteer, Apple Safari, IRC, mailing list, developer, complaint, Web browser, blog, programming

Virus writers use open-source methods

July 17, 2006 Antivirus vendor McAfee cites potential for harm if power, efficiency of open source is misused. TAGS: malicious software, open source, McAfee Inc., Networks Associates Technology Inc., source code, MyDoom virus, hacker, IRC, rootkit, copy, virus, security

Skype could provide botnet controls

January 26, 2006 Net phone services could allow cybercriminals to launch attacks without being detected, a communications group has warned. TAGS: cybercriminal, VoIP, zombie, Skype, Vonage Holdings Corp., denial of service, VoIP company, attack, Internet phone, IRC, eBay Inc., server

Police arrest suspected bot herders

June 27, 2006 Crackdown targets suspected members of a cybercrime gang that used networks of compromised PCs to send out spam. TAGS: Zotob worm, security consultant, Finland, Graham Cluley, Scotland, suspect, computer virus, bot, Sophos Plc., digital-rights management, IRC, London, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, virus, antivirus

Online spaces: The new frontier

May 5, 2006 Big names from virtual worlds meet up to envision future of online environments from "WoW" to MySpace. TAGS: virtual worlds, Second Life, World of Warcraft, MySpace, publisher, conference, community, CEO, IRC, environment, entertainment, 3D

File-swap fallout in Supreme Court ruling

June 27, 2005 special coverage Justices rule that P2P companies such as Grokster can be held liable for copyright piracy. TAGS: RIAA, Napster Inc., margin, Shawn Fanning, Usenet, P2P, background, IRC, generation, MP3, hard drive, server

Coming to campus: E-books with expiration dates

August 9, 2005 Bookstores at Princeton, University of Utah and others are offering bargain textbook downloads that expire after five months. TAGS: textbook, e-book, student, publisher, IRC, text

The evolution of file swapping

June 27, 2005 Four generations of file swapping have laid the groundwork for the Supreme Court decision. TAGS: Napster Inc., file-swapping, RIAA, Shawn Fanning, Gnutella, Kazaa, Usenet, lawsuit, generation, IRC, P2P, MP3, download, server, hard drive
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